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Alexander Alperin; Christopher M. Dudek; Linda A. Reddy; Todd A. Glover; Nicole B. Wiggs; Briana Bronstein – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Systematic direct observations (SDOs) and behavior rating scales are integral to multimethod behavioral assessment approaches. The present study investigated the convergent validity of the Behavior Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) form, a widely utilized SDO system, with the most frequently used teacher rating scales in schools, the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders
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Stremel, J. Meredith; Hawkins, Renee O.; Collins, Tai A.; Nabors, Laura – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
An ABAB design was used to analyze the effects of positive peer reporting plus a randomized dependent group contingency (PPR + DGC). This intervention package was implemented across three classrooms in an alternative school setting for students diagnosed with emotional and behavioral disorders. The DGC consisted of the teacher randomly choosing a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Modification
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Denune, Hilary; Hawkins, Renee; Donovan, Lauren; Mccoy, Dacia; Hall, Lyndsie; Moeder, Anthony – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
A withdrawal design was used to examine the influence of a self-monitoring procedure on the overall effectiveness of an interdependent group contingency intervention implemented in a sixth-grade classroom in an alternative school serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Dependent variables included student on-task, off-task,…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Time on Task
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Gaughan, Edward; Axelrod, Saul – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Examined relationship between on-task behaviors and standardized achievement among emotionally disturbed or behavior disordered students. Forty emotionally disturbed or behavior disordered elementary school students participated in token economy for one academic year. Noted minimal pre-post achievement gains and high level of on-task behavior; no…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education
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Wilczynski, Susan M.; Fusilier, Iantha; Dubard, Melanie; Elliott, Amy – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Experimental analysis of social stimuli has typically been restricted to the presence or absence of verbal attention. In the present study, an ABAB design was used to assess the influence of proximity as a social stimulus. Close and distant proximity of a familiar adult was systematically manipulated to evaluate the effect of proximity on the…
Descriptors: Proximity, Intervention, Self Contained Classrooms, Behavior Disorders
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Evans, Joseph H.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
Examined the efficacy of an automated reinforcement device, the Attention Training System (ATS), in decreasing off-task behavior in an 11-year-old, fifth-grade student who had been diagnosed as being affected with ADHD and had been placed in Special Education Resources Room programming. Results indicated success in three subject areas. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior, Behavior Disorders