Cooperative Behavior Management: Strategies for Promoting a Positive Classroom Environment.

Brigham, Frederick J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ445800

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Cooperative Behavior Management: Strategies for Promoting a Positive Classroom Environment.

Brigham, Frederick J.; And Others

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v27 n1 p3-12 Mar 1992

Eight public school adolescent students with mild mental retardation and severely disruptive classroom behaviors participated in a cooperative behavior management intervention in which student teams were rewarded for appropriate classroom behavior. Rewarding both teams and individuals was most successful in decreasing inappropriate behavior in all students. (DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Mild Mental Retardation, Positive Reinforcement, Rewards, Secondary Education, Special Classes, Teamwork

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: Secondary Education

Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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