ERIC Number: EJ982516
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 30
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4405
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A Systematic Evidence Review of School-Based Group Contingency Interventions for Students with Challenging Behavior
Maggin, Daniel M.; Johnson, Austin H.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Ruberto, Laura M.; Berggren, Melissa
Journal of School Psychology, v50 n5 p625-654 Oct 2012
The purpose of this review was to synthesize the research underlying group contingency interventions to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support their use for managing the classroom behavior of students with behavioral difficulties. An application of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) procedures for evaluating single-subject research revealed that the research investigating group contingencies demonstrated sufficient rigor, evidence, and replication to label the intervention as evidence-based. These findings were further supported across five quantitative indices of treatment effect. The results associated with the application of the WWC procedures and quantitative evaluations were supplemented with additional systematic coding of methodological features and study characteristics to evaluate the populations and conditions under which the effects of the group contingency best generalize. Findings associated with this coding revealed that the lack of detailed reporting across studies limited our ability to determine for whom and under what conditions group contingencies are best suited. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Student Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Literature Reviews, Intervention, Synthesis, Research Reports, Evaluation Methods, Replication (Evaluation), Statistical Analysis, Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Problems
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B080007
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