THE LENGTH OF TEACHER CONTACTS AND STUDENTS' OFF‐TASK BEHAVIOR1
- 1 March 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 7 (1) , 39-44
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1974.7-39
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between a teacher's contact durations and the off‐task behavior of students not in contact with the teacher. Contact durations were defined as the amount of time the teacher spent working individually with each student. Off‐task behavior was recorded for six third‐graders who comprised a small instructional group in mathematics. After baseline established that contact durations averaged approximately 38 sec, the teacher was instructed to hold contacts for at least 50 sec. During this phase, the students' off‐task behavior increased. The teacher was then instructed to hold contacts for only 20 sec. During this phase, the students' off‐task behavior decreased.Keywords
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