The procedures of scheduling and reinforcement were structured into two teaching methods designed to guide disturbed boys in the acquisition of vocabulary word learning and attentional work time. Results indicated a strong affirmation of the positive influence of the highly structured rather than a modified structured approach on the boys' performances.
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