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ERIC Number: ED572049
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 93
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-3397-4833-7
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Implementing the Use of a Positive Variation of the Good Behavior Game with the Use of a Computer-Based Program
Shauna Lynne
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Southern Mississippi
The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is an interdependent group contingency designed to address behavioral concerns. The vast majority of published findings on the GBG have supported its effectiveness in decreasing disruptive behavior in classroom settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and the social validity of a positive variation of the GBG in which teachers were asked to use ClassDojo to manage each team's progress. ClassDojo is a computer-based program that enables teachers to track student behavior and monitor progress by way of a virtual system. Dependent variables included class-wide disruptive and academically engaged behavior (AEB), teachers' ratings on the Behavior Intervention Rating Scale (BIRS), and the rate of teacher praise statements delivered in each phase. Overall, results indicated that a positive variation of the GBG with ClassDojo was effective at reducing disruptive behavior, increasing AEB, and was rated as socially valid. Additionally, when the GBG was in place, increases in the amount of behavior-specific praise (BSP) statements delivered were observed across all three classrooms. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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