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The Effects of Peer-Administered Token Reinforcement on Jump Rope Behaviors of Elementary Physical Education Students
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Alstot, Andrew E. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2012
Token economies have a long research and applied history within clinical settings and classroom education (Kazdin, 1982). However, despite reported successes in improving physical activity behaviors (Alstot, 2012), research examining token reinforcement implemented specifically in physical education is virtually nonexistent. Therefore, the purpose…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Token Economy, Elementary School Students
Check-In/Check-Out: A Systematic Evaluation and Component Analysis
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Campbell, Amy; Anderson, Cynthia M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Tier 2 interventions are implemented similarly across students and thus serve as an efficient and cost-effective method of behavior support in school settings. Check-in/check-out is a Tier 2 intervention with documented effectiveness (e.g., Hawken & Horner, 2003; Todd, Campbell, Meyer, & Horner, 2008). Key features of the intervention…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Intervention
Positive Behavior Supports: Tier 2 Interventions in Middle Schools
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Hoyle, Carol G.; Marshall, Kathleen J.; Yell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 2011
School personnel are using Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports in public schools throughout the United States. A number of studies have evaluated the universal level, or Tier 1, of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports. In this study, the authors describe and analyze the interventions offered as options for use for Tier 2 in middle schools…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Positive Reinforcement
Seclusion and Restraint: Federal Updates and Advocacy Opportunities
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Vaillancourt, Kelly; Klotz, Mary Beth – Communique, 2012
Over the past several years, allegations of abuse and death related to seclusion and restraint, media coverage of these events, subsequent federal investigations, and Congressional hearings about this topic have resulted in increased pressure on Congress to pass legislation to address the use of seclusion and restraint in the school setting.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Politics of Education, School Psychologists, Hearings
Lessons Learned from Implementing a Check-in/Check-out Behavioral Program in an Urban Middle School
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Myers, Diane M.; Briere, Donald E., III – Beyond Behavior, 2010
Schoolwide positive behavior support (SWPBS) is an empirically supported approach that is implemented by more than 10,000 schools in the United States to support student and staff behavior (www.pbis.org). SWPBS is based on a three-tiered prevention logic: (a) Tier 1 interventions support all students; (b) Tier 2 interventions support targeted…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Social Behavior, Urban Schools, Middle Schools
Stakeholder Utility: Perspectives on School-Wide Data for Measurement, Feedback, and Evaluation
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Upreti, Gita; Liaupsin, Carl; Koonce, Dan – Education and Treatment of Children, 2010
More than 10,000 schools in the United States have adopted the multi-tiered model of behavioral and academic supports known as school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS). Schools and districts adopting, implementing, and sustaining PBIS are charged with collecting and disseminating data generated by and related to students,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Technical Assistance, Stakeholders, Measures (Individuals)
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support in High School: Early Lessons Learned
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Flannery, K. Brigid; Sugai, George; Anderson, Cynthia M. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2009
School-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) is designed to promote positive teaching and learning climates supporting positive social behavior and academic achievement. As a proactive school-wide approach, all students and all staff across all settings are considered. This approach has been implemented in more than 5,000 schools across the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Social Behavior, Academic Achievement, Positive Reinforcement