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The Effects of Teacher Administered Behavior-Specific Praise on Promoting Positive Behavior in Students

Bloodsaw, Janet

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2011, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences.
Recognized as one of the most powerful education reform initiatives in the past decade, the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) was signed into law for the purpose of improving student academic achievement so as to ensure a quality education for all students, including those with disabilities. As teachers work with more students with disabilities in the general education setting, teachers are searching for effective strategies that will decrease problem behavior and increase learning results. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teacher administered behavior-specific praise on promoting positive behavior in students, as demonstrated by exhibiting on-task behavior and decreasing negative behaviors, in addition to examining the feasibility of delivering it at 1-minute, 3-minute, and 5-minute intervals in three different general or special education classrooms. An elementary school was selected for the site of the study. Three students served as primary participants, and three teachers (i.e., two general education and one special education teacher) served as secondary participants. A single-subject alternating treatments design was used to assess the overall effects of the intervention. Results indicated that teacher administered behavior-specific praise is an effective, easy to use evidence-based practice which can be used by teachers for the purpose of promoting positive academic and social behavior in students, including those who have been and are at risk for being identified as having a disability.
Melody Tankersley, PhD (Advisor)
Lyle Barton, EdD (Committee Member)
Richard Cowan, PhD (Committee Member)
283 p.

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  • Bloodsaw, J. (2011). The Effects of Teacher Administered Behavior-Specific Praise on Promoting Positive Behavior in Students [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1321353345

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bloodsaw, Janet. The Effects of Teacher Administered Behavior-Specific Praise on Promoting Positive Behavior in Students. 2011. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1321353345.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bloodsaw, Janet. "The Effects of Teacher Administered Behavior-Specific Praise on Promoting Positive Behavior in Students." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1321353345

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)