An Investigation of Incremental Effects of Interspersing Math Items on Task-Related Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Calderhead, William J.; Filter, Kevin J.; Albin, Richard W.
Titel	An Investigation of Incremental Effects of Interspersing Math Items on Task-Related Behavior
Quelle	In: Journal of Behavioral Education, 15 (2006) 1, S.51-65 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-0819
DOI	10.1007/s10864-005-9000-8
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Mathematics Curriculum; Student Evaluation; Assignments; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to replicate and extend research on task interspersal. The authors investigated whether changes in on-task behavior of two middle school students were functionally related to changes in the relative percentages of easy and difficult items on math worksheets. They found that the participants remained on task longer while completing worksheets with 33 and 67% interspersed easy problems than while completing worksheets without the interspersed easy problems. Participants' accuracy in answering the target problems was not affected, however, by the interspersal procedure. The authors concluded that interspersing easy items on independent math seatwork assignments can increase on-task behavior. (Author).
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