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DiPerna, James Clyde; Lei, Puiwa; Bellinger, Jillian; Cheng, Weiyi – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
A multisite cluster randomized trial was conducted to examine the effects of the Social Skills Improvement System Classwide Intervention Program (SSIS-CIP; Elliott & Gresham, 2007) on students' classroom social behavior. The final sample included 432 students across 38 second grade classrooms. Social skills and problem behaviors were measured…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Teacher Attitudes, Statistical Analysis
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La Spata, Michelle G.; Carter, Christopher W.; Johnson, Wendi L.; McGill, Ryan J. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2016
The present study examined the utility of video self-modeling (VSM) for reducing externalizing behaviors (e.g., aggression, conduct problems, hyperactivity, and impulsivity) observed within the classroom environment. After identification of relevant target behaviors, VSM interventions were developed for first and second grade students (N = 4),…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology), Statistical Significance, Classroom Techniques
Tomonari, Dana Anne Miyuki – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Although professional development is an important means of improving both teachers' skills and student outcomes, there is a dearth of high quality empirical research on the efficacy of such efforts. The efficacy of the Challenging Behavior Process was assessed using a mixed method approach which included the use of pre-, post-, and follow-up…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Preschool Teachers
Fry, Mary L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A comparison between Child-Centered Group Play Counseling (CCGPC), a psychoeducational group and a non-therapeutic control group resulted in three of four hypotheses being supported. Participants included 79 second and third graders, with one fourth grader, from seven elementary schools. The children had behavioral and social skills difficulties…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence
Pronchenko-Jain, Yulia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated the impact of child teacher relationship training (CTRT) on teachers' ability to provide emotional support in the classroom, teachers' use of relationship-building skills, and teachers' level of stress related to the student-child relationship. Teachers and aides from one Head Start school were randomly…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Behavior Problems
Gonzales, Terri Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This exploratory study examined the effectiveness of child teacher relationship training (CTRT) with at-risk preschool children exhibiting disruptive behavior. The participants included a total of 23 Head Start teachers and their aides, and children identified by their teachers as exhibiting clinical or borderline levels of externalizing behavior…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Early Intervention
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Barnett, W.Steven; Jung, Kwanghee; Yarosz, Donald J.; Thomas, Jessica; Hornbeck, Amy; Stechuk, Robert; Burns, Susan – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2008
The effectiveness of the "Tools of the Mind (Tools)" curriculum in improving the education of 3- and 4-year-old children was evaluated by means of a randomized trial. The "Tools" curriculum, based on the work of Vygotsky, focuses on the development of self-regulation at the same time as teaching literacy and mathematics skills…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Behavior Problems, Literacy Education, Play
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Davenport, Becky R.; Hegland, Susan; Melby, Janet N. – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
A stratified sample of 34 three-year-old to five-year-old boys and their parents (30 mothers) was observed in their homes during free-play and problem-solving interactions. Observer-ratings of behaviors of parents in each interaction were examined in relation to teachers' ratings of the boys' problem behaviors in a childcare setting. Parent…
Descriptors: Play, Parent Child Relationship, Problem Solving, Interaction
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Carlson, Elaine; Daley, Tamara; Bitterman, Amy; Heinzen, Harriotte; Keller, Brad; Markowitz, Joy; Riley, Jarnee – National Center for Special Education Research, 2009
The Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is examining the characteristics of children receiving preschool special education, the services they receive, their transitions across educational levels, and their performance over time on assessments of academic and adaptive skills. PEELS…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Family Income, Social Behavior, Disabilities