An Experimental Investigation of the Reinforcing and Extinguishing Effects of Implicit Rewards on Children's Handwriting

Title
An Experimental Investigation of the Reinforcing and Extinguishing Effects of Implicit Rewards on Children's Handwriting
Publication Date
1982
Author(s)
Sharpley, Christopher Francis
Macleod, Gordon
Irvine, Jim
Hattie, John
Fitzgerald, Donald
Type of document
Thesis Doctoral
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
UNE publication id
une:22567
Abstract
Two studies were conducted to investigate the effects of feedback of results, verbal praise, approval stamps and sweets as rewards for the correct letter-writing responses of typical elementary school children. The first study examined the effects of age and group-size upon the children's responses to variations in reward-administration procedures. Data were collected on the principal dependent variable of handwriting, comments and complaints were recorded, and a post-intervention questionnaire administered.
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