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Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption during Elementary School Snack Periods Using Incentives, Prompting and Role Modeling
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Bica, Lori A.; Jamelske, Eric M.; Lagorio, Carla H. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2016
Purpose/Objectives: American children's consumption of fruits and vegetables (FVs) does not meet current recommendations. Hence, several federally funded, school-based programs have been initiated over the last several years. One such program is the United States Department of Agriculture Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), which provides…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Food, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness
The Impact of Teacher Administered Positive Behavioral Support Interventions on the Behavior and Achievement of Intermediate Level Students Identified with Measured Moderate, Mild, and Low Disruptive Externalizing Behaviors
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Betts, Gregory W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students who demonstrated moderate (n = 18), mild (n = 22), or low (n = 46) externalizing behaviors as rated by teachers on the Universal Behavior Screen at the research school decreased the amount of externalizing behaviors displayed in the research school setting. At posttest 61 students scored in the low range, 24 students scored in the mild…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Teaching Methods, Intervention
The Effectiveness of Two Universal Behavioral Supports for Children with Externalizing Behavior in Head Start Classrooms
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Smith, Sandra Covington; Lewis, Timothy J.; Stormont, Melissa – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2011
To add to the emerging early intervention research on universal supports for children, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an intervention designed to increase teachers' use of two universal behavioral supports on target children's behavior. The children targeted for this study were at elevated risk for problem…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Behavior, Early Intervention, Maintenance
Media Literacy Interventions: What Makes Them Boom or Boomerang?
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Byrne, Sahara – Communication Education, 2009
This study advances research on media literacy by comparing the effectiveness of two versions of a media literacy intervention over time. Participants (156 children in 4th or 5th grade) were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups or a control group. Both treatment groups were exposed to an instructional intervention designed to reduce…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Violence, Media Literacy
Enhancing Self-Esteem by the Use of Behavior Modification Techniques.
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Gurney, Peter W. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1987
This study examined the effect of increasing the frequency of positive self-referent verbal statements upon both overt and reported self-esteem in children with adjustment problems. Subjects were boys in special schools. Results showed a significant difference in overt self-esteem, but not in other dependent variables. (LMO)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education
Experiential Socialization: Some Effects of Positive Personal Reinforcement upon Socializing "Rebellious" Learners.
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Sanders, Patricia; Yanouzas, John N. – Simulation and Games, 1985
Describes a study designed to determine whether positive personal reinforcements used by instructors can alter college students' attitudes about classroom behavior norms of the experiential learning method. Positive feedback given to rebellious students produced positive results, but students who received no feedback reacted negatively to the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Behavior Modification, Behavior Standards, Classroom Techniques