The interrater reliability of the Walker Problem Behavior Identification Checklist subscale scores was examined. An attempt was also made to determine whether the background, experience, or training of the rater-teacher influenced the scores given. Two independent raters, the regular classroom teacher and a teacher of the emotionally disturbed,…

The effect of Bronx Community College counseling program on the academic suspension rate of probationary students was investigated. The significance of the difference between the percentage of probationary students suspended at the end of the Fall 1977 semester and those suspended at the end of the Spring 1978 semester was computed. For…

For seven years, the PREP (Preparation through Responsive Educational Programs) Project maintained behavioral learning programs for highly disruptive and skill-deficient juveniles in a suburban, a rural, and an urban school. Forty-one volunteer teachers were taught to use specific procedures for academic and social skill training. Followup was…

This collection of responses represents data collected by Who's Who Among American High School Students of Northbrook, Illinois in a 1978 nationwide survey of high school student leaders, a total of 21,500 students, 37% male and 63% female. Statistical analyses are presented in tabular form for each item, and sub-divided according to race, sex,…

The development and expression of sex-role identity in adolescent females and the views of teachers regarding these behaviors were investigated. Adolescent sophomore and junior females were given the Bem Sex Role Inventory during fall and spring semesters. Teacher ratings of seven characteristics were also obtained. Mean masculinity and femininity…

The relationship between delinquency and school climate is defined as the aggregate-belief-value characteristics of the people who make up the school. This relationship was investigated to determine if an aggregate measure of student attitudes about school, as measured bu the Quality of School Life Scale (QSL), can be used as a measure of the…

The general organizational and instructional procedures employed in teaching a methods course are described. The essential features that characterized the methods program are described in terms of the preservice teacher's role, the role of the instructor, grouping patterns employed, and teaching experience. A great deal of emphasis is given in…

INVESTIGATED HERE WERE THE UNDERLYING DIMENSIONS OF DISCRETE, OVERT PROBLEM BEHAVIORS REPORTED BY TEACHERS, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE DIMENSIONS OF PROBLEM BEHAVIOR ARE RELATED TO OTHER INDICES OF ADAPTATION TO SCHOOL AMONG ANGLO, NEGRO, AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN. SELF-REPORT, TEACHER AND PEER NOMINATIONS, AND OBJECTIVE TEST DATA WERE…

The Social Interaction and Creativity in Communication System (SICCS) was constructed for purposes of (1) initiating more objective inquiry into talent identification programs; (2) fostering the observational skill and insight of practitioners wanting to facilitate the communication of creativity in others; (3) assessing the processes and…

Recent years have witnessed an accumulating volume of research in the areas of classroom management, parent training, teacher training, and training of paraprofessionals. While much of this research has demonstrated significant results experimentally, many of these approaches have yet to be adopted as part of the counseling and personnel services…

This report provides illustrations of practical applications of behavior modification to a variety of reading skills and is intended to be directly implemented in any classroom where reading is taught. The initial chapter is a brief orientation to behavior modification. It stresses that the trainer must answer the question of what behavior is to…

This presentation focuses on specific applications of the rule-making power of public school authorities. Many of the cases involving student-school board conflicts are decided without a holding on the merits of the rule involved. Obviously, if due process is not observed in meting out a punishment, the court will hold for the student without…

Utilization of two checklists for recording observed student and teacher classroom behaviors is the main topic of this report. The format, sections, procedures, and methods of analysis of the checklists are discussed. These checklists were used with 40 students and 4 teachers in an on-going, two year research project at the Model Secondary School…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of self-monitoring on classroom participation. Twenty-four male and twenty-four female sixth-grade students were randomly assigned to four treatment conditions: (1) self-monitoring participation; (2) self-monitoring non-participation; (3) teacher request; and (4) control procedure. Students in…

The research reported on here was conducted to evaluate the initial introduction of innovative classroom management techniques in selected classes of four elementary schools. The evaluation phase was conducted during the 1970-71 school year following a series of summer inservice workshops on instructional objectives, learning modules, and…