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Demonstration of the Effects of an Increased Praise Ratio on Student On-Task Behavior
dc.contributor.advisor | Greenwood, Charles | |
dc.contributor.author | White, Rachel Lynn | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-07-25T21:45:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-07-25T21:45:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-03-23 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10744 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/6403 | |
dc.description.abstract | Many authors recommend various praise to reprimand ratios for teachers to use to manage their classrooms (e.g., Flora, 2000; Nafpaktitis, Mayer, & Butterworth, 1985; Wheldall, 2005); however, these recommendations are based on correlational data or secondary findings from studies not directly manipulating the praise to reprimand ratio. The purpose of this study was to use a simple teacher training method to improve the praise to reprimand ratio used in the classroom and measure the resulting effects on the on-task behavior of an entire class of students. All teachers improved praise to reprimand ratios above baseline levels. As teacher praise to reprimand ratios improved, student on-task levels increased for all classrooms. | |
dc.format.extent | 83 pages | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Behavioral sciences | |
dc.subject | Behavioral psychology | |
dc.subject | Elementary education | |
dc.subject | Praise ratio | |
dc.subject | Teacher praise | |
dc.title | Demonstration of the Effects of an Increased Praise Ratio on Student On-Task Behavior | |
dc.type | Dissertation | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Wills, Howard P. | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Kamps, Deb | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Dozier, Claudia L. | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Neidert, Pamela L. | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Reynolds, Matt | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Applied Behavioral Science | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | Ph.D. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
kusw.bibid | 8085497 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |