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Floress, Margaret T.; Zoder-Martell, Kimberly A.; Beaudoin, Melissa M.; Yehling, Zachary R. – Preventing School Failure, 2021
Few studies have examined teachers' natural use of praise and reprimand in the absence of training, possibly due to the challenges of live data collection. This study sought to determine the feasibility of using technology to examine teachers' use of praise and reprimand during class-wide and small group instruction in four elementary classrooms.…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Small Group Instruction, Large Group Instruction
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Floress, Margaret T.; Beaudoin, Melissa M.; Bernas, Ronan S. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2022
The present study aimed to identify a way for educators to improve the accuracy of their praise and reprimand reflections to ultimately improve their ability to set, monitor, and evaluate their use of praise and reprimand. To do this, teachers' natural use of praise and reprimand (in the absence of intervention) were compared with their perceived…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Classroom Techniques
Floress, Margaret T.; Jenkins, Lyndsay N.; Reinke, Wendy M.; McKown, Lorena – Grantee Submission, 2018
Many studies have demonstrated that when teachers are trained to increase their use of praise, student misbehavior improves; however, few studies have examined teachers' natural use of praise and no study has examined the relation between teachers' natural use of praise and classroom behavior. The purpose of the current study was to examine…
Descriptors: General Education, Elementary School Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Positive Reinforcement
Floress, Margaret T.; Jenkins, Lyndsay N.; Reinke, Wendy M.; McKown, Lorena – Behavioral Disorders, 2018
Many studies have demonstrated that when teachers are trained to increase their use of praise, student misbehavior improves; however, few studies have examined teachers' natural use of praise and no study has examined the relation between teachers' natural use of praise and classroom behavior. The purpose of the current study was to examine…
Descriptors: General Education, Elementary School Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Positive Reinforcement
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Akin-Little, K. Angeleque; Little, Steven G.; Laniti, Mariana – School Psychology International, 2007
A survey was conducted of teachers' classroom management practices in the United States and Greece. The United States sample consisted of 149 teachers in Arizona, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The Greek sample consisted of 97 teachers in Athens and the surrounding area. The survey asked questions regarding teachers' use of…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Student Behavior, Foreign Countries, Classroom Techniques