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Wright, Robert A.; McCurdy, Barry L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2012
The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a powerful group contingency with a history of documented empirical support. The purpose of this study was to compare two interdependent group contingencies, the GBG and a positive variation, the Caught Being Good Game (CBGG), in a school implementing school-wide positive behavior support. A kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Teachers, Kindergarten
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Umbreit, John; Lane, Kathleen L.; Dejud, Carlos – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
This study examined the effects of increasing task difficulty when inadequately challenging tasks are assigned. Jason, a 10-year-old, typically developing Caucasian boy, attended a fourth-grade general education classroom at a public elementary school. During independent academic assignments in math and reading, Jason often talked with other…
Descriptors: Assignments, Student Behavior, Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Lohrmann, Sharon; Talerico, Janet – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
Universal interventions are designed to systematically teach and reinforce consistent behavioral expectations. The purpose of this study was to provide an example of a group contingency classwide intervention called "Anchor the Boat" that operationally defined behavioral expectations, taught those expectations using teacher-directed…
Descriptors: Intervention, Role Playing, Grade 5, Interpersonal Competence