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Faith G. Miller; Nicole Swenson Wagner; Alexandria C. Robers – Preventing School Failure, 2025
Behavior specific praise (BSP) is widely regarded as an evidence-based classroom management strategy, with decades of research supporting its use. However, relatively few studies have examined the effect of BSP as a "targeted" intervention strategy, particularly for traditionally underrepresented students. The present study evaluated the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Evidence Based Practice, Program Effectiveness
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Banda, Devender R.; Hart, Stephanie L.; Kercood, Suneeta – Preventing School Failure, 2012
The authors conducted this study to decrease disruptive vocalizations in a 3rd-grade student with high-functioning autism across 3 general education classrooms. They used direct and indirect approaches of functional behavior assessment to determine the function of the disruptive behavior. Results indicated that the behavior was maintained by…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, General Education, Autism, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Fahsl, Allison J.; Luce, Amanda E. – Preventing School Failure, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Fight-Free Schools violence prevention process had an effect on the frequency of aggressive acts of elementary school students. Participants included approximately 600 students ranging from Kindergarten to 5th grade in a suburban school in the Midwestern United States. Data were collected over…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Suburban Schools, Prevention, Aggression