Belfiore, P. J., Lee, D. L., Vargas, A. U., & Skinner, C. H. (1997).
Effects of high-preference single-digit mathematics problem completion on multiple-digit mathematics problem performance.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
30, 327-330.
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.
DESCRIPTORS: behavioral momentum, academic behavior, latency to
initiate, mathematics