Date of Award

7-1987

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Carl G. Thom

Second Advisor

Robert A. Fox

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of self-recording for increasing on-task behavior in the regular elementary classroom. The effectiveness of self-recording was to be proven by demonstrating that it: 1) changed student's behavior; 2) was easy to manage; 3) was inexpensive; 4) generalized to other environments; and 5) eventually lead to self-discipline. The effects were examined in a multiple-baseline design. The results indicated that subjects' percentage of on-task behavior was higher during self-recording than during the baseline conditions for each student. Self-recording proved to be both easy to manage and inexpensive. Generalizability and self-discipline were also discussed within the context of this study.

Comments

An Essay submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate school, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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