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Adherence during sessions and homework in cognitive-behavioral group treatment of social phobia

The relationship between adherence to group cognitive-behavioral treatment instructions and outcome was examined for 52 social phobic clients. Less symptomatic clients were no more likely to adhere to treatment instructions than more highly symptomatic clients. Clients were less likely to participate during group treatment sessions if they were higher on avoidant personality traits, and were less likely to complete self-directed exposures if they were more paranoid. Dependent clients tended to complete homework assignments more than less dependant clients. With one exception, adherence to treatment instructions for between session homework was not related to any of the outcome measures at the completion of treatment. However, at the 6-month follow-up, clients who adhered more to homework instructions reported less anxiety during the speech, and also tended to report greater decrements in anxiety and larger changes in their avoidant behavior. These data suggest that homework may be more important in the long-run, when the therapist is no longer present to prompt exposure.

Promising Research, Programs, and Projects: Safemap

Safemap is an acronym for the Santa Ana/Fullerton Elementary Mathematics Project, a partnership between the Santa Ana Unified School District and California State University at Fullerton and is cofunded with the National Science Foundation. Teachers of grades K–5 meet on weekends once a month to study mathematics content, complete homework assignments, and prepare to implement lessons in their classrooms, all of which are shared and discussed at the next monthly meeting. Regularly scheduled monthly meetings allow for networking and bonding among teachers that have not previously been evident in summer institute. Every participant in SAFEMAP is also trained in Family Math courses and conducts six Family Math sessions for students and their parents.

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The Effects of Contingent Free Time on Homework Completion in English with Senior High School English Students

The purpose of the present study was to determine if contingent free time could improve the homework completion of senior high school English students. The subjects were two groups of 50 12th grade students enrolled in English classes. A combination multiple baseline and ABAB single subject replication design was employed to evaluate the effects of the free-time contingency. During the free time condition, completion of homework assignments earned each student three minutes of early dismissal. The free time procedure increased the frequency of homework completion. The ratings by the students were positive with respect to the use of free time to improve student performance. The free-time procedure was effective, and practical and record keeping was minimal.

Reference Work with Children

Do you have the recipe for a caveman's meal?The librarian later laughingly repeating the question a child had asked remarked: Yes, take one club and stir gently. Library reference work with children can have its lighter moments, but on a daily basis, the questions asked are often routine, predictable, though sometimes garbled, and generally school-related, since many children use the public library to supplement and complete homework assignments during after-school hours. At a time when is the password for securing more extensive reference operations and materials in a variety of forms to insure efficient delivery of information services to the inquiring user, work with children poses a unique challenge in the definition and breadth of the term. A folk tale may satisfy, a book of fiction, a picture book as well as the encyclopedia article which the teacher may have mandated. Also, the child independently doing research guided by a sudden interest and curiosity, may find no standard reference tool specifically designed to match hidher reading ability or grade level. Inability to comprehend the material available sometimes imposes a hurdle to the librarian unaccustomed to giving

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, CONSEQUENCES, AND CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES AND MATHEMATICS1

Elementary school students who frequently answered questions incorrectly in class were given daily homework assignments in social studies and math, but they rarely completed the assignments accurately and their classroom performance in social studies and math was only slightly better than when they did not have homework assignments. However, consequences provided for accurate completion of homework assignments increased the number of students completing homework and the accuracy with which homework assignments were completed. Further, assignments of homework with consequences for accuracy were associated with more accurate classroom performance.