ERIC Number: EJ1219129
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Publication Date: 2019-Jul
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Effects of Tactile Prompting and Self-Monitoring on Teachers' Use of Behavior-Specific Praise
Markelz, Andrew M.; Taylor, Jonte C.; Kitchen, Tom; Riccomini, Paul J.; Catherine Scheeler, Mary; McNaughton, David B.
Exceptional Children, v85 n4 p471-489 Jul 2019
Effectively managing a classroom is crucial in promoting positive student outcomes. Behavior-specific praise is an empirically supported strategy to reinforce desirable student behaviors. Following a review of the literature, we identified tactile prompting and self-monitoring as effective methods to increase teachers' use of behavior-specific praise while sustaining intervention long enough until teachers contacted natural maintaining contingencies. We created electronic tactile awareness prompting with self-monitoring (eTAPS) by combining two applications on an Apple Watch. Using a multiple-baseline-across-participants design, this study primarily investigated the effects of eTAPS on special education teachers' use of behavior-specific praise. Secondarily, this study investigated the impact that behavior-specific praise would have on the on-task behaviors of targeted students with disabilities demonstrating frequent off-task behaviors. Results indicated that eTAPS was effective in increasing and maintaining behavior-specific praise rates. Furthermore, significant increases in student on-task behavior occurred. Implications of results and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Stimuli, Cues, Self Management, Positive Reinforcement, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Computer Software, Handheld Devices, Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Urban Schools, Emotional Disturbances, Intellectual Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Attention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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