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Bruhn, Allison Leigh; Fernando, Josephine; McDaniel, Sara; Troughton, Leonard – Beyond Behavior, 2017
Students with or at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders can benefit from a variety of self-regulation strategies. One such strategy is goal setting, which can be used to improve both academic and behavioral outcomes in the classroom. In this article, we discuss the importance of goal setting and current research in this area. In addition,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Educational Research, Praxis, At Risk Students
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Robacker, Cassie M.; Rivera, Christopher J.; Warren, Sandra H. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2016
Students with behavioral and emotional disabilities spend less time on academic instruction due to their behavioral disruptions, contributing to the academic difficulties these students face. Classroom management strategies, in the form of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), incorporate principles of applied behavior analysis to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Positive Reinforcement, Positive Behavior Supports, Token Economy
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List, John A. – Journal of Economic Education, 2014
In this article, the author explains why field experiments can improve what we teach and how we teach economics. Economists no longer operate as passive observers of economic phenomena. Instead, they participate actively in the research process by collecting data from field experiments to investigate the economics of everyday life. This change can…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Teaching Methods
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Yamaguchi, Ryoko; Hall, Adam; Stapleton, Katina; Doolittle, Emily; Buckley, Jacquelyn – National Center for Education Research, 2016
The purpose of this compendium is to catalog NCER's and NCSER's contributions to social-behavioral research. Research undertaken as part of these projects is contributing to a knowledge base that ultimately aims to improve academic outcomes for students via improvements in students' social-behavioral competencies, teachers' practices, and the…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Behavioral Science Research, Research Projects, Public Agencies
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Mooney, Paul; Ryan, Joseph B.; Gunter, Philip L.; Denny, R. Kenton – Advances in Special Education (MS), 2012
In addressing positive general education teaching practices for use with students with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), the chapter emphasizes teacher behavior change research that has been informed by applied behavior analytic (ABA) principles. Its central theme is that general education teachers can access research…
Descriptors: General Education, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change
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Carbone, Vincent J.; Morgenstern, Barry; Zecchin-Tirri, Gina; Kolberg, Laura – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2007
The principle of motivation has resurfaced as an independent variable in the field of behavior analysis over the past 20 years. The increased interest is the result of the refinements of the concept of the motivating operation and its application to the learning needs of persons with developmental disabilities. Notwithstanding the increased…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Predictor Variables
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Wheldall, Kevin – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1991
This paper describes research activities of the Positive Teaching Project, focusing on the nature of classroom behavior problems viewed by teachers as particularly troublesome, teachers' typical responses to classroom behavior, classroom behavior management strategies based on manipulation of antecedents and natural consequences, and training…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Techniques