ERIC Number: EJ1387454
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0748-8491
EISSN: EISSN-1934-8924
Second-Grade Teachers' Use of Praise during ELA Instruction: Frequency, Types, and Differences
Miguel Garcia-Salas; Carla Wood; Jeanne Wanzek; Christopher Schatschneider
Education and Treatment of Children, v46 n2 p121-134 Jun 2023
This study aimed to describe 2nd-grade teachers' use of different forms of praise during English Language Arts (ELA) instruction and examine if teacher characteristics were associated with differences in the use of different types of praise. Investigators recorded 2nd-grade teachers' language use during randomly selected, 15-min excerpts (n = 912) of ELA instruction in 53 classes across 21 schools and coded for total praise, general praise, behavior-specific praise (BSP), classroom conduct praise, and academic praise. In addition, this study explored how teacher education, experience, and age were related to the frequency and type of praise used in the classroom. Results indicated that rates of both total praise and BSP were regularly low. Teachers praised academic work more often than they praised appropriate classroom behavior. Furthermore, there was a significant relation between teacher age and teacher use of BSP and classroom conduct praise. Post-hoc mediation analyses were also conducted. Findings suggest that whereas 2nd-grade teachers provide low levels of total praise, they provided especially low rates of specific, contingent forms of praise that have been proven to promote child behavioral outcomes. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED629255.]
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 2, Language Arts, Positive Reinforcement, English Instruction, Language Usage, Teacher Characteristics, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement
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Related Records: ED629255
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B200020; R305A170203