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Bolt, Teresa D.; Hansen, Blake D.; Caldarella, Paul; Young, K. Richard; Williams, Leslie; Wills, Howard P. – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2019
This study investigated the effects of varying opportunities to respond when using a behavior management program with three elementary school students with developmental disabilities in a small group special education setting. These students exhibited both academic and behavioral difficulties. With the implementation of Class-Wide Function-Related…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Special Education
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Howell, Angela; Caldarella, Paul; Korth, Bryan; Young, K. Richard – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2014
The use of teacher-written praise notes has the potential to positively influence student classroom behavior and relationships. However, few studies have examined the social validity of praise in schools. The purpose of this study was to evaluate student, teacher, and parent perceptions of a school-wide praise note intervention implemented by…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Intervention, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Caldarella, Paul; Shatzer, Ryan H.; Gray, Kristy M.; Young, K. Richard; Young, Ellie L. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2011
This study investigated the effects of school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) on middle school climate and student outcomes. Data consisted of more than 300 teacher responses and 10,000 student responses in two middle schools in the western United States. This study used a quasi-experimental (non-equivalent two-group, pretest-posttest)…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Intervention, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders
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Marchant, Michelle R.; Solano, Brock R.; Fisher, Adam K.; Caldarella, Paul; Young, K. Richard; Renshaw, Tyler L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
There is little research regarding interventions for children with internalizing behaviors in schools, both within classrooms and in nonclassroom environments. In response to this need, a nonclassroom treatment package, consisting of (a) social skills instruction, (b) mediated self-management, and (c) a reinforcement system, was implemented to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Self Control, Positive Reinforcement
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Christensen, Lynnette; Young, K. Richard; Marchant, Michelle – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
This study examined the effects of an assessment-based intervention plan on the appropriate classroom behavior of a socially withdrawn, Hispanic, learning disabled, third grade student. The study focused on (1) the effects of peer mediation as part of a behavioral intervention package of empirically validated components, (2) the effects of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Christensen, Lynnette; Young, K. Richard; Marchant, Michelle – Education & Treatment of Children, 2004
This study explored the results of aligning functional behavioral assessment (FBA) information with positive behavior support plans (PBS plans) designed with consideration for teacher acceptability. The independent variable had the three major components of a package, including assessment and planning (FBA), training (teachers, students, and…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Grade 2, Student Behavior, Change Agents
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Marchant, Michelle; Young, K. Richard; West, Richard P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
In this study, we examined how effectively parents learn and apply the techniques of reinforcement, effective praise, instructive praise, direct teaching, and corrective teaching with noncompliant children in their homes. Four children considered at risk for antisocial behavior problems participated with their parents in the project. The parents…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Psychology)