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Vidoni, Carla; Lee, Chang-Hung; Azevedo, L. B. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
A dependent group contingency strategy called Fair Play Game was applied to promote increase in number of steps during physical education classes for sixth-grade students. Results from a multiple baseline design across three classes showed that the mean number of steps for baseline vs. intervention were: Class 1: 43 vs. 64 steps/minute; Class 2:…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Contingency Management
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Bosacki, Sandra; Rose-Krasnor, Linda; Coplan, Robert J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Research suggests that social communication (verbal and non-verbal) plays a key role in students' and teachers' elementary-school experiences. Within the framework of sociocognitive developmental theory, this qualitative study investigates teachers' experiences and perceptions of children's talking and listening habits within the elementary-grade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Experience
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Hong, Yonghee – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
This study examined Korean early childhood teachers' understanding of behavioural characteristics of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), difficulties about and concerns for children with ADHD, the kinds of support for which teachers looked, experiences teachers had with the parents of children with ADHD, and…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Young Children, Parents
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Witt, Susan; Spencer, Holly – Early Child Development and Care, 2004
The effectiveness of educational activities on changing the handwashing habits of preschool children was evaluated using parental surveys and direct observations. Baseline handwashing behaviors were observed and recorded, and parents completed a pre-intervention survey. After interventions were administered, post-intervention data was collected on…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Student Motivation, Hygiene, Intervention
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Barhava-Monteith, Galia; Harre, Niki; Field, Jeff – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Three studies evaluated the impact of the Home Instruction Programme for Preschool and Year One Youngsters (HIPPY) on New Zealand children's reading ability, school readiness, and school behavior. Findings indicated that HIPPY children showed consistently better performance that control group children on all measures used, with differences…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries, Home Visits