This study was designed to understand the effects of experiential learning style tests on elementary music and movement education experiences of students. Despite the general music education in Turkey elementary music and movement, education was used. The students were expected to gain experience, by the way, perceiving the rhythm of the words,…

The purpose of this study is twofold: to determine the instructional variables of the inclusive classrooms in Turkey and to investigate to what extent the student behaviors change according to eco-behavioral characteristics of inclusive classrooms. The study group consisted of 44 students between the ages of six and 12 with mild disabilities who…

These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the 15th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2019, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the University of Applied Sciences, in Utrecht, The Netherlands, April 11-13, 2019. The Mobile Learning 2019 Conference…

This article discusses the results from an initial quantitative analysis of survey data collected from the Principals and Behaviour Survey (PABS) conducted in New South Wales, Australia. PABS was built upon a foundation of existing validated studies measuring principals' attitudes to the inclusion of students with disabilities in mainstream…

The Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum was piloted in Primo Elementary School in western Canada due to concerns about student misbehavior. The Second Step Program is a curriculum based approach for Kindergarten through sixth-grade students. The components of the program are broken down into Kindergarten, grades 1-3, and grades 4-6…

This article describes a "Quiet Room" project for students with social, emotional, and behavioral problems at a British primary school. The Quiet Room was designed to provide a nurturing environment away from the classroom in which a child's emotional needs can be explored on a one-to-one basis. Benefits for children, parents, and…

West German literature on educational behavior modification is summarized, and empirical studies of behavior modification intervention with special education students at the elementary level are surveyed. (SBH)

Presents two case studies of children in which developmental themes were used as therapeutic metaphors for behavioral change. The first illustrates use of a traditional hypnotic induction with a behavioral prescription. The second illustrates a naturalistic trance induction with indirect/imbedded suggestions. Emphasizes advantage of using…

An experimental group of 11 mentally retarded Arab children (mean age 8.8 years) were involved in a contingency-management program based on successful completion of academic work. (Author)

A summer school program in Britain which emphasizes social skill training for primary school pupils with social and behavioral difficulties is described. The program involved direct behavioral training, encouragement of problem solving skills, indirect learning through games, and experiential learning.(DB)

Findings of study based on cognitive orientation theory show that (1) experimental training can change belief clusters orienting children to impulsive bahaviors and (2) such behaviors will change if the belief clusters change. (CMG)

The professional development of teachers, conceived of as the qualitative changes in teachers' professional behavior throughout their career, was studied through a procedure called "stimulated autobiographical self-thematization." Ten primary school teachers from Flemish Belgian schools were asked to reflect on their careers so as to…

This report summarizes the outcome of two behavior management programs provided to undergraduate student teachers at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. Eighteen student teachers were taught to use behavior management strategies to improve the attending behavior of elementary school pupils. Each student teacher was randomly assigned to…

Applies the evaluative methodology of F. Le Poultier to an observational, longitudinal study of children who lived in a residential community because of their multiproblem families. Confirms the correlation of the children's displayed behavior and educational practices, showing that the children's behavior determined the intensity of practices…

This study compared two treatments with 94 Chilean children having learning difficulties. The first treatment consisted of multiple training components targeting specific cognitive and behavioral factors; the second treatment provided emotional support and supervision of school tasks. Findings indicated both groups improved on most of the outcome…