This appendix provides additional characteristics of the studies of "Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT)" that meet What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) single-case design standards, including six studies that contribute to the findings in the "CW-FIT" intervention report and six studies that do not contribute to…

The study attempted to modify the on-task and task completion rates of three kindergarten children by altering the contingencies of reinforcement associated with these two work behaviors. During baseline, a fixed number of tokens was provided for task completion. While the remainder of the class remained in this condition, teacher attention was…

"Positive Unified Behavior Support" (PUBS) is a school-wide intervention designed to establish uniform attitudes, expectations, correction procedures, and roles among faculty, staff, and administration. PUBS is grounded in the general principles of positive behavior support and represents a straightforward, practical implementation model. When…

Praise and criticism data were collected during a two-year correlational study of a selected sample of second- and third-grade teachers chosen for their consistency in producing student learning gains averaged over four years, and these data were analyzed to determine the effect that praise, criticism, rewards, and punishment had on learning…

Teachers' responses to question: "What could your school district do for you to convince you to adopt a new, more difficult, but presumably more effective teaching procedure?" included reduction in class size, more money, clerical help, and released time. (RT)

Too much praise from a teacher will often lead a child to expect easy rewards and therefore avoid more innovative or complex reasoning. (JD)

Teacher Training should prepare teachers to develop intrinsic motivation to learn in children, rather than to consequate their learning efforts with extrinsic rewards. Examples of teacher behaviors believed necessary for fostering intrinsic motivation to learn are provided, along with suggestions for training teachers to use them in the classroom.…

Reviews and evaluates the current research on the use of home-based reinforcement programs to modify both disruptive and academic behaviors in the classroom. (Author/MP)

The book is intended to be used as a handbook by teachers, to enable them to become acquainted with the general principles and latest techniques which have proved effective in changing children's behavior. Topics include reinforcement systems, the token economy, evaluation, and curriculum. (CS)