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Carrison, Muriel Paskin – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Examines three troublesome questions concerning the effects of behavior modification: (1) what other conditionings may occur besides the simple one desired, (2) what type of personality modification is taking place along with behavior modification, and (3) what type of society will result when it consists of individuals trained in this manner?…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Discipline Problems, Operant Conditioning
Lindsey, Bryan L.; Cunningham, James W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Presents twelve reasons why educators should be wary of behavior modification. (JF)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Discipline Problems
Tracy, William A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Answers criticisms of and questions about behavior modification. (JF)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Discipline Problems
Madsen, Clifford K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Argues that behavior modification represents the use of a series of scientifically verified techniques that could be used to promote more effective learning of both social and academic subject matter. The author maintains that a behavioral approach fails to help the teacher decide why, what, and who is going to learn. (Author/JF)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Discipline Problems
Peer reviewedWagner, Rudolph F.; Guyer, Barbara P. – Psychology in the Schools, 1971
Findings suggest that conditioning a student's attending behavior to a given task seems to affect general adjustment behavior positively and thus decreases disciplinary problems in school. However, it does not seem to have an influence on performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Discipline Problems
Peer reviewedBaker, J. Garry; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1972
Reinforcement with tokens and time-out procedures was used to control the disruptive or negative behavior of nine retarded children in a nursery school setting. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Discipline Problems, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedO'Keefe, Maureen; Smaby, Marlowe – High School Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Class Activities, Discipline Problems, Educational Psychology
Download full textMcGreevy, Patrick; Gregory, Richard – 1972
The short manual designed for teachers of the handicapped focuses on management of individual behavior in the classroom and briefly explains principles of behavior change. Five basic steps in management are explained to be specification of problem behavior, counting the occurrence of the problem behavior, changing the problem behavior by…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline Problems
Peer reviewedCsapo, Marg – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1972
Peer reaction on the elementary education level was shown to be effective in reducing disruptive behaviors. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Discipline Problems, Elementary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. for Handicapped Children. – 1971
Presented are nine short papers concerning teacher role in effecting behavioral modification in the mentally handicapped student. The paper on functional analysis of behavior discusses use of reinforcers, changing reinforcer strength, reinforcement schedules, and discriminative stimuli. A continuation paper on functional analysis of behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Conference Reports
Blackwood, Ralph O. – 1971
This is a report on the application of operant condition methods to classroom discipline problems. The setting was Clara Tagg Brewer Elementary School in CLEVELAND, Ohio. The school is located in a community consisting mostly of lower-middle class black families. A few children come from a "run down" section of the community, including…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
