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Class-Wide Positive Behavior Support and Group Contingencies: Examining a Positive Variation of the Good Behavior Game
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Wright, Robert A.; McCurdy, Barry L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2012
The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a powerful group contingency with a history of documented empirical support. The purpose of this study was to compare two interdependent group contingencies, the GBG and a positive variation, the Caught Being Good Game (CBGG), in a school implementing school-wide positive behavior support. A kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Teachers, Kindergarten
Assessing Teacher Use of Opportunities to Respond and Effective Classroom Management Strategies: Comparisons among High- and Low-Risk Elementary Schools
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Stichter, Janine P.; Lewis, Timothy J.; Whittaker, Tiffany A.; Richter, Mary; Johnson, Nanci W.; Trussell, Robert P. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2009
The importance of effective instruction on student academic and social achievement has been well documented. Strong classroom management and the use of high rates of opportunities to respond (OTR) have been two advocated classroom practices to positively impact student performance. This article presents an analysis of data collected across 35…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Schools, General Education, Elementary School Teachers
Improving Classroom Behavior by Modifying Task Difficulty: Effects of Increasing the Difficulty of Too-Easy Tasks
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Umbreit, John; Lane, Kathleen L.; Dejud, Carlos – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
This study examined the effects of increasing task difficulty when inadequately challenging tasks are assigned. Jason, a 10-year-old, typically developing Caucasian boy, attended a fourth-grade general education classroom at a public elementary school. During independent academic assignments in math and reading, Jason often talked with other…
Descriptors: Assignments, Student Behavior, Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Anchor the Boat: A Classwide Intervention to Reduce Problem Behavior
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Lohrmann, Sharon; Talerico, Janet – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
Universal interventions are designed to systematically teach and reinforce consistent behavioral expectations. The purpose of this study was to provide an example of a group contingency classwide intervention called "Anchor the Boat" that operationally defined behavioral expectations, taught those expectations using teacher-directed…
Descriptors: Intervention, Role Playing, Grade 5, Interpersonal Competence