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Dearbhaile Mahon; Ciara Gunning; Jennifer Holloway; Helena Lydon – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2020
Preschool is an important educational setting for child development, and problem behavior is a prevalent barrier within this setting. Preschool teachers have expressed the need for evidence-based classroom management interventions to address problem behavior. Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is an intervention that…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Positive Behavior Supports
Naylor, Anna Schmidt; Kamps, Debra; Wills, Howard – Education and Treatment of Children, 2018
The current study examined the effects of the Class-wide Function-related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT), a class-wide group contingency, on the on-task behavior of all students in a first grade class and the on-task and disruptive behavior of three target students within that class who were nominated by their teacher through a behavioral screening.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Contingency Management, Time on Task, Student Behavior
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Kamps, Debra; Wills, Howard P.; Heitzman-Powell, Linda; Laylin, Jeff; Szoke, Carolyn; Petrillo, Tai; Culey, Amy – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2011
The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the Class-Wide Function-related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) program, a group contingency intervention for whole classes, and for students with disruptive behaviors who are at risk for emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD). The CW-FIT program includes four elements designed from…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Disorders, Reinforcement
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Koegel, Lynn Kern; Singh, Anjileen K.; Koegel, Robert L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
Many children with autism show very little interest in academic assignments and exhibit disruptive behavior when assignments are presented. Research indicates that incorporating specific motivational variables such as choice, interspersal of maintenance tasks, and natural reinforcers during intervention leads to improvements in core symptoms of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Assignments, Intervention, Autism
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Lannie, Amanda L.; McCurdy, Barry L. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
Teachers are often ill-prepared to manage classrooms in urban schools. In the present study, an empirically-based behavioral management strategy, the Good Behavior Game (Game), was investigated. The effects of the Game on student behavior and teacher response statements, including praise, were examined. A teacher with 22 students in a first grade…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Urban Schools, Teacher Behavior, Student Behavior
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Kamps, Debra; Wendland, Maura; Culpepper, Michelle – Behavioral Disorders, 2006
This study presents functional assessment data from two second-grade students with behavior and academic problems. Functional assessment procedures included interview, observation, functional analysis, and intervention. Functional analysis conditions, conducted by the classroom teacher, with coaching from the researcher, indicated multiple…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems