ERIC Number: ED637152
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 59
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ISBN: 979-8-3800-8049-1
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Teacher Greetings to Increase On-Task Behavior at a Class-Wide Level in Elementary Classrooms
Erin Walsh Healey
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University
There is currently limited research detailing the effects of teacher greetings on increasing on-task behavior at a class-wide level in the general education setting. Teacher greetings are used as a feasible and effective classroom management strategy to improve rapport between students and teachers, increase on-task behavior, and reduce disruptive behavior. Results from previous research conducted by Allday et al. (2007) and Allday et al. (2011) found that providing noncontingent reinforcement in the form of a teacher greeting was effective in improving on-task behavior at an individual level. Therefore, the goal of this study was to replicate previous studies and examine the effect that teacher greetings pose at a class-wide level. Specifically, this study measured whether teacher greetings increased class-wide on-task behavior in two elementary classrooms (fourth and fifth grade) in a rural school in Central Oklahoma. Results from this study indicate that by applying noncontingent reinforcement in the form of a teacher greeting, the class-wide on-task percentage increased from an average of 70.4% to 82.5% in Classroom A. In Classroom B, the class-wide on-task percentage increased from an average of 65.2% to 83.5%. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Behavior, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma
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