ERIC Number: EJ1347045
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
EISSN: EISSN-1546-8364
An Intervention to Promote Adherence to Glasses Wearing among Urban Public Elementary School Students: Associations with Classroom Behavior
Haag, Tania M.; Velazquez, Gabriela Calderon; Wiggins, Tresa; Spin, Paul; Johnson, Sara B.; Connor, Katherine A.
Journal of School Nursing, v38 n4 p387-396 Aug 2022
Glasses wearing at school remains low even when glasses are provided. This study investigated whether a classroom intervention to promote glasses wearing was associated with increased glasses wearing and improved classroom behavior. A pretest, posttest design was implemented with 44 students in Grades 1-4 at an urban public elementary school. Over 5 weeks, teachers encouraged eyeglass wearing through a classroom tracker, verbal reminders, and incentives. Glasses wearing and student behavior were monitored using the Direct Behavior Rating Scale of academic engagement and behavior for 13 weeks, including 4 weeks before and after the intervention. Glasses wearing increased from 56% to 73% (95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.08, 0.26]) in the first 2 weeks of the intervention, but not after a spring recess. The intervention was associated with significantly improved academic engagement (4.31%, 95% CI [2.17, 6.45]), respect (3.55%, 95% CI [1.77, 5.34]), and disruption (-4.28%, 95% CI [-6.51, -2.06]) compared to baseline. Higher academic engagement and disruption persisted 4 weeks after the intervention ended. A classroom-based glasses tracking and incentive system is associated with improved eyeglass wearing and classroom behavior among elementary students. A longer term randomized trial is needed to confirm these promising results.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Urban Schools, Assistive Technology, Intervention, Student Behavior, Teacher Role, Elementary School Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Learner Engagement, Behavior Problems, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Visual Impairments, School Nurses
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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