ERIC Number: EJ767622
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
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Effects of Teacher Greetings on Student On-Task Behavior
Allday, R. Allan; Pakurar, Kerri
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v40 n2 p317-320 Sum 2007
A multiple baseline design across participants was used to determine how teacher greetings affected on-task behavior of 3 middle school students with problem behaviors. Momentary time sampling was used to measure on-task behavior during the first 10 min of class. Teacher greetings produced increases in students' on-task behavior from a mean of 45% in baseline to a mean of 72% during the intervention phase. Teacher greetings represent an antecedent manipulation that can easily be implemented in classrooms to improve students' on-task behavior. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Time on Task, Teacher Student Relationship, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Teacher Influence, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Urban Schools, Classroom Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Carolina
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