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ERIC Number: EJ1321568
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1098-3007
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Exploring Secondary Teachers' Actual and Perceived Praise and Reprimand Use
Floress, Margaret T.; Beaudoin, Melissa M.; Bernas, Ronan S.
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, v24 n1 p46-57 Jan 2022
The present study aimed to identify a way for educators to improve the accuracy of their praise and reprimand reflections to ultimately improve their ability to set, monitor, and evaluate their use of praise and reprimand. To do this, teachers' natural use of praise and reprimand (in the absence of intervention) were compared with their perceived use. A 20-min direct observation was collected from 66 middle and high school teachers to obtain praise and reprimand rates. Following the observation, teachers reported their perceived use of praise and reprimand. A t test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to determine differences between praise and reprimand types. Correlations were used to determine the relation between perceived and actual praise and reprimand use. Statistical results indicated teachers used more general praise (GP) than behavior-specific praise and more mild reprimand than any other reprimand type. Teachers' actual and perceived use of GP were positively correlated, as were teachers' actual and perceived use of mild, gestural, and total reprimand. Furthermore, teachers with a greater difference between their actual and perceived praise also had a greater difference between their actual and perceived reprimand use. Future research and implications of these findings are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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