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Pokorski, Elizabeth A.; Barton, Erin E.; Ledford, Jennifer R. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2019
Group contingencies have been used successfully to modify a variety of behaviors for children with diverse characteristics across multiple settings. However, these interventions have not been applied to increase social interactions (SI) between typically developing children and those with multiple or severe disabilities (MSD). Furthermore, little…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Group Activities, Behavior Modification, Preschool Children
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Goldman, Samantha E.; Sanderson, Kelli A.; Lloyd, Blair P.; Barton, Erin E. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
School-home communication is highly valued for parents of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. However, parents report poor communication as a common barrier to developing partnerships with schools. Using a multiple baseline design, we evaluated the effects of a school-home note intervention with…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Reinforcement, Parents, Behavior Modification
Anderson-Saunders, Keisha – ProQuest LLC, 2016
School personnel were concerned that the disruptive student behaviors at an urban, elementary school in the northeast United States had persisted despite positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) implementation and professional development (PD) for more than 7 years. The purpose of this basic qualitative research study was to explore…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students, Urban Schools
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Hill, Doris Adams; Flores, Margaret M. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
The authors modeled programwide positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) principles to 26 preservice teachers during consolidated yearly extended school year (ESY) services delivered to elementary students from four school districts. While PBIS were in place for preservice teachers to implement with students, a similar system was…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Extended School Year
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Evans, Chan; Weiss, Stacy L.; Cullinan, Douglas – Preventing School Failure, 2012
The present study examined problem characteristics of students with emotional disturbance in 3 educational environments, the behavior management and intervention strategies their teachers used, and what relation exists between problem characteristics and intervention strategies. Teachers completed a behavior problems rating scale and they…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, Rating Scales
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Tillery, Amy Dutton; Varjas, Kris; Meyers, Joel; Collins, Amanda Smith – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2010
In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with kindergarten and first-grade general education teachers to determine their perceptions of student behavior. This study describes the teachers' perspectives of and approaches to behavior management and intervention strategies (e.g., use of praise, rewards, implementation of classroom management,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Intervention, General Education
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Wasano, Lauren C.; Borrero, John C.; Kohn, Carolynn S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
We conducted functional analyses of pica for three individuals with varying levels of intellectual disabilities. In addition, two indirect assessment instruments (the "Motivational Assessment Scale [MAS]", and the "Questions About Behavioral Function [QABF]") were also administered to both the parent and teacher of the child…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders, Reinforcement, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Theodore, Lea A.; DioGuardi, Richard J.; Hughes, Tammy L.; Aloiso, Danielle; Carlo, Melissa; Eccles, Darren – Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 2009
Homework completion has an important impact on the overall academic functioning of students. Consultation requests often center on identifying efficient interventions so that teachers may facilitate the homework process and enhance students' academic achievement. This investigation employed a randomized interdependent group contingency and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Homework, Spelling, Intervention
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Iovannone, Rose; Greenbaum, Paul E.; Wang, Wei; Kincaid, Don; Dunlap, Glen; Strain, Phil – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
Although there is literature supporting the effectiveness of tertiary behavioral supports, the majority of the studies have been conducted with single-subject designs. The Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model is a standardized model of a school-based tertiary intervention. This study reports initial results from a randomized controlled trial to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, School Personnel, Behavior Modification
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Tingstrom, Daniel H. – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Investigated extent to which information within context of regular coursework affects acceptability ratings by prospective teachers of four behavioral interventions (differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviors, home-based reinforcement, ignoring, time-out). Prelecture acceptability ratings showed no differences between experimental…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Education Majors
Farrell, Daniel T. – Florida Educational Research Council Research Bulletin, 1997
A survey of 172 teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) investigated the extent of level system use in special education classrooms, characteristics of teachers and students who use level systems, characteristics of level system operation, teacher perceptions of level system effectiveness, and their satisfaction with…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Neubauer, Elfriede Ch. – 1986
Sixty-eight kindergarten teachers (from a town in Austria) who had previously labeled selected students in their classes as either aggressive or socially competent completed a questionnaire and were observed in their classroom interactions. The questionnaire yielded biographical and sociographical data of the teachers, assessed teacher attitudes,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques
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Moberly, Deborah A.; Waddle, Jerry L.; Duff, R. Eleanor – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2005
Much has been written about the problems associated with reliance on extrinsic rewards and punishment in controlling behavior and motivating students. This study explores the use of extrinsic rewards and punishment by prekindergarten-grade 3 teachers in Missouri. The purpose of the study was to (a) determine the most common motivational practices…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Young Children, Student Motivation, Child Behavior