ERIC Number: EJ1423743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1098-3007
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4772
Efficacy of a No-Team Version of the Good Behavior Game in High School Classrooms
W. Blake Ford; Keith C. Radley; Daniel H. Tingstrom; Brad A. Dufrene
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, v22 n3 p181-190 2020
Disruptive behavior (DB) negatively affects the learning process in various ways, interfering with the educational process of individual students, the teacher, and/or the class as a whole. Group contingency interventions, such as the Good Behavior Game (GBG), are often used classwide to provide teachers with evidence-based management strategies while improving student behavior. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of a streamlined, no-teams version of the GBG in general education high school classrooms. Although the GBG has been assessed in a variety of settings, it has limited empirical evidence for use with secondary-level students, indicating a significant need for such an evaluation. The effects of the intervention were determined with an A/B/A/B single-case withdrawal design in three classrooms (ninth, 10th, and 11th grades). The results of the study indicated that the no-team version of the GBG was effective at reducing levels of DB and increasing levels of academic engagement in each classroom. Furthermore, the intervention procedures were found to be acceptable to each of the teachers, indicating that the streamlined version of the GBG is an efficient and effective strategy for improving student behavior in high school classrooms.
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, High School Students, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Behavior Modification, High School Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Learner Engagement, Urban Schools, Games
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 10; Grade 11
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Language: English
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/89998