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Classroom Management That Works: A Replication Trial of the CW-FIT Program
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Howard Wills; Joseph Wehby; Paul Caldarella; Debra Kamps; Rebecca Swinburne Romine – Exceptional Children, 2018
The present study examined the effects of the Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Team (CW-FIT) program, a group contingency intervention addressing the on-task and disruptive behavior of students with or at risk for emotional behavior disorders (EBD). Twenty-one elementary schools, 155 general education teachers, and 324 students…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Program Effectiveness, Replication (Evaluation), Randomized Controlled Trials
Terminology and Behavior Reduction: The Case against "Punishment."
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Skiba, Russell J.; Deno, Stanley L. – Exceptional Children, 1991
The history of the terms "punishment" and "aversive" is traced, and the influence of inconsistent usage and negative association associated with these terms is analyzed. A conceptual framework is presented to guide the choice of an alternative terminology for behavior reduction. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Nonaversive Treatment of High-Rate Disruption: Child and Provider Effects.
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Friman, Patrick C. – Exceptional Children, 1990
The out-of-seat behavior of a highly disruptive 4 year old with severe disabilities was substantially reduced using differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior. The boy's in-seat behavior expanded from less than a minute to 20 minutes. The providers' use of physical restraint decreased to near-zero levels, and the boy's appropriate toy…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Hyperactivity, Intervention