ERIC Number: EJ1218433
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-7903
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Investigating the Effects of Stability Balls on Classwide Student Behavior and Academic Productivity
Olson, Natasha A.; Panahon, Carlos J.; Hilt-Panahon, Alexandra
Journal of Applied School Psychology, v35 n3 p201-214 2019
Stability balls are promoted as an effective alternative to chairs at a classwide level, yet there are no published studies documenting classwide outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate classwide effects of stability balls and attempt to provide empirical support for their use. Using an A-B-A-B reversal design, this study examined the effectiveness of stability balls in comparison to classroom chairs in a second-grade classroom. Student on-task and out-of-seat behaviors were measured using direct observation. Academic productivity was measured using curriculum-based measures of written expression. Similar patterns of responding for on-task and out-of-seat behavior were found while students were seated on traditional chairs and stability balls. Results demonstrated similar rates of improvement in writing fluency over the course of the study. Overall, teacher and student social validity measures indicated high levels of acceptability of stability balls in the classroom.
Descriptors: Furniture, Student Behavior, Productivity, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Writing (Composition)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
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Language: English
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