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Wagner, Mary M.; Sumi, W. Carl; Woodbridge, Michelle W.; Javitz, Harold S.; Thornton, S. Patrick – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
In implementing its Behavior Research Initiative, the U.S. Department of Education funded four Behavior Research Centers, each to test the efficacy of a separate intervention to improve the behavior of elementary school students with or at risk for serious behavior problems. The initiative also established the National Behavior Research…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Elementary School Students
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Del'Homme, Melissa Ann; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
Task-related and social behaviors of preschool children (n=21) at risk for behavior problems were examined in two school settings, a structured instructional context and an unstructured free play context. Results indicated that group differences in on-task, aggressive, and prosocial behavior depended on context. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Context Effect
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Chandler, Lynette K.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
Two studies examined effects of combinations of setting events on social interactions of seven preschool children with language delays and social interaction deficits. The optimal combination of events for promoting peer interaction included teacher absence from the activity, a limited number and form of materials, and children paired with a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Context Effect, Instructional Materials, Interaction