Practicing Positive Reinforcement: Ten Behavior Management Techniques.

McDaniel, Thomas R.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Practicing Positive Reinforcement: Ten Behavior Management Techniques.

McDaniel, Thomas R.

Clearing House, v60 n9 p389-92 May 1987

Presents practical techniques teachers can use for classroom management: (1) teach specific directions, (2) look for good behavior, (3) praise effectively, (4) model good behavior, (5) use nonverbal reinforcement, (6) establish token economies, (7) "premack" (students determine reinforcers for appropriate behavior), (8) teach kids to reinforce one another, (9) teach kids to reinforce themselves, and (10) vary positive reinforcement. (NKA)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Discipline Problems, Intermediate Grades, Positive Reinforcement, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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