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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
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Paul Caldarella; Ross A. A. Larsen; Leslie Williams; Howard P. Wills – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2023
Middle school teachers frequently struggle with positively managing student behavior. However, praise-to-reprimand ratios (PRRs) have received little research attention. PRRs studied in elementary school have been positively associated with improvements in on-task and prosocial behavior, but limited research has been conducted on optimal PRRs in…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Correlation, Prosocial Behavior, At Risk Students
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Keith C. Herman; Wendy M. Reinke; Nianbo Dong; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
This cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of the CHAMPS classroom management program on the social behavioral and academic outcomes of a large diverse sample of middle school students within an urban context. Participants included 102 teachers and 1,450 students in sixth to eighth grade. Two-level hierarchical linear models…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification
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Zoromski, Allison; Evans, Steven W.; Owens, Julie Sarno; Holdaway, Alex; Royo Romero, Angela S. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Disruptive student behavior in middle school is associated with negative outcomes, including poor grades, low achievement scores, dropout, lost teaching time, teacher burnout, and societal expenditures. Classroom Behavior Management (CBM) strategies are effective at reducing disruptive behavior, decreasing teacher stress, and increasing…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
Paul Caldarella; Ross A. A. Larsen; Leslie Williams; Howard P. Wills – Grantee Submission, 2021
Middle school teachers frequently struggle with positively managing student behavior. However, praise-to-reprimands ratios (PRRs) have received little research attention. PRRs studied in elementary school have been associated positively with improvements in on-task and prosocial behavior, but limited research has been conducted on optimal PRRs in…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Correlation, Prosocial Behavior, At Risk Students
Keith C. Herman; Wendy M. Reinke; Nianbo Dong; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Grantee Submission, 2020
This cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of the CHAMPS classroom management program on the social behavioral and academic outcomes of a large diverse sample of middle school students within an urban context. Participants included 102 teachers and 1,450 students in sixth to eighth grade. Two-level hierarchical linear models…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification
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Lastrapes, Renée E.; Fritz, Jennifer N.; Casper-Teague, Laura – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2018
The Teacher versus Students Game is a variation of the Good Behavior Game (Barrish et al. in J Appl Behav Anal 2:119-124, 1969. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1969.2-119) in which students compete against the teacher to earn points and win the game. Students earn points when they follow rules, whereas the teacher earns points when they do not. The…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Educational Games, Competition, Time on Task
Nelson, Melanie A.; Caldarella, Paul; Hansen, Blake D.; Graham, Mark A.; Williams, Leslie; Wills, Howard P. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2018
Disruptive student behavior, a common concern for teachers, presents particular challenges for those who teach art. Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is a multitiered intervention for implementing effective classroom management strategies aligned with schoolwide positive behavior interventions and supports. CW-FIT has proven…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Art Education, Intervention
Kimberly Davis Monson – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Classroom management is a common challenge in middle schools. Class-wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is a multi-tiered intervention designed to decrease problem behaviors at the classroom level (Wills et al., 2010). It is comprised of evidence-based practices such as teaching classroom expectations, increasing teacher praise, and…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Behavior Problems, Art Education, Classroom Techniques