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TASK INTERSPERSAL
| Task interspersal involves including tasks which a student can complete quickly and easily among other tasks which the student finds more difficult. For students, completing a problem or work that is assigned is rewarding because it can provide a feeling of accomplishment. It can also be a signal to the student that he/she is closer to finishing the assignment. For many students, however, when faced with challenging work, they may give up before the work is finished. Thus, they do not get the opportunity to experience the reward of task completion. Task interspersal interventions work because they help increase the amount of reinforcement (completing work) a student receives during a particular task or period of time without reducing the amount of instructional opportunities (e.g. shortening or “watering down” the task) for the student. |
This intervention can be used to improve a variety of academic behaviors including: |
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helping to increase student on-task behavior |
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helping to increase assignment completion |
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helping to increase compliance to instruction |
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helping to decrease inappropriate or disruptive behavior related to avoiding the difficult assignment |
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improving the student’s perceptions of or attitude about difficult assignments. |
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