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Donaldson, Jeanne M.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Krous, Tangala; Downs, Susan; Berard, Kerri P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
The good behavior game (GBG) is a classwide group contingency that involves dividing the class into two teams, creating simple rules, and arranging contingencies for breaking or following those rules. Five kindergarten teachers and classrooms participated in this evaluation of the GBG. Disruptive behavior markedly decreased in all five classrooms…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Games
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Kamps, Debra; Conklin, Carl; Wills, Howard – Education and Treatment of Children, 2015
The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of self-management as a tier two enhancement to the group contingency intervention, Class-Wide Function-related Intervention Teams Program (CW-FIT). Two classrooms, first and fourth grade, and two students in each of the classrooms participated in the intervention. The group contingency…
Descriptors: Self Management, Intervention, Contingency Management, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Wills, Howard P.; Iwaszuk, Wendy M.; Kamps, Debra; Shumate, Emily – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
This study explored the effects of a group-contingency intervention on student behavior across academic instructional periods. Research suggests group contingencies are evidence-based practices, yet calls for investigation to determine the best conditions and groups suited for this type of intervention. CW-FIT (Class-Wide Function-related…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Evidence, Best Practices
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Alewine, Hollisa S. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2010
The educational experience for an inmate is part of an ethos of personal restriction. Within the social and physical restriction of prison, the research assessed the extent to which andragogical treatment could influence inmate mood and behavior in the classroom. The need to improve inmate readiness for the Federal Bureau of Prisons mandatory GED…
Descriptors: Student Records, Control Groups, Andragogy, Student Behavior