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Rasheida K. Ross – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed in this study was that there is a lack of knowledge about middle school special education teachers' perceptions on the benefits of social emotional learning (SEL) strategies for improving the behavior of students with emotional behavior disorder (EBD) in a self-contained setting. Comer's concepts on social learning served as…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Social Emotional Learning, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
Ariella Levenberg; Teres-Violet Mansour – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2025
This study explores teachers' perspectives on mandala coloring as a therapeutic tool for middle grades students with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs). Employing an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design, the research first conducted qualitative interviews with ten experienced teachers, followed by teachers' quantitative assessments of 60…
Descriptors: Art, Freehand Drawing, Color, Middle School Students
Poling, Daniel V.; Smith, Stephen W. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2023
Researchers have found that verbal aggression (VA) is the most frequent form of aggression reported in U.S. schools across all grade levels. There are numerous harmful outcomes for VA perpetrators, victims, and witnesses including depression, anxiety, decreased academic performance, and low sense of school belonging. Moreover, VA is known to…
Descriptors: Aggression, Verbal Communication, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Michelle M. Cumming; Rachel Oblath; Yuxi Qiu; Stacy L. Frazier; Philip David Zelazo; Helen Flores; Jeehyun Park – Remedial and Special Education, 2024
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) characteristically experience academic difficulties. There is growing evidence that the continuum from academic competence to underachievement is partially explained by executive function (EF; neurocognitive attention-regulation processes) and stress. Yet, there is scarce research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Middle School Students, Behavior Problems
Michelle M. Cumming; Cristina Criado; Jeehyun Park; Alexandra Arango; Maria L. Rodriguez; Michael Ali – Grantee Submission, 2023
For students with significant behavior problems, difficulties with executive function (EF) and associated self-regulation are not uncommon, and middle school is a crucial period when students are at greater risk for escalating behaviors that have long-term impacts (e.g., school dropout, incarceration; Kauffman & Landrum, 2018). Therefore, in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior
Michelle M. Cumming; Cristina Criado; Jeehyun Park; Alexandra Arango; Maria L. Rodriguez; Michael Ali – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2023
For students with significant behavior problems, difficulties with executive function (EF) and associated self-regulation are not uncommon, and middle school is a crucial period when students are at greater risk for escalating behaviors that have long-term impacts (e.g., school dropout, incarceration; Kauffman & Landrum, 2018). Therefore, in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior
Jaquett, Caroline M.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Moore, Tara; Ryan, Kyle; McCurdy, Merilee; Cihak, David – Behavioral Disorders, 2021
An alternating treatments design was used to evaluate and compare the effects of two interdependent group contingencies on the academic performance, on-task behavior, and disruptive behavior of eighth-grade students in a social studies class. All students were enrolled in a self-contained alternative school for students with behavior problems.…
Descriptors: Rewards, Group Behavior, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement
Kelsey A. Johnson; Paul Caldarella; Howard P. Wills; Blake D. Hansen; Erika J. Richards – Remedial and Special Education, 2025
Teachers have the responsibility of managing student classroom behavior. The positive effects of evidence-based classroom management methods, like Class-Wide Function-related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT), have been demonstrated in a variety of settings; however, research on the efficacy of CW-FIT in special education classrooms is scarce. The…
Descriptors: Special Education, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
Lifen Li – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study aims to understand special education teachers' lived experience of encountering Disruptive Classroom Behavior (DCB) among middle school students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD) in self-contained classrooms. Employing an interpretative phenomenological approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Self Contained Classrooms
Michelle M. Cumming; Rachel Oblath; Yuxi Qiu; Stacy L. Frazier; Philip David Zelazo; Helen Flores; Jeehyun Park – Grantee Submission, 2023
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) characteristically experience academic difficulties. There is growing evidence that the continuum from academic competence to underachievement is partially explained by executive function (EF; neurocognitive attention-regulation processes) and stress. Yet, there is scarce research…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Anxiety, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students
Molly E. Milam; Kimberly Kode Sutton – Beyond Behavior, 2024
Some students with disabilities, particularly those with emotional and behavioral disorders, may struggle with transitions, demonstrating inappropriate behaviors during them. Visual supports, previously determined to be an evidence-based practice for students with autism, is a proactive classroom management strategy addressing transitioning. In…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Scheduling, Students with Disabilities, Behavior Disorders
Farley, Jennifer; Duppong Hurley, Kristin; Lambert, Matthew C.; Gross, Thomas J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2023
Often the characteristics of students with emotional and behavioral disturbances (EBDs) are described in terms of how they compare to students with and without other disabilities. However, such a conceptualization or categorization may overshadow differences that exist among these youth, and few studies examine unique subpopulations within this…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Profiles, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics
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
Robin Parks Ennis; Erica Ogle Lee – Education and Treatment of Children, 2024
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders often need behavioral supports to facilitate their success in the classroom. One commonly used intervention involves taking brief breaks at targeted times during the day to return to the classroom better prepared for participation. However, research is limited on what should happen while a student…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 5, Charter Schools
Carroll, Margaret; Baulier, Katie; Cooper, Caitlin; Bettini, Elizabeth; Greif Green, Jennifer – Behavioral Disorders, 2023
Teachers' attributions of student behavior are associated with the decisions they make about how to respond to behavior problems and support their students. This exploratory study investigates teachers' attributions of student externalizing behavior, how attributions vary as a function of teacher and school characteristics, and the association of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, High School Teachers, High School Students, Student Behavior