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Macdonald, Libby; Keen, Deb; Ashburner, Jill; Costley, Debra; Haas, Kaaren; Trembath, David – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
Although there is a recognised need for effective practices to support students on the autism spectrum in mainstream schools, there is a research to practice gap in the area of autism and education, whereby evidence-based intervention may take decades to translate into mainstream classroom practice. Thus, current recommendations are that, rather…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Theory Practice Relationship
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Carroll, Annemaree; Houghton, Stephen; Taylor, Myra; West, John; List-Kerz, Michelle – Educational Psychology, 2006
The present research describes the development and pilot testing of a new instrument, the Responses to Interpersonal and Physically Provoking Situations Schedule (RIPPS), designed to measure the reactivity of students with and without attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) in the naturalistic setting of the classroom. For this study, 29…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Behavior
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Tan, Roger; Leach, David J. – Educational Psychology, 1996
Utilizes a time-series plus control group design to compare the relative effects of a teacher sending home positive, negative, or a combination of the two types of letters for disruptive students. Results showed the negative letter to be most effective in increasing on-task behavior. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Agents, Classroom Communication
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Moore, Dennis W.; Anderson, Angelika; Kumar, Koshila – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an instructional adaptation (reduction of task duration) on off-task behavior in a general education classroom. The intervention was chosen following a functional behavioral assessment, which suggested that much of the off-task behavior was escape-maintained, and a curriculum-based assessment,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Curriculum Based Assessment, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Time on Task