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The Effects of Classroom Meetings on Self-Concept and Behavior.
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Sorsdahl, Sandra N.; Sanche, Robert P. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1985
To determine whether classroom meetings, as a form of group counseling, could be used to improve the behaviors and self-concepts of fourth-grade students, 45 experimental group students and 45 control group students participated in 20 weeks of meetings. Results indicated improvements in behavior but not in self-concept. (BL)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Effectiveness of Self-Management on Attentional Behavior and Reading Comprehension for Children with Attention Deficit Disorder.
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Edwards, Laurie – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 1995
Evaluates the impact of self-management procedures on attention to task and reading comprehension of elementary-age students. The overall outcomes indicate substantial increases in on-task behavior during the self-management phases, and academic accuracy in reading comprehension also improved for all subjects. (JPS)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer Groups and Behaviour Problems: A Study of School-Based Intervention for Children with EBD.
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Desbiens, Nadia; Royer, Egide – Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 2003
A study evaluated a program for 54 elementary students with behavior problems in regular classrooms in Quebec. The program combined in-class social skills training and specific educational activities with peers, namely cooperative learning and tutoring by a prosocial peer. A modest effect size showed a relative improvement in social behavior.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education