Effects of Middle School Teachers' Praise-to-Reprimand Ratios on Students' Classroom Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Caldarella, Paul; Larsen, Ross A. A.; Williams, Leslie; Wills, Howard P.
Titel	Effects of Middle School Teachers' Praise-to-Reprimand Ratios on Students' Classroom Behavior
Quelle	(2021), (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Teacher Student Relationship; Correlation; Prosocial Behavior; At Risk Students; Emotional Disturbances; Behavior Disorders; Grades (Scholastic); Middle School Teachers; Middle School Students; Comparative Analysis; Intervention; Time on Task; Classroom Techniques; Identification; Screening Tests; Positive Reinforcement; Student Behavior; Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Korrelation; Gefühlsstörung; Notenspiegel; Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Zeitaufwand; Klassenführung; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Screening-Verfahren; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Middle school teachers frequently struggle with positively managing student behavior. However, praise-to-reprimands ratios (PRRs) have received little research attention. PRRs studied in elementary school have been associated positively with improvements in on-task and prosocial behavior, but limited research has been conducted on optimal PRRs in middle schools. We conducted this study in the context of a randomized control trial of Class-wide Function-related Intervention Teams Middle School (CW-FIT MS) to isolate the effects of one of the main components of the intervention, PRR. After controlling for the intervention, we examined the effects of PRRs in 28 middle school classrooms on: (1) on-task behavior class wide; (2) on-task behavior of students at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD); and (3) disruptive behavior of students at risk for EBD. Multivariate regressions revealed a statistically significant linear relationship between middle school PRRs and the variables of interest: As PRRs increased, on-task behavior of the entire class improved, on-task behavior and grades of students at risk for EBD increased, and disruptive behavior of students at risk for EBD decreased. We discuss the implications of our findings and suggest areas for future research. [This paper will be published in "Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions."] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01