ERIC Number: EJ1452511
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
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ISSN: ISSN-1098-3007
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Examining Immediate and Sustained Effects of Check-In/Check-Out in Finnish Elementary Schools
Mika Paananen; Anne Karhu; Asko Tolvanen; Hannu Savolainen
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, v27 n1 p3-11 2025
Check-in/Check-out (CICO) behavioral support has been implemented in Finnish School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (SWPBIS) schools to cater to students who require personalized behavior support beyond the universal level. Previous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of CICO as a behavioral support method. However, further research is needed to investigate its effectiveness in a larger sample and to analyze the timeline for behavioral change. This study focused on 51 elementary school students in Finland, assessing their behavior at baseline and during the CICO intervention phase using two data collection methods: the Daily Report Card (DRC) and the School Situation Questionnaire (SSQ). Nonlinear growth modeling was employed to examine the effects of the intervention. The results indicated that CICO yielded significant positive effects on behavior within 1 week of initiating support. After the outcomes stabilized, the behavior change remained stable beyond the first week of the intervention. These effects were detected in both the target behavior measured with DRC and the problem behavior measured with SSQ. These findings suggest that CICO interventions produce rapid and sustained changes in behavior. Further, the effects of CICO were observed in various settings within the school environment, indicating distal outcomes.
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Behavior Change, Time
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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