The Impact of Explicit Timing, Immediate Feedback, and Positive Reinforcement on the Writing Outcomes of Academically and Behaviorally Struggling Fifth-Grade Students

Autor/inn/en	Grünke, Matthias; Sperling, Marko; Burke, Mack D.
Titel	The Impact of Explicit Timing, Immediate Feedback, and Positive Reinforcement on the Writing Outcomes of Academically and Behaviorally Struggling Fifth-Grade Students
Quelle	In: Insights into Learning Disabilities, 14 (2017) 2, S.135-153 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1949-1212
Schlagwörter	Grade 5; Intervention; Writing Achievement; Writing Improvement; Behavior Problems; Learning Problems; Feedback (Response); Scheduling; Positive Reinforcement; Writing Difficulties; Predictor Variables; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Lernproblem; Disposition; Schreibstörung; Prädiktor; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Deutschland
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a multicomponent intervention on the length and quality of stories written by fifth graders who were academically and behaviorally struggling with particular problems during writing demands. Difficulties in text production are often prevalent at the beginning of middle/secondary education as students transition from elementary school. These writing problems need to be addressed to avoid negative long-term consequences in school and everyday life. The intervention in this study included explicit timing, immediate feedback (through a self-scoring procedure), and positive reinforcement (through verbal praise as well as display of high scores and use of charts to illustrate learning progress). Four fifth graders with learning and behavioral difficulties participated in the study. A functional relationship between the treatment and the outcomes (story length and quality) was established using an AB multiple-baseline-across-subjects design with repeated measures in follow-up. These findings and their implications are discussed in the context of improving the writing performance of academically and behaviorally struggling students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01