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Lidgus, Cathy; Vassos, Sophia – 1996
A metacognition instructional strategy was employed to increase class participation and motivation in 21 seventh grade "at-risk" students at 2 schools in the context of the national problem of meeting the needs of "at-risk" students. A survey of the students' content area teachers and of the students themselves found evidence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques
Berman, Nicole; Hornbaker, Gina; Ulm, Ann – 2000
This action research project describes a program for decreasing disruptive behaviors in the classroom and encouraging children to be more respectful of others. The targeted population was sixth- through eighth-grade students in a Midwestern suburb. The problems of disruptive behaviors and lack of respect were documented using teacher and student…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems