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Generalizing the Effects of Group Contingencies across Instructional Settings for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
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Ramirez, Lauren Haas; Hawkins, Renee O.; Collins, Tai A.; Ritter, Chelsea; Haydon, Todd – School Psychology Review, 2019
Group contingencies are an effective way to prevent and address problem behavior; however, the extent to which these effects transfer to settings where the intervention is not implemented (i.e., setting generalization) is unknown. Using a multiple baseline design, this study assessed the setting generalization of the effects of an interdependent…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Group Activities, Contingency Management
Generalizability of Classroom Behavior Problem and On-Task Scores from the Direct Observation Form
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Volpe, Robert J.; McConaughy, Stephanie H.; Hintze, John M. – School Psychology Review, 2009
The present study used generalizability theory to investigate the dependability of systematic observations of students' problem behavior and on-task behavior in classrooms. The Direct Observation Form (McConaughy & Achenbach, 2009) was used with a sample of 24, 6- to-11-year-old children attending 18 different elementary schools. The participants…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Evaluation Methods
Behavior Problems in Learning Activities and Social Interactions in Head Start Classrooms and Early Reading, Mathematics, and Approaches to Learning
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Bulotsky-Shearer, Rebecca J.; Fernandez, Veronica; Dominguez, Ximena; Rouse, Heather L. – School Psychology Review, 2011
Relations between early problem behavior in preschool classrooms and a comprehensive set of school readiness outcomes were examined for a stratified random sample (N = 256) of 4-year-old children enrolled in a large, urban school district Head Start program. A series of multilevel models examined the unique contribution of early problem behavior…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Behavior Problems, School Readiness, Early Reading
Self-Management of On-Task Homework Behavior: A Promising Strategy for Adolescents with Attention and Behavior Problems
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Axelrod, Michael I.; Zhe, Elizabeth J.; Haugen, Kimberly A.; Klein, Jean A. – School Psychology Review, 2009
Students with attention and behavior problems oftentimes experience difficulty finishing academic work. On-task behavior is frequently cited as a primary reason for students' failure to complete homework assignments. Researchers have identified self-monitoring and self-management of on-task behavior as effective tools for improving homework…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Homework, Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders
Increasing On-Task Behavior in an Elementary Student during Mathematics Seatwork by Interspersing Additional Brief Problems.
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McCurdy, Merilee; Skinner, Christopher H.; Grantham, Kay; Watson, T. Steuart; Hindman, Peggy M. – School Psychology Review, 2001
An alternating treatments design was used to evaluate the effects of the interspersal procedure on an elementary student who was referred to a school psychologist for high rates of off-task behavior during independent seatwork. Results showed that the procedure increased the student's on-task levels during classroom mathematics assignments.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education