ERIC Number: EJ1189571
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-5984
EISSN: EISSN-1554-8279
Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT): Student and Teacher Outcomes from a Multisite Randomized Replication Trial
Wills, Howard; Kamps, Debra; Caldarella, Paul; Wehby, Joseph; Romine, Rebecca Swinburne
Elementary School Journal, v119 n1 p29-51 Sep 2018
The purpose of the study was to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to demonstrate efficacy of the Class-wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) program. The study was designed to replicate an initial RCT conducted by the CW-FIT developers in 1 site, with 2 additional research groups not involved in its development. The study was conducted across 3 states, in 21 culturally diverse schools, and with 83 teachers (classrooms) assigned to CW-FIT and 74 teachers (classrooms) assigned to the comparison group. The CW-FIT intervention included teaching prosocial skills and use of differential attention (teacher praise and points) for appropriate behaviors using a group contingency, class teams, goal setting, points, and rewards. Class-wide student on-task behavior improved, teacher praise and attention to appropriate behaviors increased, and reprimands decreased in the CW-FIT classes with significantly fewer changes over time for the comparison group.
Descriptors: Intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials, Student Diversity, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Prosocial Behavior, Goal Orientation, Teamwork, Classroom Techniques, Rewards, Time on Task, Teacher Student Relationship, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/86122