ERIC Number: EJ1456077
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0279-6015
EISSN: EISSN-2372-966X
Evaluation of the Good Behavior Game Using ClassDojo in Secondary Classrooms
W. Blake Ford; Keith C. Radley; Daniel H. Tingstrom; Evan H. Dart; Brad Dufrene
School Psychology Review, v54 n1 p69-83 2025
Effective classroom management skills are critical in supporting students' academic, social, and behavior development in schools. However, teachers often report support with classroom management as their greatest need. Given this concern, effective and efficient strategies are needed for teachers and school staff dealing with class-wide behavioral difficulties. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of the Good Behavior Game utilizing ClassDojo on class-wide academically engaged and disruptive behavior. A withdrawal design was used to evaluate the effects of the intervention on the behavior of students in four seventh and eighth grade classrooms. Measures of teacher perception of social validity and student perception of acceptability were also obtained. Overall, results indicated the intervention procedures were effective at increasing student academic engagement across four secondary classrooms, were considered socially valid by participating teachers, and were acceptable to secondary students. Impact Statement: Few studies have evaluated class wide interventions in secondary settings, despite a clear need for such supports. The current study found the Good Behavior Game to be effective when implemented with ClassDojo, with procedures found to be socially valid by teachers and students.
Descriptors: Educational Games, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8, Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Response to Intervention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 8
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Language: English
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