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Increasing On-Task Behavior in an Elementary Student during Mathematics Seatwork by Interspersing Additional Brief Problems.
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McCurdy, Merilee; Skinner, Christopher H.; Grantham, Kay; Watson, T. Steuart; Hindman, Peggy M. – School Psychology Review, 2001
An alternating treatments design was used to evaluate the effects of the interspersal procedure on an elementary student who was referred to a school psychologist for high rates of off-task behavior during independent seatwork. Results showed that the procedure increased the student's on-task levels during classroom mathematics assignments.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
Social Skills Instruction for Students At Risk for Antisocial Behavior: The Effects of Small-Group Instruction.
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Lane, Kathleen L.; Wehby, Joseph; Menzies, Holly M.; Doukas, Georgia L.; Munton, Sarah M.; Gregg, Rebecca M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2003
A study examined the effectiveness of a 10-week social skills instruction program for seven students (ages 8-9) at risk for antisocial behavior who were unresponsive to a schoolwide primary intervention program. Results indicated lasting decreases in both disruptive behaviors in the classroom and negative social interactions on the playground.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education
A Review of Instructional Variables Related to Student Problem Behavior.
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Pacchiano, Debra Mary – Preventing School Failure, 2000
This article describes the advantages a functional assessment of instructional conditions offers to teachers dealing with student problem behavior and discusses teacher instructional practices found to be proximal to student learning and on-task behavior. Reasonable hypotheses are suggested for the function of problem behavior as it relates to…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Changing Antisocial Behavior Patterns in Young Boys: A Structured Cooperative Learning Approach.
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Quinn, Mary Magee – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
A six-week cooperative learning intervention using positive peer role models was used to teach interpersonal problem-solving skills to 42 first-grade boys at risk of antisocial behavior patterns. Participants showed an increase in academic engaged time. However, the intervention failed to produce significantly lower rates of externalizing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Effects of a Small Group Microcomputer-Mediated Motor Skills Instructional Package.
Horn, Eva M.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1992
Six young children with cerebral palsy received motor skills instruction across two conditions: adaptive positioning and behavioral teaching procedures, and the same procedures plus computer assistance and response-contingent toys. The computer-mediated package increased the children's general level of engagement and motor skills and brought about…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cerebral Palsy, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Instructional Adaptation in the Management of Escape-Maintained Behavior in a Classroom
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Moore, Dennis W.; Anderson, Angelika; Kumar, Koshila – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an instructional adaptation (reduction of task duration) on off-task behavior in a general education classroom. The intervention was chosen following a functional behavioral assessment, which suggested that much of the off-task behavior was escape-maintained, and a curriculum-based assessment,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Curriculum Based Assessment, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Time on Task