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Majeika, Caitlyn E.; Wilkinson, Sarah; Kumm, Skip – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
Behavior contracts, also known as contingency contracts, have been used as a behavioral strategy for decades (Allen et al., 1993; Bowman-Perrott et al., 2015). Originating from the field of applied behavioral analysis, behavior contracts define behavioral expectations and specify contingent rewards for displaying target behaviors (Cooper et al.,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Contracts, Expectation, Rewards
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Helton, Maria R.; Alber-Morgan, Sheila R. – Young Exceptional Children, 2020
Early elementary inclusive classrooms present teachers with demanding responsibilities. The wide range of student backgrounds, ability levels, and previous school experiences require a well-managed classroom that maximizes instructional time. Teachers reported spending more time addressing disruptive behaviors than they thought they should. One…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Inclusion, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
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Mace, F. Charles; And Others – School Psychology Review, 1983
The purpose of the present study was to (1) broaden the range of teacher behaviors to include both the use of contingent praise and contingent educational materials; (2) present a procedure efficent in terms of demands on teacher and consultant time; and (3) illustrate the delivery of services using a behavioral consultation model. (BW)
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Contingency Management, Feedback, Inservice Teacher Education
Burkholder, Lynn D.; And Others – 1983
The Positive Education Program (PEP) in Cuyahoga, Ohio, incorporates a token economy and group process approach into the daily school routine for emotionally disturbed and behaviorally handicapped students. At elementary and secondary levels, minimum rules and expectations as well as privileges awarded for behaviors are clearly set forth. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Metcalf, Faith; Feldman, David – 1982
Joint teacher and student development of a contingency management plan to help control disruptive behavior was explored with a class of 13 mildly mentally retarded elementary school children after several less extensive teacher directed contingencies were unsuccessful. All students in the self contained classroom had extensive school histories of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Elementary Education
Jenkin, Jean – Behaviour Problems Bulletin, 1988
Outlined are behavior management strategies for emotionally disturbed students who are partially mainstreamed. Appropriate behavior outside the classroom earns the child stamps. Inappropriate behavior inside the classroom results in warnings, penalty points, and time-out. On-task behavior is also rewarded with stamps, which may be accumulated for…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
Stover, Karen – 1994
This paper reports on the application of a token economy approach to increase on-task behavior and decrease inappropriate "call-outs" of nine seventh and eighth grade Caucasian male students in a self-containted emotional support classroom. The program included a behavioral contract, token economy "bucks" kept in a classroom bank, and a list of 12…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management