ERIC Number: EJ1359577
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1045-988X
EISSN: EISSN-1940-4387
Supporting Elementary School Classroom Management: An Implementation Study of the CW-FIT Program
Preventing School Failure, v66 n3 p195-205 2022
Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is a classroom management system using a group contingency involving direct teaching of classroom rules/skills, differential reinforcement of appropriate behaviors, and minimized social attention to inappropriate behaviors. We investigated elementary school teachers' implementation of CW-FIT with minimal reliance on external researcher support. Nine teachers and their classes participated. Ten students nominated as at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) were individually monitored. Effects were examined using a single case reversal design. During CW-FIT implementation teachers' use of praise increased and reprimands decreased, on-task behavior increased in all classrooms, and seven of the at-risk students also showed decreased disruptive behaviors. Teacher and student social validity ratings indicated support of and satisfaction with the program. Implications for classroom practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Program Implementation, Positive Reinforcement, Student Behavior, At Risk Students, Intervention, Fidelity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Kansas; Utah; Tennessee
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A120344