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. 1997 Summer;30(2):327–330. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-327

Effects of high-preference single-digit mathematics problem completion on multiple-digit mathematics problem performance.

P J Belfiore 1, D L Lee 1, A U Vargas 1, C H Skinner 1
PMCID: PMC1284049  PMID: 9210310

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a sequence of three single-digit (1 digit x 1 digit) multiplication problems on the latency to initiate multiple-digit (3 digit x 3 digit) multiplication problems for 2 students in an alternative education school. Data showed that (a) during the preference assessment, both students selected the single-digit problems in a majority of the sessions, and (b) intervention resulted in a decrease in latency between problems for both students. Results are discussed in relation to using high-preference sequences to promote behavioral momentum in academic content areas.

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