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Hulac, David M.; Benson, Nicholas – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2010
Disruptive behaviors requiring intervention occur across multiple school systems, including individual students and classrooms. Such behaviors, including talking aloud in class, getting out of one's seat, or more serious behaviors, can be frustrating for other students as well as teachers, who are trying to help students meet ever-increasing…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Behavior Problems, Teacher Effectiveness, Intervention
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Pinsker, Mark; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Describes an alternative program for ninth-graders "having adjustment problems." The voluntary program includes simple and consistent classroom rules, frequent graded assignments, and a focus on relevance to students' life experiences; students are encouraged to do schoolwork through a system of group rewards. (MCG)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Contingency Management, Grade 9, Group Guidance
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Raschke, Donna; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1987
Contingency packages can be incorporated into classroom management techniques for reluctant learners (who may have already experienced failure in education) to encourage enthusiasm and motivation for learning. Suggestions are provided for implementing programs using a robot or football concepts. (CB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Disabilities
Waldrop, Susan P. – 1985
Individualized instructional contracts are described as a useful approach to increasing on-task behaviors of mildly handicapped students in the regular classroom. Their step-by-step design and implementation are outlined. A blank contract form and sample contract of activities are provided. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
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Raschke, Donna; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
The "PEZ" candy dispenser has been used effectively to deliver reinforcers to moderately handicapped preschool students who display desirable behaviors. Contingency management procedures are described for using the candy dispenser to deliver reinforcers and subsequently to fade out the edible reinforcer and have the colorful dispenser itself…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Food
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Barbetta, Patricia M. – Preventing School Failure, 1990
Red Light-Green Light is a levels system providing immediate behavior modification feedback and varying privilege levels throughout the school day for primary students with behavior disorders. This article presents guidelines for implementation, covering development of classroom rules, classroom expectations, and system maintenance. Tips for…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
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Shapiro, Edward S.; Derr, Tami F. – Special Services in the Schools, 1987
The scope and incidence of school-based aggression, specifically physical and verbal assault, are noted. Interventions discussed include: contingency management (reinforcement, ignoring, response cost, timeout, peer procedures, and aversive consequences) and self-management procedures (social skills training, problem-solving training, and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management
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Taylor, Vincent L.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Offers three guidelines to aid teachers in selecting effective contingency management programs, based on degree of positiveness, effectiveness, and costs to teachers and parents. Describes how to use a simple home-based program, which resulted in successful reduction of mild classroom disruptive behavior. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Elementary School Students
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Case-Holden, Vicki; Hupp, Susan C. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989
A case study is presented of a seven-year-old girl with severe to profound mental retardation who exhibited excessive handmouthing. Contingent sensory reinforcement was successfully used to reduce her handmouthing to substantially lower levels. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Contingency Management, Motivation Techniques
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Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1991
This article describes interventions available for remediating the social and personal problems of students with learning disabilities. Problems are categorized as environmental conflicts or personal disturbances. Interventions described include contingency management, cognitive-behavioral interventions, social skills training, stimulant…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Restructuring
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Keyes, Glenda K. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1994
The Time on Computer program rewards students with emotional disabilities in grades 4-5 by allowing them to use the classroom computer and printer contingent on appropriate behavior. The program was merged with a classroom "Ladder System" which encourages self-management via privileges and restrictions. The program effects behavior improvement…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Contingency Management
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Kauffman, James M.; And Others – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1986
Relationships among teachers, exceptional children, and their peers should be considered when determining causes of misbehavior and the strategies to correct them. Checklists outline possible teacher and student behaviors which contribute to student misbehavior, and such interventions as independent, dependent, and interdependent group…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
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Miller, Gloria – Special Services in the Schools, 1987
Issues in effective diagnosis of such dishonest behavior as cheating, lying, and nonconfrontative stealing are discussed. Published intervention approaches for dishonest behavior are reviewed, including negative sanctions, direct appeals to morality, public affirmation, covert sensitization, timeout, reinforcement contingency procedures, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Cheating, Contingency Management
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Sullivan, Margaret Wolan; Lewis, Michael – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
A home-based, computer-monitored contingency intervention program was developed to provide a source of cognitive and motivational stimulation to infants with handicaps. Equipment includes a computer, contingency interface, software, adaptive toys, switches, and a mounting panel. Learning was exhibited by 19 of 20 infants, and parental response was…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Cognitive Development, Contingency Management, Disabilities