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Enhancing Motivation to Complete Math Tasks Using the High-Preference Strategy

Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership at Texas Tech University, devender.banda{at}ttu.edu

Rose Marie Matuszny

Department of Language, Reading, and Exceptionalities at Appalachian State University

William J. Therrien

University of Iowa

Designed to enhance the completion of math tasks, high-preference strategy consists of presenting math tasks that students prefer, to enhance their interest in completing difficult math tasks. In this article, a brief review of the literature related to the use of the high-preference strategy is provided along with directions on how to implement the strategy with students with learning and behavior disabilities.

Key Words: learning and behavioral problems • behavioral momentum • math instruction • preference • high probability • high-preference sequence strategy • noncompliance

This version was published on January 1, 2009

Intervention in School and Clinic, Vol. 44, No. 3, 146-150 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1053451208326052


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