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Tauber, Robert L. – Clearing House, 1982
Argues that the one portion of behavior modification that educators least understand is negative reinforcement. Discusses the advantages of this technique. (FL)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gagnon, Joseph C.; Rockwell, Sarah B.; Scott, Terrance M. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2008
One approach to student behavior that may be particularly useful in exclusionary settings is school-wide positive behavior supports (PBS). Increasingly, evidence shows that PBS is an effective approach to student behavior in regular public schools (Sugai & Horner, 2005). While the data on behavioral systems in exclusionary schools are…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification
Kelley, Mary Lou; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1990
Abusive, potentially abusive, and control group parents (N=62) were presented with vignettes describing a child with either mild or severe behavior problems and asked to rate the acceptability of four discipline procedures (positive reinforcement, timeout, timeout with spanking, and spanking). Overall, parents rated positive reinforcement as more…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Discipline
Schrak, MaryGrace – 1988
The study sought to reduce physical contact among students in a special education classroom and to reduce inappropriate contact with classroom objects or materials. Four students, aged 7-9, who exhibited disruptive classroom behavior, were the subjects. During small-group mathematics instruction, three rules of discipline were explained to the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Glasser, William – Today's Education, 1977
A sequential program is outlined for improving the behavior of students in school. (JD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Individual Development, Positive Reinforcement
Westcott, Wayne L. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1979
Reinforcement of appropriate student behavior in order to create peer role models is an effective disciplinary technique for physical education classes. (LH)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Morale
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Briggs, Renee M. – Mental Retardation, 1990
Absenteeism of 130 direct-care staff in a residential facility for developmentally disabled persons was reduced by 27 percent through positive reinforcement for reliable attendance and punishment (progressive discipline) for attendance abuse. Reduced absenteeism was maintained for 12 months and overtime was reduced, but staff turnover increased.…
Descriptors: Attendants, Discipline, Employee Absenteeism, Labor Problems
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Gerardi, Maria B. – Clearing House, 1981
A middle school art teacher describes her program for highlighting one student each week as a positive motivational and disciplinary tool. She increases the impact of the reward by personally informing the winner's parents. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Education, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Junior High Schools
Talent, Barbara K.; Busch, Suzanne G. – Today's Education, 1982
Practical techniques for the teacher to help the child deal with behavior problems and learn to establish self-control include: (1) positive reinforcement; (2) ignoring unpleasant behavior; and (3) setting realistic short-term goals. Methods for helping the student to develop better work habits and for squelching disruptive behavior are described.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
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Gaddis, R. G. – Clearing House, 1978
In the best of conceivable worlds, the use of punishment would not be necessary. In the real world of school, however, punishment is sometimes needed. The author provides guidelines for maximizing the positive effects of punishment. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
DiGiulio, Robert – 1995
This publication provides practical, step-by-step guidance for teachers on becoming more effective in classroom management by using a positive and constructive, rather than negative and punitive, approach to foster prosocial student behavior. The publication is divided into an introduction and three parts. The Introduction examines why effective…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Placer Hills Union Elementary School District, Meadow Vista, CA. – 1984
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: The "Good Citizen" Program was developed for many reasons: to keep the campus clean, to reward students for improvement, to reward students for good deeds, to improve the total school climate, to reward students for excellence, and to offer staff members a method of reward for positive…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Demonstration Programs, Discipline, Educational Environment
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Spaulding, Robert L. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1978
Describes some of the benefits of systematic behavior modification at the elementary level. Elementary school discipline is examined, not as a set of responses to deviancy and delinquency, but as an integral part of generic concepts of classroom management and instruction. (Author)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
Price, Beverley; Pincott, Maxine; Rebman, Ashley; Northcutt, Jen; Barsanti, Amy; Silkunas, Betty; Brighton, Susan K.; Reitz, David; Winkler, Maureen – Mailbox Teacher, 1999
Presents discipline tips from several teachers to keep classrooms running smoothly all year. Some of the suggestions include the following: a bear-cave warning system, peer mediation, a motivational mystery, problem students acting as the teacher's assistant, a positive-behavior-reward chain, a hallway scavenger hunt (to ensure quiet passage…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Berghoff, Beth K.; Berghoff, Paul J. – 1984
Teachers would find their jobs easier if they had a set of positive statements to communicate classroom rules to students rather than the frequently used "Don't Rules.""Do Rules" are behavioral objectives for use in the area of classroom behaviors. They are most effective when they state exactly what is to be done in a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
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