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Lee, Valerie – 1990
This practicum addressed the effectiveness of a social skills training program with adolescent students identified as "at risk" and enrolled in alternative education programs. These students had not achieved a high level of prosocial competence which created inadequate emotional and/or behavioral adjustment in the school setting. This increased…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Interpersonal Competence, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Obradovich, Letti Dintino – 1991
Preparing students for high school is only one of the many functions of middle school. It is expected that by this time children would have acquired the behaviors necessary to interact appropriately with peers and adults. This practicum was designed to help the low achieving and the learning disabled student (SLD) acquire appropriate social…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Competence
Parkhurst, Kathleen J. – 1988
A middle school principal with 17 years of experience as a classroom teacher implemented a practicum designed to develop positive, long-lasting social skills among elementary school students in the intermediate grades. The primary goal of the intervention was to decrease the number of instances in which students used verbal or physical aggression…
Descriptors: Aggression, Conflict Resolution, Discipline Problems, Educational Improvement
Caparos, Jennifer; Cetera, Colleen; Ogden, Lynn; Rossett, Kathryn – 2002
This action research project evaluated a program designed to increase the use of appropriate social skills and improve academic achievement. The targeted population was comprised of first through third graders in four separate communities located in northeast Illinois. Evidence of the problem included teacher observational checklists denoting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Change Strategies, Cooperative Learning
Benton-Murray, Janet M. – 1994
A practicum was conducted at a small, private elementary school to introduce strategies that would reduce kindergarten classroom disruptions and playground disturbances due to fighting, verbal confrontations, and disregard for authority and rules. A survey conducted at the school revealed that kindergarten teachers handled a daily average of 10…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Conflict Resolution, Interpersonal Competence
Forbes, Reginald D. – 1996
A practicum project implemented a program designed to reduce negative behavior in the hallways and cafeteria of an urban middle school. The objectives of this program were to reduce by 15% the number of infractions in the cafeteria and in the hallway and to reduce by 15% the number of students suspended out of school. The target population was a…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Discipline Policy, Intermediate Grades
Abdul-Latif, Deatema L. – 1998
This practicum project addressed the need to improve antisocial behavior in disruptive elementary school children, using a skill deficit perspective. Six student participants were selected on the basis of a high number of school suspensions and their identification as disrespectful, confrontational, and self-absorbed, as well as behaviors that…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Masters, Janice – 1991
This study examined the effect of a social skills training intervention on the behavior of 18 noncompliant second graders who exhibited poor study skills and experienced academic failure. Teachers selected students for intervention and rated them on the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist before and after the intervention. Pre- and post-test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Psychology)
Hogan, Marliese G. – 1996
This paper describes a project to improve the responsibility levels of 16 gifted students in fourth grade attending a daily 2-hour language arts gifted education class. Students had become inconsistent about completing assignments, maintaining an orderly environment, and communicating necessary information to parents. A teacher-developed checklist…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Gifted, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Lieberman, Debra J. – 1989
The effects of a peer counseling program on the elementary school level were studied to determine if positive relationships would promote personal and academic growth thereby increasing self-esteem and self-concept. The project was implemented in three phases: selection and training of 15 fourth and fifth grade students; implementation of special…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5
Renicks, Linda – 1999
Many children enter school demonstrating excessive aggressive and impulsive behaviors, causing classroom disruption and interpersonal conflict. This intervention was designed to help first graders achieve social competence through conflict resolution training, problem solving, and anger management techniques to reduce aggressive and impulsive…
Descriptors: Anger, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Fulton, Mona Layne – 1990
A primary grades specialist implemented a 10-week practicum intervention designed to increase third graders' social skills by training their teachers in cooperative learning techniques and providing cooperatively structured lessons. Eight skills were addressed; these included the skills of accepting peers' ideas for group activities, completing…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Guidelines
Reganick, Karol – 1995
This practicum addressed the attitudes and behaviors of 10 adolescents with severe behavioral and emotional problems participating in a cooperative job training program. The intervention used an adventure approach to help the students replace aggression and misconduct with job-related social skills. A needs assessment was conducted to identify…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders
Woeppel, Patrice – 1990
The project attempted to improve the social problem solving skills of second to fifth grade children with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit disorders, and to offer support to their parents and improve parenting self-confidence. Both the parent group (N=9) and the children's group (N=5) used the Rochester Social Problem Solving Skills…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems