This study examined the effects of individual and interdependent reinforcement contingencies on two social behaviors (talking out and out-of-seat behavior) during English and Mathematics classes. Under the individual contingency a student was individually reinforced for his own lack of bad behaviors by free time; under the interdependent…

Author offered some suggestions for starting a student council thereby stimulating students toward decision making and the ability to handle change in a positive manner. (Author/RK)

Article presented six of the most important characteristics of an open climate for learning. (Author/RK)

This article reports development of the Rochester School Competency Schedule, a 26-item factor-analytically derived inventory designed to measure the ways in which teachers catergorize student behavior. (Author)

A model combining a behavioural approach with Reality Therapy was used effectively in controlling a group of behaviour problems in the classroom. In this design the children earned and/or lost certain rewards depending on their daily classroom behaviour. Some difficulties that may arise, and suggested solutions to these, are discussed. (Author)

This article examines the problem of drug abuse in one school system and suggests certain procedures that possibly could afford some relief if cautiously and systematically followed. (Author)

The results of this study indicated that attitudes and behavior toward drugs were specific to each type of drug. Also, it was clear that students, both users and nonusers strongly favored increasing the availability of drug related services such as counseling and drug education. (Author)

The relative efficiency of behavioral contracts and behavioral proclamations was empirically appraised in a parochial high school setting. Subjects were a select group of academically oriented seniors studying Problems of Democracy. Results supported the position that students attain higher rates of appropriate behavior when given the opportunity…

Describes how the Cambridge Pilot School is working in spite of problems that occur when an alternative school is housed in its parent school and the natural constraints of the two territories come to play. (Editor/GB)

Combining education theory with technique of behavioral science produces a successful means of effecting change in the classroom, says the author, an advocate of contingency management. He discusses the tools, the strategy, and the rules of the game. (Editor/CB)

This article explains the combination of competence and effectiveness in evaluating teacher performance. (BB)

It may be possible to reduce significantly the amount of consultation time required in applying behavior modification techniques to classroom behavior problems if modifications are made in certain procedures commonly associated with a behavioral approach, including recording frequency data, teaching behavioral principles in individual cases,…

This investigation primarily sets out to look at the proportional participation of West Indian boys in representative sports teams relative to their overall proportion in seven London schools. A secondary aim was to look at any implications in terms of the association between academic ability and participation in school sports teams. (Author)