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Kizilkaya, Hasan; Koçak, Fatih; Erdogan, Ibrahim – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2023
Problem behaviors negatively affect the lives of special education students in different ways. Individuals with special needs may exhibit problem behaviors such as aggression, harming themselves or others, and excessive hyperactivity in general. It can be said that intervening, taking precautions, and changing these behaviors in a positive way…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Behavior Modification
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McQuillin, Samuel D.; Lyons, Michael D. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2016
This study evaluated the efficacy of an intentionally brief school-based mentoring program. This academic goal-focused mentoring program was developed through a series of iterative randomized controlled trials, and is informed by research in social cognitive theory, cognitive dissonance theory, motivational interviewing, and research in academic…
Descriptors: Mentors, Middle School Students, Randomized Controlled Trials, Self Efficacy
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Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Snyder, Patricia; Kinder, Kiersten; Artman, Kathleen – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2011
We examined the effects of a professional development intervention that included data-based performance feedback delivered via electronic mail (e-mail) on preschool teachers' use of descriptive praise and whether increased use of descriptive praise was associated with changes in classroom-wide measures of child engagement and challenging behavior.…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Intervention
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Agosta, E.; Graetz, J. E.; Mastropieri, M. A.; Scruggs, T. E. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2004
In this project, a partnership between school and university personnel addressed, in a systematic, research-oriented fashion, a classroom problem. A young child with autism exhibited excessively loud screaming, yelling, humming, and other distracting noises during class activities in a special education setting. These disruptive behaviors were a…
Descriptors: Research Design, Intervention, Class Activities, Autism