Effect of acquisition rates on off‐task behavior of kindergarten students while learning sight words
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21375723 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew K Burns (0000-0001-9946-5729, Special Education Department University of Missouri Columbia Missouri USA, corresponding author), Lisa N Aguilar (0000-0002-5025-5226, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology Indiana University Bloomington Indiana USA), Kristy Warmbold‐Brann (Department of Educational Psychology Miami University Oxford Ohio USA), June L Preast (0000-0001-8759-3221, Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama USA), Crystal N Taylor (0000-0003-4985-1319, School of Psychology University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg Mississippi USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-17 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology in the Schools (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3085 • E-ISSN: 1520-6807 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/pits.22429 |
| OpenAlex | W3093166754 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
Assessing a student's acquisition rates (ARs) is a reliable way to determine how many new words should be taught in one lesson without reducing retention. Exceeding a student's AR can result in frustration and problem behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of AR on the off‐task behavior of kindergarten students while participating in a commonly used sight‐word instruction video. Participants included 39 kindergarten students whose ARs were assessed before showing the sight‐word video. Behavior was measured as on‐ and off‐task using momentary time‐sampling with 10‐s intervals. Results indicated that students' time off task increased after exceeding their ARs, with a noticeable immediate increase. The implications and limitations of these results are discussed
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Mathematics education · Sight · Task (project management) · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |