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Rizzi, Lorenzo – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to provide insight regarding the impact that the alternative to suspension program Achievement Character Excellence (ACE) has on the students who are placed there. The study utilized four achievement indicators to track the level of improvement of students after they were placed in the ACE program and after they were…
Descriptors: Suspension, Program Evaluation, Personality, Program Effectiveness
Test, Mary Ann; Bryan, James H. – J Soc Psychol, 1969
Based on an MA thesis submitted by the senior author to Northwestern University, 1966.
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research, Helping Relationship
Wark, David M. – 1970
Individual contracts between the student and instructor are used as a means of modifying behavior in reading and study situations. Desirable behavior is described, and suitable performances of such behavior are outlined. Adult students agree to attempt to modify their behavior during a designated amount of time in order to meet their contracts.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Behavior Change, Behavior Development
Mann, Jay – 1971
This symposium paper describes 2 experiments in which the principles of observational learning were applied in school settings to the treatment of 2 separate groups of test-anxious junior high school students. The first experiment was designed to test the assumption that the counter-conditioning responses thought to occur in systematic…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research
Deibert, Alvin N.; Harmon, Alice J. – 1974
This book deals with the science of behavior and how it can be used humanely for positive and direct change. It was written for a mass audience, including parents, persons with elderly family members, the helping staff in clinical situations, college students, and teachers in training. Part 1 discusses the science of behavior and includes chapters…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems
Dixon, Carol – Urban Life and Culture, 1972
An observational account of one pattern of organization and control, as observed in a Headstart preschool program. (DM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
McLagan, Patricia A. – 1975
The paper proposes that when behavior change is the major target of an adult education program, the designer must consider three factors: (1) the four basic targets for behavior change efforts (behavior goals and plans, basic knowledge and skills needed for successful performance, physical environment, reinforcers of behavior); (2) individual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Change
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Lamal, P. A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Reports on the misconceptions held about behavior analysis among students in two advanced undergraduate courses in behavior modification. Finds that only 3 of 13 common misconceptions were held widely. Reveals that these three misconceptions were resistant to change. (CFR)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research
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Smith, Ronald E.; And Others – Behavior Modification, 1996
Discusses the use of behavioral assessment for both descriptive and program evaluation purposes. Notes the use of behavioral assessment to study coaching behaviors and their effects on young athletes. Operant and cognitive-behavioral interventions have proven effective in both athletic and psychosocial outcomes. Discusses unresolved issues and…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Behavior, Behavior Change
Ayllon, Teodoro; And Others – 1972
Three kindergartens and one prekindergarten, totaling 213 children, participated in a Behavior Modification program during the 1971-72 school year. A research assistant in each location worked directly with the teacher in measuring and evaluating teaching methods and in developing alternative procedures as needed to teach the same skills or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research