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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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Sullivan, William E.; Martens, Brian K.; Morley, Allison J.; Long, Stephanie J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
Activity schedules, guided compliance, and differential reinforcement are often used to reduce transition-related problem behavior in children with autism. One potential way to increase the effectiveness of these procedures when transitioning children from preferred to nonpreferred activities is to alter the motivating operations for…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
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Dart, Evan H.; Radley, Keith C.; Battaglia, Allison A.; Dadakhodjaeva, Komila; Bates, Kayla E.; Wright, Sarah J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
The present study investigated the effectiveness of a novel class-wide intervention, the Classroom Password, for increasing the academic engaged behavior of middle school students. The effectiveness of an independent group contingency was evaluated using a concurrent multiple baseline design across three seventh- and eighth-grade classrooms.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Learner Engagement, Middle School Students, Group Dynamics
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Amato-Zech, Natalie A.; Hoff, Kathryn E.; Doepke, Karla J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
We examined the effectiveness of a tactile self-monitoring prompt to increase on-task behaviors among 3 elementary-aged students in a special education classroom. Students were taught to self-monitor their attention by using the MotivAider (MotivAider, 2000), an electronic beeper that vibrates to provide a tactile cue to self-monitor. An ABAB…
Descriptors: Intervals, Intervention, Behavior Problems, Metacognition