This paper reports on the development of metalearning capacity in the learning of a "threshold concept"--capacity of transformative significance relative to metalearning in the general response context of a discipline or subject. The development of metalearning capacity is framed within a protocol that invites students to self-construct…

Research indicates that increasing teacher-directed opportunities to respond (TD-OTR) positively impacts student outcomes. Prior reviews of the empirical literature focused on outcomes for students with emotional behavioral disorders or on TD-OTRs as one of many classroom-management practices; however, prior reviews did not examine effects of…

Building bonds of respect is difficult with students who present disruptive and intimidating behavior in the classroom. The author describes how RAP principles were used over a period of a school year to create positive connections with such a student. (Contains 1 note.)

The objectives of this study are twofold: a) measuring students' expressive engagement levels while increasing the teachers' use of two teaching strategies, Personalizing the Task (PT) and Recognizing Individual Achievement (RIA); and b) testing the use of observation, feedback, and training as a practical model for changing teacher behavior.…

Examines the role and effects of negative responses and uncooperative behavior in young children. Describes four basic types of uncooperative responses. Offers eight strategies for managing inappropriate responses before they become barriers to learning and development, as well as suggestions for teacher monitoring of their own attitudes. (SD)

The study examined how adding students with learning disabilities (LD) to regular education classrooms changed the behavior of nonhandicapped students and their teachers. Initial observations were of mainstream classes containing no learning-disabled students. Observations were again conducted after LD students had been mainstreamed for 8 months.…

This study of 8 language-disordered children, ages 5-8, found that subjects increased their nonverbal behavior as message conditions changed from unambiguous to ambiguous. Nonverbal indication was generally the only signal of ambiguity detection exhibited by subjects and language-matched peers, whereas age-matched peers consistently indicated…

A point system was introduced at an elementary school in British Columbia whereby: (1) students lost points for their entire class when they misbehaved; and (2) point totals were openly posted daily and weekly. The method proved effective in improving the behavior of the whole school population. (Authors/PP)

This study was undertaken to evaluate Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention and comprehensive health activities in public secondary schools in Mississippi. The Comprehensive School Health Curriculum (CSHC), for implementation in junior, middle, and senior high schools, was designed to promote improved knowledge and behaviors related to the…

Two basic purposes can be discerned in the material: (1) to provide public school administrators with source material to use in their consideration of the growing problem of student unrest in Pennsylvania's public schools; and (2) to heighten awareness of the seriousness of the problem. Prevention is a major focus of this publication, as evidenced…

A program was implemented in an elementary school to improve students' social skills, thereby reducing physically and verbally aggressive behavior and reducing off-task behavior. The targeted population consisted of second, third, and sixth graders in two northern Illinois elementary schools, one situated in a low socioeconomic neighborhood, the…