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The Impact of Teacher Administered Positive Behavioral Support Interventions on the Behavior and Achievement of Intermediate Level Students Identified with Measured Moderate, Mild, and Low Disruptive Externalizing Behaviors
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Betts, Gregory W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students who demonstrated moderate (n = 18), mild (n = 22), or low (n = 46) externalizing behaviors as rated by teachers on the Universal Behavior Screen at the research school decreased the amount of externalizing behaviors displayed in the research school setting. At posttest 61 students scored in the low range, 24 students scored in the mild…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Teaching Methods, Intervention
Improving Academic Performance in a Bilingual Education Classroom.
Golub, Lester S.; Sweeney, Gladys M. – 1981
The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it evaluates the effectiveness of token economy programs in increasing academic performance in a bilingual education classroom setting. Second, it attempts to train the teacher in the basic behavior modification principles and assist her/him in the delivery of appropriate and consistent reinforcement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Bilingual Students, Classroom Environment
Implementation of Biofeedback Techniques To Reduce Stress Involving Communication Skills with Elementary School Hearing Impaired Students.
Litus, Tonyia J. – 1988
Two sixth-grade, hearing-impaired students were studied to determine the effectiveness of stress management techniques using biofeedback instruments to monitor their nervous and cardiovascular systems. The male student had behavior problems, exhibiting explosive behavior without warning. The female student experienced excessive audible inhalations…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Biofeedback, Hearing Impairments
The Effects of a Copy, Cover, Compare Procedure and a Token Economy on the Retention of Basic Multiplication Facts by Two Middle School Students with ADD and ADHD.
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Bolich, Barbara; And Others – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1995
A Copy, Cover, and Compare procedure was found to produce large improvements in the accuracy of the multiplication facts of two middle school students with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. The addition of a token economy program produced only small improvements in performance. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Instructional Effectiveness
Initiating and Fading Self-Management Interventions To Increase Math Fluency in General Education Classes.
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McDougall, Dennis; Brady, Michael P. – Exceptional Children, 1998
This study investigated effects of multiple-component behavioral self-management (BSM) interventions on math fluency and engaged time of five fourth-grade students with and without disabilities in general education classrooms. Students increased their math fluency and engaged time, and these continued to improve when the self-management…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Behavior Modification, Disabilities, Generalization
Teaching Analytical Writing: Help for General Education Middle School Teachers.
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Levy, Nancy R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1996
This article offers an instructional intervention for teaching analytical writing skills to middle school students with and without learning difficulties. The intervention combines direct instruction, peer critiquing (cooperative learning), and a cognitive behavior modification self-regulation strategy. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Cooperative Learning, Inclusive Schools
The Acceptability of Cognitive-Behavioral and Behavioral Interventions among Special Education Teachers.
Harris, Karen R.; And Others – 1988
Two behavioral interventions (social reinforcement and token economy) and two cognitive-behavioral interventions (self-monitoring of work completed and academic self-instructional training) were rated by 203 special education teachers for acceptability at both mild and severe levels of academic and behavioral problems. Hypothetical case studies…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Using Goal Setting To Enhance Self Esteem and Create an Internal Locus of Control in the At Risk Elementary Student.
Sisco, Sharon S. – 1992
Extending over a 14-week period, this study examined the effects of a program designed to enhance the self-esteem of at-risk students by developing an internal locus of control in the students. The program consisted of six major components: (1) a specified vocabulary and format; (2) goal identification and description by students; (3) student…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification