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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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A Pilot Study of a Problem-Solving Model for Team Decision Making
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Newton, J. Stephen; Horner, Robert H.; Todd, Anne W.; Algozzine, Robert F.; Algozzine, Kate M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2012
Many schools have problem-solving teams that support teachers by helping identify and resolve students' academic and social problems. Although research is limited, it has been found that teams sometimes fail to implement problem-solving processes with fidelity, which may hinder the resolution of problems. We developed the Team-Initiated Problem…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Problem Solving, Workshops, Models
Considerations for the Systematic Analysis and Use of Single-Case Research
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Horner, Robert H.; Swaminathan, Hariharan; Sugai, George; Smolkowski, Keith – Education and Treatment of Children, 2012
Single-case research designs provide a rigorous research methodology for documenting experimental control. If single-case methods are to gain wider application, however, a need exists to define more clearly (a) the logic of single-case designs, (b) the process and decision rules for visual analysis, and (c) an accepted process for integrating…
Descriptors: Research Design, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Standards
Function-Based Academic Interventions for Problem Behavior
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Filter, Kevin J.; Horner, Robert H. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
This study investigated the relationship between problem behaviors and academic variables in classrooms. Functional behavioral assessments conducted with two fourth grade students indicated that academic variables occasioned and maintained problem behaviors. Two behavior support interventions were developed for each participant. One intervention…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Grade 4, Behavior Modification
Check in/Check out: A Post-Hoc Evaluation of an Efficient, Secondary-Level Targeted Intervention for Reducing Problem Behaviors in Schools
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Filter, Kevin J.; McKenna, Moira K.; Benedict, Elizabeth A.; Horner, Robert H.; Todd, Anne W.; Watson, James – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
The Check in/Check out (CICO) program was developed as a secondary-level, targeted behavioral intervention in a three-tier preventative model of behavior support and has received empirical support as an effective way to reduce problem behaviors (Hawken & Horner, 2003; March & Horner, 2002). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education
Collaboration with Families in the Functional Behavior Assessment of and Intervention for Severe Behavior Problems.
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Peck-Peterson, Stephanie M.; Derby, K. Mark; Berg, Wendy K.; Horner, Robert H. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
This article discusses the role of families in the functional analysis process. It provides an overview of the functional behavioral assessment (FBA) process, evaluates the conceptual and pragmatic issues surrounding the role of families in functional behavioral assessment, and discusses what roles may be most feasible for families and behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Working Together To Make Change: An Example of Positive Behavioral Support for a Student with Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Todd, Anne W.; Horner, Robert H.; Vanater, Susan M.; Schneider, Charles F. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1997
A case study of a sixth-grade boy with traumatic brain injury and behavior problems illustrates the use of an in-school action team to provide behavioral support. The team included special and regular educators, parents, a vice principal, and a member of a school-wide team with behavioral expertise. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Research on General-Case Procedures for Learners with Severe Disabilities.
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Horner, Robert H.; Albin, Richard W. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1988
This paper presents an overview of the Direct Instruction principles and guidelines that define general-case programing and then reviews recent research findings related to general-case instruction with learners with severe disabilities. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Severe Disabilities