Two Types of Behavior Management Programs and Their Effects upon Student Achievement
Keywords:
behavior management, student achievement, attending behavior, classroom management, teacher training, behavior modificationAbstract
This report summarizes the outcome of treatment programs for boys exhibiting problems subsumed under the label "nonattending." Twenty-seven children referred by their teachers were randomly assigned to two treatment conditions and a control condition. Treatment for one group consisted of training the teachers to alter the nonattending behaviors of the problem child. Treatment for the second group was also conducted within the classroom, but by an experimenter as well as the teacher. Direct observations were made in the classroom before, during, and after intervention. The data showed a significant difference between means at posttreatment between the group conducted by the experimenter and the control group. Follow-up indicated a loss of part of the desired effect for this group, while the teacher group maintained the gains achieved. There were no significant differences between groups on achievement scores.
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