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Naylor, Anna Schmidt; Kamps, Debra; Wills, Howard – Education and Treatment of Children, 2018
The current study examined the effects of the Class-wide Function-related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT), a class-wide group contingency, on the on-task behavior of all students in a first grade class and the on-task and disruptive behavior of three target students within that class who were nominated by their teacher through a behavioral screening.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Contingency Management, Time on Task, Student Behavior
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Haydon, Todd – Education and Treatment of Children, 2012
We used an AB design with a control condition to examine the effects of an academic strategy on a student with a learning disability during a 5th grade math class. During baseline the student had high rates of disruptive behavior, low percentages of intervals of on-task behavior, and low percentages of correct responses. An antecedent-based…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Special Education
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Duchaine, Ellen L.; Jolivete, Kristine; Fredrick, Laura D. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
This study extends teacher coaching with written performance feedback as a means to increase behavior-specific praise statements (BSPS) in inclusion classrooms at the high school level. Three inclusion math teachers increased their use of BSPS during mathematics instruction. On-task intervals and frequency of BSPS were measured throughout the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervals, Program Effectiveness, Positive Reinforcement
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Hughes, Charles A.; Boyle, Joseph R. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1991
This study assessed whether self-monitoring of on-task behavior would increase time on task and rates of prevocational task production for 3 students (ages 10, 10, and 9), with moderate mental retardation in a school setting. Results showed overall improvements on both variables. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Moderate Mental Retardation, Performance, Prevocational Education
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Veerkamp, Mary Baldwin; Kamps, Debra M.; Cooper, Lori – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
This study investigated the effects of Classwide Peer Tutoring (CWPT) on the reading skills of urban middle-school students using novels as the curriculum. Teacher-led instruction was compared with CWPT and CWPT plus a lottery contingency for appropriate on-task and tutoring behaviors. Three sixth-grade general education reading classes under the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Oral Reading, Reading Achievement, Reading Rate
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Din, Feng S. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1996
Forty-seven 10th graders were observed for seven weeks to investigate effects of computer-assisted drill-and-practice instruction (CAI) on student achievement and their off-task behavior compared with similar seatwork in a business education class. Results indicated higher achievement and higher rates of on-task behavior during the CAI condition.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Sharpe, Tom; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1996
Evaluation of a proactive behavioral approach to teaching prosocial behavior was evaluated in six urban elementary physical education classes. Results demonstrated positive across-grade trends in student leadership and teacher-independent conflict resolution behaviors, marked decreases in student off-task behavior, less teacher-directed and more…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education