Graduation Year
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Degree Granting Department
Child and Family Studies
Major Professor
Kwang-Sun Blair, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Kevin Murdock, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Sarah Bloom, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Heather George, Ph.D.
Keywords
academic engagement, clicker, disruptive behavior, elementary school
Abstract
A student response system is a technology that allows an entire classroom of students to respond to questions and receive immediate feedback from teachers during instruction. However, little research has examined the use of student response systems to support student behavior in elementary schools. This study focused on using an electronic student response system to improve class-wide behavior in two general elementary school classrooms. An ABAB and ABA reversal designs embedded within a multiple baseline design across classrooms was employed to evaluate the outcome of the intervention. Although limited, the results indicated that the classroom teachers implemented the electronic student response system with fidelity, and their implementation of the intervention resulted in reduced disruption and increased academic engagement. Social validity data indicated that the electronic response system intervention was acceptable to both teachers and students to some degree.
Scholar Commons Citation
Horne, Ashley, "An Evaluation of an Electronic Student Response System in Improving Class-wide Behavior" (2015). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/5706
