Increasing Class Participation in College Classrooms with the Good Behavior Game

Autor/inn/en	Cheatham, Jessica M.; Ozga, Jenny E.; St. Peter, Claire C.; Mesches, Gabrielle A.; Owsiany, Jennifer M.
Titel	Increasing Class Participation in College Classrooms with the Good Behavior Game
Quelle	In: Journal of Behavioral Education, 26 (2017) 3, S.277-292 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ozga, Jenny E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-0819
DOI	10.1007/s10864-017-9266-7
Schlagwörter	Class Activities; Student Participation; Comparative Analysis; Student Behavior; Educational Games; Classroom Techniques; Educational Strategies; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Educational game; Lernspiel; Klassenführung; Lehrstrategie; Collegestudent
Abstract	Participation in college classrooms remains low, despite evidence that increased participation contributes to better grades. Incorporating active student educational strategies may help combat poor participation. The Good Behavior Game is a tool for improving various behaviors of children and adolescents in schools. However, strategies similar to the Good Behavior Game have not yet been assessed with young adults in college classrooms. We used an alternating treatments design to evaluate effects of a modified version of the Good Behavior Game on participation across three introductory psychology courses at a public university. We collected baseline data on class participation and then compared two variations of the Good Behavior Game--one included delivering a preferred reward to individuals on the winning team and one did not include a reward. Incorporating components of the Good Behavior Game increased class participation with and without a preferred reward, relative to baseline. Students reported preferring the game with a reward relative to the game with no reward and not playing the game. Because class participation has been correlated with better course grades, incorporating features of the Good Behavior Game may be a feasible approach for improving college students' education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01