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Evaluating Adult Interaction during the Step It UP! Game to Increase Physical Activity in Children
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Nieto, Paola; Wiskow, Katie M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020
A recent intervention, the Step it UP! game (Galbraith & Normand, 2017), consists of an interdependent group contingency to increase student physical activity. In addition, previous research demonstrated that adult interaction may reinforce physical activity (Larson et al., 2014). We extended research on the Step it UP! game by comparing the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Contingency Management, Physical Activity Level, Educational Games
Effects of Student Pairing and Public Review on Physical Activity during School Recess
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Zerger, Heather M.; Miller, Bryon G.; Valbuena, Diego; Miltenberger, Raymond G. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2017
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of student pairing and feedback during recess on children's step counts. During baseline, participants wore a sealed pedometer during recess. During intervention, we paired participants with higher step counts with participants with lower step counts. We encouraged teams to compete for the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Recess Breaks, Intervention, Feedback (Response)
Step It Up! Using the Good Behavior Game to Increase Physical Activity with Elementary School Students at Recess
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Galbraith, Leslie A.; Normand, Matthew P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2017
We evaluated the effects of a modified version of the Good Behavior Game (GBG) on the number of steps taken by students during school recess. We divided a class into two teams, and awarded the team with the highest step counts at the end of each game raffle tickets for a school-wide lottery. The GBG was compared to recess periods without the game…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Activities, Recess Breaks, Educational Games
Increasing Physical Activity of Children during School Recess
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Hayes, Lynda B.; Van Camp, Carole M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2015
Physical activity is crucial for children's health. Fitbit accelerometers were used to measure steps of 6 elementary students during recess. The intervention included reinforcement, self-monitoring, goal setting, and feedback. Steps taken during the intervention phase (M?=?1,956 steps) were 47% higher than in baseline (M?=?1,326 steps), and the…
Descriptors: Children, Physical Activities, Recess Breaks, Elementary School Students
The Use of Peer Monitors to Reduce Negative Interaction during Recess.
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Dougherty, Susan B.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1985
The negative interactions of a nine-year-old mildly retarded child were reduced in three daily recess periods, with the use of a point system. Results show that a point system, originally designed for adult monitoring, can be adapted without loss of program effectiveness for peer monitoring and that peer monitors may benefit significantly.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Interaction, Mild Mental Retardation
Role Reversals: An Analysis of Therapeutic Effects Achieved with Disruptive Boys during Their Appointments as Peer Monitors.
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Fowler, Susan A.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
Rates of negative interactions immediately decreased during recess periods in which three male students (age 7) monitored their first-grade classmates' play behavior by awarding or withdrawing points. These and related results suggest that appointment to the role of peer monitor may itself function as an intervention. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship