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Joanne Robbins

Her publications include:

Robbins, J. K., Layng, T. V. J. & Karp, H. J. (1995). Ambiguity and the abstract tact: A signal detection analysis. Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 12, 1 – 11.

Robbins, J. K. (2002). Effects of setting timed practice aims on problem solving. Dissertation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Robbins, J. K. (2004). Problem solving, reasoning, and analytical thinking within the Morningside Model, In K. Johnson & E. Street (Eds.) The Morningside Model of Generative Instruction: What it Means to Leave No Child Behind, Concord, MA: Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.

Moors, A., Weisenburgh-Snyder, A. and Robbins, J. K. (2010). Integrating frequency-based mathematics instruction with a multi-level assessment system to enhance response to intervention frameworks. The Behavior Analyst Today, 11 (4), 226–244.

Robbins, J. K., Weisenburgh-Snyder, A., Damons, B. Van Rooyen, M., Ismail, C. (2011). Partnerships for Educational Excellence & Research International: HPT in the townships of South Africa. Performance Improvement, 50 (4), 31–39.

Robbins, J. K. (2011). Problem solving, reasoning, and analytical thinking in a classroom environment, The Behavior Analyst Today, 12 (1), 40–47.

Snyder, A., Malmquist, S., Robbins, J. K. & Lipshin, A. (2015). A model of MTSS : integrating precision teaching of mathematics and a multi-level assessment system in a generative classroom. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal.

Published Programs for Instructions and Students

Robbins, J. K., T. V. J. Layng & P. J. Jackson (1994). Fluent thinking skills: A generative approach. Chicago, IL: Robbins/Layng Associates.

Robbins, J. K. (1995). Talk aloud problem solving: TAPS for teachers. Chicago, IL: Robbins/Layng Associates.

Robbins, J. K., & Layng, T. V. J. (2010). Fluent thinking skills: A generative approach 2nd Ed. Seattle, WA: P.E.E.R International.

Robbins, J. K. (2014). Learn to reason with TAPS: a talk aloud problem solving approach. Seattle, WA: P.E.E.R International.

TV Appearances
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Recent Professional Presentations

Robbins, J.K. (May, 2019) Paper: The Way Forward: Behavior Analysis and the Contingencies of Inclusion, 45th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.
Robbins, J.K. (May 2018) Invited paper: Why children need to talk to themselves: The foundation of reasoning and questioning. 44th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.

Robbins, J.K. (March 2018) Invited paper: Partnerships: The mutual needs of township educational systems in South Africa and behaviorally-based systems in the U.S. 2018 Regional Conference on Behavior Analysis, TX.
Robbins, J.K. (November 2017) Paper: TAPS: How teaching your learners this strategy is more generative than teaching algorithms. Symposium: Talk Aloud Problem Solving: applications across academic settings. 30th Annual International Precision teaching Conference, FL.

Robbins, J.K. (February, 2017). Presentation: Learning strategies to develop and assess problem solving and reasoning skills, International Association for Cognitive Education in Southern Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.

Awards:

2017 Louisiana Association for Behavior Analysis Award for Distinguished Advocacy at the Gulf Coast ABA Conference in New Orleans

2007 Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA) International Development Grant for PEER International work in Port Elizabeth, South Africa to bring effective, empirically-based educational practices based on a science of behavior to the education system of South Africa

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