Graduation Year
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Degree Granting Department
Child and Family Studies
Major Professor
Kwang-Sun Cho Blair, Ph. D.
Committee Member
Donald Kincaid, Ed. D.
Committee Member
Heather Peshak-George, Ph.D.
Keywords
Teacher preference, group contingency, disruption, academic engagement, class-wide intervention, schoolwide
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to further examine the impact of a teacher-preferred group contingency on class-wide behavior in three general elementary education classrooms when it is used with data-based decision making by classroom teachers. A multiple baseline design across classrooms was used to examine the changes in class-wide disruptive behavior, academic engagement, and academic performance in targeted academic time periods. Data indicated that implementation of the group contingency preferred by the teachers in conjunction with data-based decision making resulted in decreases in disruptive behavior and increases in academic engagement and academic performance across classrooms. In addition, improvement in class-wide behavior was maintained at 1-week follow-up.
Scholar Commons Citation
Herrera, Fernando M., "The Impact of a Teacher-Preferred Group Contingency with Data-Based Decision Making on Class-wide Behavior" (2016). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/6252
