BLAST FROM THE PAST: (1971) Owen White's "A glossary of behavioral terminology"

White, Owen R. (1971). A glossary of behavioral terminology. Champaign, IL: Research Press Co.

Note: Owen R. White, PhD. was the 2009 International Precision Teaching Conference Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and delivered the keynote address at that conference.





This is an interesting, and even fun, glossary, although to some it might be more of a historical piece for a behavioral bibliophile, since it's out of print, than a working glossary. In difficulty, I would consider it somewhere between Verplanck's glossary, and the Florida State University glossary.

I enjoy White's Glossary, and even refer to it from time-to-time as a working glossary because it covers, with some detail, a diversity of areas: schedules of reinforcement, stimulus control, respondent conditioning, and more--as well as some basics of statistical analysis and, of course, precision teaching. It also has an advantage in that this compact volume is eminently readable in bed or in the bathtub--two places where laptops or desktops are unlikely to be found.

Pricing on the Glossary is kind of hit or miss--I bought mine for $2 at an online used book vendor, but I've also seen the identical item being listed for $50+ (check a bookseller search engine and see what kind of pricing you can find). It's good, but $50 good?...hmmm, maybe better to wait for something a little more economical.

Past posts on Owen R. White:
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Video of Precision Teacher Dr. Owen R. White delivering IPTC 2009 Keynote Address

This post is an updated reprint of a post from
Good Behavioral Reads blog


Other "Blast from the past" post(s):
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
BLAST FROM THE PAST: (1970) Charting Rates with Stephanie Bates

For further reading or study

Other works authored or co-authored by Owen R. White
Listing from Worldcat.org

Owen R. White's webpage
University of Washington
EDSPE 510 Classroom Measurement and Management

Rick Kubina's interview of Owen R. White at the PT Party website
November 2007

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Video of Precision Teacher Dr. Owen R. White delivering IPTC 2009 Keynote Address

Rick Kubina has posted video at the PT Party site of Owen R. White, Ph.D., University of Washington delivering the Keynote Address to attendees at the 2009 International Precision Teaching Conference (IPTC), Penn State.



Dr. White is a delightful speaker and his address describing the historical roots of Precision Teaching was a most enjoyable mix of history and humor. He is also the recipient of the Standard Celeration Society's 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award which was awarded to him during IPTC 2009 by the Society.

Check it out if you have a chance (and get a taste of what you missed if you missed or skipped the IPTC this year. )

We hope to see you at next year's conference in Seattle!

Related: Podcast interview with Owen White, November 13, 2007. Interviewer Rick Kubina.

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