Student behavior that interferes with teaching and learning remains a major concern for educators. In-school and postschool outcomes for students with challenging behaviors are among the poorest. Many of these students require a functional behavioral assessment and intervention plan to become more successful. Externally-driven behavior change…

Accurate implementation of individualized behavior intervention plans (BIPs) is a critical aspect of evidence-based practice. Research demonstrates that neither training nor consultation is sufficient to improve and maintain high rates of treatment integrity (TI). Therefore, evaluation of ongoing support strategies is needed. The purpose of this…

The term three-tier model of intervention is a model consisting of three well-defined and separate processes running on different levels within a system. In New Mexico, this principle has been applied to develop a model of student intervention for school-aged students. The model has three distinct levels of instructional interventions that account…

The present study involved four classrooms that were experimenting with the open-classroom system. Although most children were making adequate progress there were some children who consistently failed to engage in academic activities. For these youngsters, a behavior modification procedure that motivated them to partake in academic tasks was…

The case for the student's taking full responsibility for his own learning is discussed. The analysis briefly refers to the literature and research efforts, but also proposes a more comprehensive study model, behavioral indexes and implications for professional action in higher education. (LBH)

The PLAN Student Observation Scale (PLAN-SOS) was developed to measure the percentage of time that students spend performing various behaviors judged to be important to the learning process in the system of individualized instruction upon which Project PLAN is based. An earlier document reported the use of this instrument in comparing PLAN…

Practical and comprehensive, this book focuses on the nuts and bolts of designing positive behavior support plans for students with such disabilities as mental retardation, autism, learning disabilities, and emotional/behavioral disorders. Strategies are provided for addressing individual behavioral problems at all levels of severity. Filled with…

This paper discusses the development and uses of an instrument to assiss attitudes and behaviors in students adjusting to a new learning environment. The pilot program in personalized education, designed and implemented at Auburn University, was constructed around a framework of four global teacher roles (diagnostician, facilitator, interactor,…

This study investigated the effectiveness of an observational technique developed to study characteristics of the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) system and the extent to which IPI adapts to individual student differences. Subjects for the study were students from a second grade IPI classroom of an inner-city public elementary school.…

Provides suggestions on how teachers can best manage their classrooms, how they can plan more effective lessons, a few simple procedures for fostering creative thinking and the art of imagining in their students, a look at student behavior, and some tips for keeping track of student skills. (Editor/RK)

Thirty-seven trainable mentally handicapped students and young adults attended a 6-week summer school program designed to foster independent behaviors by permitting students to choose an activity for one free period each day and to follow an individualized schedule. (GW)

Study shows that faster ILP students tended to dominate in dyadic interactions with slower learners during structured play situations, while equal dyads were composed of students with similar achievement rates. Study suggests that ILP might increase rather than reduce negative school attitudes, and that further research regarding this possibility…

This book presents both a rationale for humane classrooms and specific processes for developing them. In each chapter, a specific dimension of humane interpersonal relationships is presented, followed by an instrument for assessing the dimension and a study which both validates the dimension and illustrates how local investigators could employ it…

In this practicum, 15 learning-disabled pupils in grades two and three participated in an individualized program featuring mastery learning, a personalized system of instruction, attention to learning style and modality, and behavior modification, in order to improve reading levels and poor behavior. Program components included learning stations,…