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The Effects of Instructions and Reinforcement on the Handwriting of a 13-Year-Old Child in a Remedial School

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

John F. Masterson ,
Helen Earls  and
Deidre Taylor
John F. Masterson
Affiliation:
School of Remedial Linguistics, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
Helen Earls
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University College, Galway, Ireland.
Deidre Taylor
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University College, Galway, Ireland.
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The effects of instructions and reinforcement on the handwriting of a 13-year-old boy in special education were studied. Both variables were found to be effective. A simple scoring method was used. It was found that the scoring system was easily learned by the child, and was sufficiently reliable to merit continued use under certain circumstances.

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 167 - 176
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1981

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