The Effects of Self-monitoring on the On-task Behavior and the Academic Productivity of Elementary School Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances

The Effects of Self-monitoring on the On-task Behavior and the Academic Productivity of Elementary School Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances
Author: Lila Sabella Levendoski
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1997
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Abstract: An A-B-A-B-C reversal design was used that included the five phases of: baseline; self-monitoring; return to baseline; return to self-monitoring; and fading. Two measures were taken in this study: a) percentage of on-task behavior during math seat work, and b) percentage of math problems completed by each student.

Improving On-Task Behaviors in the Classrooms

Improving On-Task Behaviors in the Classrooms
Author: Dr. George N. Ohakamnu
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2015-05-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1503574288

The present-day students (regular and special education) have some difficulties remaining on task in the classroom, especially the students classified as the at-risk (learning disabled, behavioral disordered, etc). Therefore, it becomes imperative to design a proactive methodology or strategy that may create on-task behavior while teaching and learning are taking place in the classroom. Note that no one strategy is enough to contain behavior-problem students; hence, the partner-check self-recording strategy was designed to induce on task behavior for a considerable amount of time among elementary school children.

The Effects of Video-based Self-recording of On-task Behavior on the On-task Behavior and Academic Productivity by Elementary Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms

The Effects of Video-based Self-recording of On-task Behavior on the On-task Behavior and Academic Productivity by Elementary Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms
Author: Michelle A. Anderson
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Total Pages:
Release: 2005
Genre: Inclusive education
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Abstract: The current climate in American schools includes a push for the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms. In fact, federal legistlation mandates that all students with disabilities have meaningful access to the general education curriculum (IDEIA, 2004) and that students with and without disabilities be held equally accountable to the same academic standards (NCLB, 2001). Students with disabilities who stay on-task and maintain reasonable levels of academic productivity during independent work periods are more likely to achieve success in general education placements than are students who do not exhibit those behaviors. Although researchers have developed several strategies for increasing on-task behavior and productivity by students with and without disabilities, these interventions may be underused because they require additional time and resources from the regular education teacher. Teaching students how to self-manage their behavior offers one solution to this problem. This study examined the effects of video-based self-recording (VBSR) of on-task behavior on the on-task behavior and academic productivity by students with disabilities in general education classrooms. Five first-grade students at an urban charter school participated in the study. Data were collected daily in the regular education classroom during two independent activities in which students were expected to complete teacher assigned worksheets or items on the board During the VBSR condition students viewed a 4-minute videotape clip of themselves recorded the day before during independent work period in the regular classroom, at 30-second intervals circled "Yes" or "No" on a self-recording form to indicate whether or not they were on-task, and received points and prizes for increased on-task behavior. Results demonstrated increases in next day on-task behavior and productivity by all five participants in the setting in which the VBSR intervention occurred. On-task behavior and productivity also increased in the generalization setting for three of four students. Results are discussed in terms of potential functions of VBSR and of the increased on-task behavior and productivity demonstrated by the students following intervention. The findings of this study are also discussed with respect to previous research on self-monitoring and programming for generalization. Limitations of the study and suggestions for practice and future research are addressed.

Classroom Behavior, Contexts, and Interventions

Classroom Behavior, Contexts, and Interventions
Author: Bryan G. Cook
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2012-09-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1780529732

Intended to be of interest to clinicians, teachers, researchers, graduate students, and others who work with students with learning and behavioral disabilities, this book focuses on identify and review issues and outcomes associated with behavioral concerns of students with learning and behavioral disabilities.

Effects of Self Monitoring on the On-task Behavior and Written Language Performance of Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities

Effects of Self Monitoring on the On-task Behavior and Written Language Performance of Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities
Author: Laura Harkness Wolfe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1997
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The results suggest that self-monitoring is a powerful procedure for changing on-task behavior; however, further research needs to be conducted to determine the conditions that would produce the same effects for written language performance. Several implications for students, teachers, and parent training were discussed.

Self-instruction Pedagogy

Self-instruction Pedagogy
Author: Dennis E. Mithaug
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0398077231

This book describes a method of teaching that fosters autonomous learning in all students, including students with disabilities. The pedagogy is based on decades of research on strategy instruction as well as on a theory of learning that claims these four conditions promote self-determined learning in all learners: (1) opportunities to choose expectations for gaining something from a learning challenge, (2) strategies that regulate responses to meet those expectations, (3) comparisons between results and expectations that provoke additional adjustment in expectations and responses, and (4) persistent engagement and adjustment until results match expectations. The pedagogy of self-instruction described in this book anchors these conditions in everyday instruction so students can learn by adjusting to their own expectations. Chapter 1 compares this approach to the teacher-directed methods of direct instruction that require teachers to set expectations for students, control how students respond to them, evaluate the outcomes they produce, and then prescribe adjustments students must make to improve. Chapter 2 provides evidence that too much of special education instruction reflects this teacher-directed approach and as a consequence discourages students from learning how to learn on their own. Chapters 3-6 identify four ways to shift learning control from teachers to students and Chapters 7 and 8 identify the obstacles to achieving this instructional shift in special education. The appendices of the book provide a bibliography of research on self-instruction and direct instruction pedagogies and a validated self-assessment that can evaluate the directedness of your teaching.