ERIC Number: ED647679
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 91
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ISBN: 979-8-6781-9377-3
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The Effects of Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams in Two Middle School Art Classrooms
Kimberly Davis Monson
ProQuest LLC, Ed.S. Dissertation, Brigham Young University
Classroom management is a common challenge in middle schools. Class-wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is a multi-tiered intervention designed to decrease problem behaviors at the classroom level (Wills et al., 2010). It is comprised of evidence-based practices such as teaching classroom expectations, increasing teacher praise, and using positive reinforcement in an interdependent group contingency. CW-FIT has shown promise in a variety of school settings, but it has not been tested in middle school art classrooms. This was initial investigation examining the effects of CW-FIT using a single-subject ABAB design in two middle school art classrooms. Results indicated that class on-task behavior increased by more than 25% and teacher praise-to-reprimand ratios more than doubled during CW-FIT implementation, compared to baseline levels. Results also indicated that on-task behavior for students identified as at-risk for emotional/behavioral disorders improved by more than 18% during the intervention. Teachers and students found the intervention to be socially valid. Results indicate promising implications for using CW-FIT in other middle school art 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.]
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Behavior Problems, Art Education, Classroom Techniques, Intervention, Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Teamwork, Time on Task, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, At Risk Students, Behavior Change, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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