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50 Years of ERIC
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Using Office Discipline Referral Data for Decision Making about Student Behavior in Elementary and Middle Schools: An Empirical Evaluation of Validity
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Irvin, Larry K.; Horner, Robert H.; Ingram, Kimberly; Todd, Anne W.; Sugai, George; Sampson, Nadia Katul; Boland, Joseph B. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2006
In this evaluation we used Messick's construct validity as a conceptual framework for an empirical study assessing the validity of use, utility, and impact of office discipline referral (ODR) measures for data-based decision making about student behavior in schools. The Messick approach provided a rubric for testing the fit of our theory of use of…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Cognitive Structures, Validity, Evaluation Methods
Demonstration of Combined Efforts in School-Wide Academic and Behavioral Systems and Incidence of Reading and Behavior Challenges in Early Elementary Grades
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McIntosh, Kent; Chard, David J.; Boland, Joseph B.; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2006
This study provides descriptive data on the rates of office discipline referrals and beginning reading skills for students in grades K-3 for one school district that is implementing a three-tier prevention model for both reading and behavior support. Students in the district are provided a continuum of reading and/or behavioral support based on…
Descriptors: Discipline, Student Behavior, Information Systems, Referral
The School-Wide Evaluation Tool (SET): A Research Instrument for Assessing School-Wide Positive Behavior Support
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Horner, Robert H.; Todd, Anne W.; Lewis-Palmer, Teri; Irvin, Larry K.; Sugai, George; Boland, Joseph B. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
Schools throughout the country are now encouraged to implement school-wide positive behavior support (PBS) procedures as a way to improve their behavioral climate, safety, and social culture. Research is needed to determine (a) the extent to which schools already use school-wide PBS, (b) if training and technical assistance efforts result in…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Standards, Evaluation Methods