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Carr, Chelsea E.; Umbreit, John; Hartzell, Rebecca – Behavioral Disorders, 2022
This study examined the effects of adjusting the difficulty level of instructional materials on the on-task time and comprehension of four students with emotional and behavioral disorders. All participants previously exhibited low rates of on-task behavior during reading assignments. Students were presented with reading materials at their…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Time on Task
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Keith Smolkowski; Brion Marquez; Jessie Marquez; Claudia Vincent; Jordan Pennefather; Hill Walker; Lisa A. Strycker – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Student behavior problems in general-education classrooms present a major barrier to effective teaching. Behavior challenges, such as disruptions, noncompliance, and peer conflicts, reduce instructional time, whereas prosocial behaviors, such as paying attention, being ready to work, asking for help, participating in class, and completing…
Descriptors: Self Management, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Student Behavior
Keith Smolkowski; Brion Marquez; Jessie Marquez; Claudia Vincent; Jordan Pennefather; Hill Walker; Lisa A. Strycker – Grantee Submission, 2022
Student behavior problems in general-education classrooms present a major barrier to effective teaching. Behavior challenges, such as disruptions, noncompliance, and peer conflicts, reduce instructional time, whereas prosocial behaviors, such as paying attention, being ready to work, asking for help, participating in class, and completing…
Descriptors: Self Management, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Student Behavior
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Mosharraf, Maedeh – Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 2016
Personalization is one of the most expected features in the current educational systems. User modeling is supposed to be the first stage of this process, which may incorporate learning style as an important part of the model. Learning style, which is a non-stable characteristic in the case of children, differentiates students in learning…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Questionnaires
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Jeffrey J. Froh; Giacomo Bono; Jinyan Fan; Robert A. Emmons; Katherine Henderson; Cheray Harris; Heather Leggio; Alex M. Wood – School Psychology Review, 2014
Gratitude is essential to social life and well-being. Although research with youth populations has gained momentum recently, only two gratitude interventions have been conducted in youth, targeting mostly adolescents. In the current research, we tested a new intervention for promoting gratitude among the youngest children targeted to date.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Psychological Patterns, Elementary School Students, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Wood, Jeffrey J.; Repetti, Rena L.; Roesch, Scott C. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2004
This study examined linkages between divorce, depressive/withdrawn parenting, and child adjustment problems at home and school. Middle class divorced single mother families (n=35) and 2-parent families (n=174) with a child in the fourth grade participated. Mothers and teachers completed yearly questionnaires and children were interviewed when they…
Descriptors: Divorce, Student Adjustment, Child Rearing, Depression (Psychology)