ERIC Number: EJ844901
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Feb
Pages: 8
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The Effects of Teacher-Student Small Talk on Out-of-Seat Behavior
Patterson, Steven T.
Education and Treatment of Children, v32 n1 p167-174 Feb 2009
This paper presents the results of a function-based study initiated by a general education teacher to reduce a general education student's out-of-seat behavior. Procedures included direct observation, data collection, functional behavior assessment using a Functional Assessment Protocol (FAP; Schroeder, n.d.), hypothesis development, and creating an intervention based on the hypothesis. The intervention, adapted from Wong and Wong (2001), involved greeting the target student at the classroom door and engaging him in conversation on any topic with comments from the teacher ranging from compliments to encouragement, coupled with verbal prompts (subtle, but direct instructions regarding teacher expectations). The intervention reduced the student's out-of-seat behavior. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Communication, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Observation, Data Collection, Hypothesis Testing, Classroom Environment, Prompting, Grade 9, African American Students, High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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