The Effects of Instructions and Reinforcement on the Handwriting of a 13-Year-Old Child in a Remedial School
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Behavioural Psychotherapy
- Vol. 9 (2) , 167-176
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0141347300007345
Abstract
The effects of instructions and reinforcement on the handwriting of a 13-year-old boy in special education were studied. Both variables were found to be effective. A simple scoring method was used. It was found that the scoring system was easily learned by the child, and was sufficiently reliable to merit continued use under certain circumstances.Keywords
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