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Best, Michael R.; Batsell, Jr., W. Robert – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Describes a demonstration that recreates the central features of taste aversion (learning to avoid distinctively flavored food or drink paired with gastrointestinal illness) research. Rats are allowed to drink a saccharine flavored solution and then are given an injection of sodium chloride. They associate the unpleasant effects with the solution.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Demonstrations (Educational), Discrimination Learning, Educational Experiments
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Harrison, Janet S.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1996
This article suggests that students with emotional/behavioral disorders may use disruptive behaviors to escape and avoid teacher instructional language for which they do not have comprehension skills and thus find aversive. Teacher instructional language thus maintains aberrant behavior through a negative reinforcement paradigm. Recommendations…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication
Watson, Dan; Rangel, Lyle – Principal, 1996
When parent-teacher conferences don't improve a problem student's behavior, a systematic change strategy is needed. Daily report cards are effective if they divide the day into segments, provide evaluations for each segment, feature increasingly demanding goals, provide parent reinforcement, use mild punishment, and accrue reinforcement rewards. A…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
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Rademacher, Joyce E.; Callahan, Kevin; Pederson-Seelye, Vicki A. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Presents guidelines for developing an effective rule management routine, including create rules and procedures based on cooperative and productive learning behavior; identify specific student behaviors for rule compliance; define teacher responsibilities for rule compliance; establish logical consequences; and develop communication links among…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities
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Neef, Nancy A.; Lutz, Megan Noone – School Psychology Quarterly, 2001
Article reports the results of a brief, computer-based assessment of reinforcer dimensions affecting choice and the application of information yielded by the assessment in informing interventions for classroom disruptions of two students. Results showed that choice (time allocated problems within each set) was differentially affected by the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Clonan, Sheila M.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; McDougal, James L.; Riley-Tillman, T. Chris – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
Implicit within a perspective of positive psychology is the assumption that environments can be promoted to foster individual strengths through a preventative focus and the development of positive institutions. Given that the development of positive institutions has direct implications for school psychology, this paper begins to draw attention to…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Classroom Environment, Individual Development, History
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Steck, Erin L.; Abrams, Laura M.; Phelps, LeAdelle – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
Traditionally the identification of, and treatment for, eating disorders has been based on developmental psychopathology theory and research, thereby emphasizing risk factors and the elimination of maladaptive behaviors. This article seeks to reconceptualize the prevention of, and protective factors for, eating disordered behavior from the…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Psychopathology, Prevention, At Risk Persons
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Romanczyk, Raymond G.; White, Sara; Gillis, Jennifer M. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2005
The primary core deficit in autism spectrum disorders is social development. While frequently acknowledged as a critical aspect of intervention for improved functioning, research on the specifics of social development and effective models of intervention is not commensurate with the acknowledged importance. We present a model of social competence…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Behavior, Autism, Social Development
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Duffy, Francis M. – Journal of Staff Development, 2003
Hallie Preskill and Rosalie Torres (1999) describe mental models as a set of personal opinions, perceptions, and views of the world. Developed over time, such values, beliefs, assumptions, and knowledge guide people in their everyday lives and are thought of as "truths." Mental models are powerful because they frame and influence the way educators…
Descriptors: Resistance to Change, Faculty Development, Educational Change, Change Strategies
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Walker, Bridget; Cheney, Douglas; Stage, Scott; Blum, Craig; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
As schoolwide positive behavior supports (PBS) become more commonplace in public schools, efficiently and effectively identifying and supporting students who are at risk for school failure has become increasingly important. This descriptive study examines the functioning of 72 students identified as at risk in 3 elementary schools with established…
Descriptors: Discipline, High Risk Students, Behavior Disorders, Rating Scales
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Morrison, Morag – Improving Schools, 2004
The article describes a cross-age peer teaching project which sought to explore the potential of peer teaching in encouraging disruptive secondary school pupils to participate more positively in school. Two Year 9 girls from a challenging urban secondary school were selected to teach a group of Year 6 pupils in the nearby primary school. The Year…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Student Attitudes, Peer Teaching
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Keller, Cassandra L.; Brady, Michael P.; Taylor, Ronald L. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
This study investigated effects of an audiotape self evaluation intervention on the instructional behavior of three student teacher interns in classrooms for students with various developmental disabilities. A multiple baseline design was used to evaluate the intervention. Results indicated a positive effect on all interns' use of specific social…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Intervention, Teacher Interns, Positive Reinforcement
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Horner, Robert H.; Dunlap, Glen; Koegel, Robert L.; Carr, Edward G.; Sailor, Wayne; Anderson, Jacki; Albin, Richard W.; O'Neill, Robert E. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2005
Nonaversive behavior management is an approach to supporting people with undesirable behaviors that integrates technology and values. Although this approach has attracted numerous proponents, more adequate definition and empirical documentation are still needed. This article presents an introduction to the nonaversive approach. Important…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Stimuli, Behavior Disorders
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Dube, William V.; MacDonald, Rebecca P. F.; Mansfield, Renee C.; Holcomb, William L.; Ahearn, William H. – Behavior Analyst, 2004
Joint attention (JA) initiation is defined in cognitive-developmental psychology as a child's actions that verify or produce simultaneous attending by that child and an adult to some object or event in the environment so that both may experience the object or event together. This paper presents a contingency analysis of gaze shift in JA…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Control
Blackburn, Barbara R. – Eye on Education, 2006
The activities in the guide will help you connect the suggestions and strategies in Classroom Motivation from A to Z to your real-life teaching experiences. For each of the 26 chapters in the book, you will find a series of three activities that will help you reflect on your current practices. They ask you to ACT now and turn your classroom into a…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Study Guides, Thinking Skills, Learner Engagement
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