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Warmbold-Brann, Kristy; Burns, Matthew K.; Preast, June L.; Taylor, Crystal N.; Aguilar, Lisa N. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
The current study examined the effect of academic interventions and modifications on behavioral outcomes in a meta-analysis of 32 single-case design studies. Academic interventions included modifying task difficulty, providing instruction in reading, mathematics, or writing, and contingent reinforcement for academic performance. There was an…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Intervention, Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders
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Zabel, Mary Kay – Behavioral Disorders, 1986
Results of a survey of 730 teachers of the behaviorally disordered indicated that 70 percent used timeout procedures as a behavior management strategy, that teachers of younger children used the technique more frequently, and that physical and verbal aggression were the behaviors most frequently resulting in timeout. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders
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Mental Retardation, 1988
A survey of 55 Louisiana members of the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) indicated disagreement with an AAMR position statement condemning inhumane forms of aversive therapy. AAMR is urged to reconsider its position concerning the scope of aversive therapy, need for further research, and use of aversive therapy with some…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Conditioning
Weingartner, Paul L. – 1999
Noting the increased diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this book offers help for families in communicating with professionals about the symptoms and treatment of children with ADHD. Following an introduction defining ADHD as a neurobiological disorder, this book calls for an increased understanding of the children…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management
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Downing, Joyce Anderson – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1990
This article presents answers to common questions about use of contingency contracts for behavior management with students needing individualized programs in academic or social-emotional areas. A methodological format for developing contracts, a planning worksheet, and a sample contract are included. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Elementary Secondary Education
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Costenbader, Virginia; Reading-Brown, Margery – Exceptional Children, 1995
This 1-year study investigated use of isolation timeout as a behavioral control intervention with 156 students with emotional disturbance in a special educational facility. Results indicated that 13,000 separate timeouts occurred over the year. Average time in isolation was 23 hours per student. Older students in more restrictive settings spent…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management
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Naughton, Colleen C.; McLaughlin, T. F. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1995
This paper discusses how to set up and implement a token economy system for students with behavior disorders in a classroom setting. The available literature is reviewed, and it is concluded that token economies have been proven effective in improving behavior among students with social and academic deficits. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
Wright, Diana Browning; Gurman, Harvey B. – 1994
This manual provides guidelines to educators attempting to comply with California's Hughes Bill, which is intended to ensure the rights of special education students to have positive behavioral intervention plans designed to bring lasting behavioral changes without interventions that cause pain or trauma. An introductory chapter summarizes the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Techniques
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Lazarus, Belinda D. – Preventing School Failure, 1990
This article describes token economy systems for use with students with severe behavioral disorders, including systems extending from the classroom into home life. Techniques for soliciting parent participation, training parents, and maintaining the system are put forth. Variations on the system and a sample checklist are also included. (PB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Elementary Secondary Education
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Safran, Stephen P.; Johanson, George A.; Kalis, Donna – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1998
A survey of 44 students (grades 4-10) with behavior disorders, 14 special educators, and 15 teacher assistants evaluated the social validity of level systems (behavioral management interventions applied to shape students' social, emotional, and academic behaviors to pre-established levels). While students were the most negative group, they…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Elementary Secondary Education
Barkley, Russell A. – 1997
This videotape and accompanying manual are intended to provide a review of current knowledge about the management of defiance in children, a common behavior pattern which may be increasing in prevalence and is a known precursor to such serious disorders as oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder. The first section of the manual…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification