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Markelz, Andrew M.; Riden, Benjamin S.; Morano, Stephanie; Hazelwood, Alicia L.; Taylor, April M. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2023
Research has demonstrated that behavior specificity is a salient characteristic of teacher praise efficacy. Praise variety may also be an important characteristic to reinforce desired student behavior based on research about the quality of reinforcers. In this study, we used an alternating treatments design to examine the effects of varied and…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Student Behavior, Time on Task, Program Effectiveness
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Pence, Rachel B.; Allday, R. Allan; Spriggs, Amy D.; Lane, Justin D. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2021
A visual activity schedule (VAS) was used with a 7-year-old African-American (Non-Hispanic) male at-risk for school failure. An ABAB withdrawal design was used to assess the effectiveness of a VAS on decreasing latency during transitions. Results indicated that a VAS decreased transition latency between activities and reduced teacher prompting…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Class Organization, African American Students, Elementary School Students
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Kirby, Perpetua – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2020
This paper examines how young children experience the moral and bodily discipline of the modern English 'on-task' primary classroom, in which they are expected to sit quietly and still for long periods on the classroom carpet, listening to what teachers know. It details the conditions of the classrooms, a performance-focused environment centred on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Attention, Classroom Environment
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Buchanan, Rebecca; Davis, Lauren; Cury, Trisha – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2021
There are many factors influencing the learning environment in public school settings. As such, the recognition of developing a multidimensional approach incorporating a variety of "tools" for a teacher's toolbox can prove to be very effective. Research indicates that movement is one such tool that can increase the capacity for students…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Rural Schools, Brain
Lina G. Kitson – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Problem behaviors are prevalent in schools and may result in negative effects for the students exhibiting those behaviors, teachers, and other students. Increasing on-task behaviors has been shown to minimize disruptive behaviors. The current study utilized an interdependent group contingency-based intervention, Class-Wide Function-related…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Elementary School Students
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Lannie, Amanda L.; McCurdy, Barry L. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
Teachers are often ill-prepared to manage classrooms in urban schools. In the present study, an empirically-based behavioral management strategy, the Good Behavior Game (Game), was investigated. The effects of the Game on student behavior and teacher response statements, including praise, were examined. A teacher with 22 students in a first grade…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Urban Schools, Teacher Behavior, Student Behavior
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Cahill, Susan M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
This article presents a case description of collaboration between an occupational therapist and a general education teacher to develop an effective classroom management system. The classroom management system described here was based on the Alert Program for Self-regulation: How Does Your Engine Run? In addition, the case description provides a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Occupational Therapy, Classroom Environment
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Gest, Scott D.; Gest, Julia M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2005
This study examined the effects of individual reading tutoring on the time-on-task and student-teacher interactions of students displaying early signs of academic and behavior problems. Participants were 17 students in Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 who were rated by classroom teachers as below average in academic skills and above average in…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Behavior Problems, Reading Skills, Tutoring