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Mika Paananen; Anne Karhu; Asko Tolvanen; Hannu Savolainen – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
Check-in/Check-out (CICO) behavioral support has been implemented in Finnish School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (SWPBIS) schools to cater to students who require personalized behavior support beyond the universal level. Previous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of CICO as a behavioral support method. However,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
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Sharon R. Mittiga; Nerelie C. Freeman; Brett E. Furlonger; Perrin Chan; Erin S. Leif – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
This study evaluated the quality and behavior change techniques (BCTs) included in 11 freely available mobile classroom behavior management applications (mCBM apps). We found that mCBM apps included a limited number of BCTs, with an average of 9 of 21 possible BCTs. Consequence-based BCTs like rewards and feedback were common, while…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, Computer Uses in Education, Positive Behavior Supports
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Ciara Brennan; Avril Deegan; Clare Bohan; SinĂ©ad Smyth – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
Group contingencies are well established as methods for reducing disruptive classroom behaviors and increasing academic behaviors. However, their role in increasing prosocial behaviors has not yet been explored to the same extent. We conducted a systematic review of the single-case literature to synthesize the types of prosocial and antisocial…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Intervention, Prosocial Behavior, Antisocial Behavior
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David James Royer; Katie Scarlett Lane Pelton; Kathleen Lynne Lane; Wendy Peia Oakes – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
The Schoolwide Expectations Survey for Specific Settings (SESSS) is a free-access tool that school leadership teams can use to gather opinions from faculty and staff regarding what student behaviors are critical for success in various school settings. While the SESSS has been used for over a decade to inform the building of schoolwide expectation…
Descriptors: Expectation, Student Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Surveys
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Nicholas A. Gage; Timothy J. Lewis; Nanci L. Johnson; Gordon T. Way – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
The negative outcomes of exclusionary discipline practices on children and youth are well established. Fortunately, for the past two decades, research has demonstrated that pro-active instructional approaches and building supportive class and school environments can effectively promote student social, emotional, and behavioral well-being,…
Descriptors: Discipline, Student Behavior, Well Being, Positive Behavior Supports
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Kathleen N. Zimmerman; Jennifer R. Ledford; Virginia R. Turner – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2024
Fidget toys are recommended as "sensory" tools to improve the attention and performance of elementary students with autism. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how fidget toys affected the visual attention and skill acquisition of elementary students with autism during storybook reading. Provision of fidget toys was compared with a…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Toys, Student Behavior, Attention Span
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Lydia A. Beahm; Bryan G. Cook; Alan McLucas; Kaci Ellis; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) is a three-tiered framework shown to improve student behavioral outcomes. There has been considerable investment in scaling up Tier 1 PBIS but less focus on scaling Tier 2 supports. Having greater insight into teachers,' students,' and families' perceptions regarding the social validity of Tier 2…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Kathleen B. Aspiranti; Mary K. MacDonald; Julie C. Martinez; Destiny N. Coleman; Lauren H. Zahrn – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
The Color Wheel System (CWS), a class-wide, rule-based behavioral management strategy, is a successful intervention to reduce off-task behaviors for elementary school students. However, this intervention has rarely been investigated in the middle school setting. The current study implemented the CWS within three sixth-grade general education…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Inclusion, Elementary School Students
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Demos Michael; Militsa Nikiforou; Vicky Charalambous; Charalambos Vrasidas – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2024
The transfer and adoption of the school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) framework in different contexts worldwide is receiving increased interest. Identified challenges in implementing relevant systems and practices with fidelity at local schools can lead to adaptations improving the contextual fit of SWPBS, which eventually contributes to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Positive Behavior Supports, Barriers, Elementary Schools
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Tory L. Ash; Adam B. Feinberg; Katherine A. Meyer; S. Andrew Garbacz – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2024
Despite the potential benefits of integrating family-school partnerships into school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), many barriers persist that limit a school's ability to engage in meaningful family-school partnerships. These barriers to implementation suggest the importance of understanding the extent to which school…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Teamwork, Positive Behavior Supports
Casey B. Chauvin; Joseph H. Wehby; Lee Kern – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2024
Within the context of a multi-tiered framework for behavior support, intervention intensification is warranted when a Tier II intervention fails to adequately address a targeted behavior. A traditional approach to intensification is to shift from standardized supports at Tier II to individualized and more resource-intensive supports at Tier III.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Intervention, Positive Reinforcement
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Sean C. Austin; Mark A. Hammond; John R. Seeley – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
Amid a proliferation of highly potent opioids, school systems have sought to invest in programs for preventing substance misuse. School teams often prioritize early screening and intervention to prevent student substance misuse; however, given the limited resources of many schools, it is crucial to understand the extent to which commonly available…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Secondary School Students
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Peyton A. Johnstone; Paul Caldarella; Christian V. Sabey; Howard P. Wills – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
Class-wide Function-related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is a classroom management intervention in which teachers incorporate positive behavior support (PBS) principles by teaching specific classroom expectations and providing feedback on student behavior as part of an interdependent group contingency. Interventions like CW-FIT may be helpful for…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Self Contained Classrooms, Students with Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
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Angus Kittelman; Dana Cohen Lissman; M. Kathleen Strickland-Cohen; Mimi McGrath Kato; K. Brigid Flannery; Robert H. Horner; Sara Izzard; Stephanie St. Joseph; Aaron Mowery – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2024
Check-in/check-out (CICO) is an evidence-based multicomponent intervention widely implemented in elementary and middle schools. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether an adapted CICO intervention, with CICO components designed to be more developmentally appropriate for adolescents and contextually relevant for high schools, could be…
Descriptors: High School Students, Public Schools, At Risk Students, Intervention