ERIC EJ959830: The Effects of School Wide pdf

ERIC EJ959830: The Effects of School Wide

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This study investigated the effects of school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) on middle school climate and student outcomes. Data consisted of more than 300 teacher responses and 10,000 student responses in two middle schools in the western United States. This study used a quasi-experimental (non-equivalent two-group, pretest-posttest) design. One school implemented a SWPBS intervention over a period of four years, while the other served as a control. The SWPBS intervention included school-wide teaching of social skills, praise notes from teachers to students, posting of school rules, proactive screening for students at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders, and referrals of at-risk students for targeted interventions. The treatment school showed statistically significant improvements in teacher ratings of school climate, while the control school tended to stay the same or worsen. Statistically significant decreases were also evident in students’ tardiness, unexcused absences, and office discipline referrals when compared to the control school.

Implications and limitations of this study are addressed. (Contains 5 tables

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2011
• Year: 2011
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Middle Schools, Intervention, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Outcomes of Treatment, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Positive Reinforcement, Social Development, Student Behavior, Educational Environment, Questionnaires, Skill Development, Prosocial Behavior, Caldarella, Paul|Shatzer, Ryan H.|Gray, Kristy M.|Young, K. Richard|Young, Ellie L

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