A taxonomy of instrumental conditioning.

“…Classification frameworks have typically been associated with tangible objects (Woods, 1974), and paradigms for interpreting their properties may be more evident than those used to classify abstract phenomena. On the other hand, the discovery of physicalistic &dquo;objects&dquo; or the development of a perfect system of classification are not the only purposes of taxonomy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Evaluating Social Interventions

Perkins

1977

Evaluation Quarterly

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Although interest in evaluation research is burgeoning, there is agreement about neither the character of evaluative activities nor the technical methods used in their application. The intent of this paper is to provide a broad taxonomy of assessment activities and methodological alternatives. Based on the first-order characteristic of evaluation purpose, six assessment categories are identifted. It is argued that the choice of method should be contingent on the objective of the evaluation, and that a typology can serve as a basis for communication and assist in the choice of an appropriate methodology.

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“…Indeed even within the area of instrumental conditioning a strong case has been made for the advantages of continually applying taxonomic revision on the bases of the effects of particular independent variables (e.g. Woods, 1974).…”

Section: The Need For Taxonomiesmentioning

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Feeding the information eaters: Suggestions for integrating pure and applied research on language comprehension

Wright

1978

Instr Sci

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This paper examines the current relation between pure and applied research on the comprehension of written information. It finds few points of contact. The suggestion is put forward that greater interaction could be mutually profitable. An information flow among researchers is proposed that starts with applied solutions to practical problems, continues through pure explanations of why these solutions are successful, and so enables the refinement of the original applied solutions. Because such an information flow begins with applied solutions, some of the problems of systematizing the findings of applied research are discussed. There can never be an applied theory of communication that specifies precisely how to design written information. Therefore a proposal is put forward for applying "quality-control" procedures to the preparation of documents. Such procedures indicate that several different kinds of research are necessary for determining the content, optimising the format and evaluating the effectiveness of written communications. The desirability of interactions among those who carry out these different kinds of research is discussed. Finally, the criteria for evaluating research in general are considered. The categorisation of particular studies as either useful or useless is found to be inappropriate. mmm * Thanks are due to Drs John Morton and John Marshall both for providing the incentive to put these thoughts in writing and for their advice and encouragement during the preparation of the paper. Many helpful comments on an earlier draft were received from

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A taxonomy of instrumental conditioning.

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Principles and Practice of Behavioral Assessment

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