Abstract

Class-wide Function-related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is a classroom management intervention that incorporates positive behavior support (PBS) principles by teaching students specific classroom behavioral expectations during instructional time and providing students feedback on their behavior and use of social skills throughout the day. Students who are at risk for or are classified with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders (EBD) often struggle more both academically and socially than their peers. Because of the serious challenges that students with EBD face, it is important to find effective PBS interventions to help them be successful, both socially and academically. Researchers examined the effects of CW-FIT in a self-contained EBD classroom. One teacher and her five students participated in this study. This study was performed using a single-subject ABAB withdrawal design with maintenance probes. Researchers collected on-task, praise and reprimand, and fidelity data during 20-minute observations. Social validity data were collected from the teacher and the students at the end of the study. On-task behavior significantly increased upon implementation of CW-FIT. Teacher praise statements increased while there was little effect on teacher reprimand statements. The teacher was able to implement CW-FIT with fidelity. The teacher and the students also found CW-FIT to be socially valid. The results of this study suggest that CW-FIT can be an effective classroom management intervention in self-contained EBD classrooms.

Degree

EdS

College and Department

David O. McKay School of Education; Counseling Psychology and Special Education

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Date Submitted

2024-04-19

Document Type

Thesis

Handle

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd13591

Keywords

positive behavior supports, student behavior, special education, behavior modification, self-contained classrooms

Language

english

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