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Direct linkO'Handley, Roderick D.; Olmi, D. Joe; Dufrene, Brad A.; Radley, Keith C.; Tingstrom, Daniel H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2023
Few studies examine the effects of behavior-specific praise (BSP) in secondary classrooms, and there is limited research examining the rate of BSP that is needed to improve classwide appropriately engaged behavior (AEB) and reduce disruptive behavior (DB). Using a multiple baseline design with an embedded A/B/C/A/C condition sequence…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Positive Behavior Supports, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Change
Süleyman Avci; Mustafa Özgenel; Akif Avcu – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2025
The purpose of this study was to examine in detail the relationship between perceived parental involvement in homework (content-oriented and autonomy-oriented forms of involvement) and students' homework behavior (homework time, homework time management, and amount of homework completed). The study also looked at how the relationships between…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Homework, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement
De Sixte, Raquel; Mañá, Amelia; Ávila, Vicenta; Sánchez, Emilio – Educational Psychology, 2020
This study provides evidence on the impact of including warm messages in elaborated feedback. These messages are aimed at the motivational process that can be mobilised by feedback and that which can condition its reception and the way students face the task (post-feedback behaviour). In a task where secondary school students had to learn a new…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Motivation, Student Behavior, Secondary School Students
Download full textRuiz, Alberto; Ruiz, Grace V.; Sherman, Nestor W. – Rural Educator, 2012
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a school wide positive behavior initiative designed to improve student behavior. Researchers analyzed the last 3 years (2005-2008) of student discipline referral data for grades 7 and 8. Implementation resulted in a significant reduction in the number of discipline referrals. Data revealed a…
Descriptors: Prevention, Discipline, Student Behavior, Middle Schools
Gietz, Carmen; McIntosh, Kent – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2014
This study examined student perceptions of their school environment (specifically, safety and inclusion in the school, experiences being bullied, and clear expectations for behaviour) and their relation with academic achievement at the school level. Participants were students in 969 elementary schools and 73 middle schools who took part in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, School Safety
Swoszowski, Nicole Cain; Jolivette, Kristine; Fredrick, Laura D.; Heflin, L. Juane – Exceptionality, 2012
Check In/Check Out (CICO) is a secondary tier intervention for those students who are not responsive to universal tier, school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports. The present study extended the implementation of CICO to six students with emotional and behavioral disorders in a residential facility whose behaviors were maintained…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Residential Institutions, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances
Myers, Diane M.; Simonsen, Brandi; Sugai, George – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
A multiple baseline design across teachers was used to evaluate the effects of a systematic, response-to-intervention (RTI) approach on rates of desired teacher behavior. Specifically, teachers whose rates of specific, contingent praise were nonresponsive to typical schoolwide positive behavior support training (primary intervention tier) were…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Problems, Behavior Problems, Teacher Behavior
McCabe, Patrick P. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2006
The self-defeating behavior of some students can often make even the most persistent of teachers to feel discouraged. The purpose of this article is to explain and provide a research-based rationale for the use of teacher verbal feedback prompts that convince students of their ability to succeed on a task. He discusses how to understand the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Learning Theories, Metacognition, Social Cognition
