title: Differential effects of fixed- and variable-time feedback on production rates of elementary school children.
abstract: The performance of 26 third-grade students who worked on individual weekly academic tasks was compared under fixed- and variable-time "home reports". During fixed-time home reports, each student was given a report to take home on Friday that indicated the quantity of work the student had completed that week, contained comments concerning the quality of the work, and had a space for parental remarks and signature. The same report was given during the variable-time reports, except that seven to nine students were randomly selected each day to receive a home report. During variable-time reporting, students completed more assignments and completed assignments on a greater percentage of available workdays than during fixed-time reporting. The teachers' preference for the variable-time reporting was one additional advantage for the variable system.
authors.affiliation: Florida A & M University.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Saudargas
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Scott