Middle School Classroom Management: A Randomized Control Trial of Class-wide Function-Related Intervention Teams for Middle Schools (CW-FIT MS)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard P. Wills ◽  
Paul Caldarella ◽  
Leslie Williams ◽  
Kandace Fleming ◽  
Pei-Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle Schools ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Randomized Control Trial ◽  
Intervention Teams ◽  
School Classroom ◽  
Randomized Control

Improving Student Behavior in Middle Schools: Results of a Classroom Management Intervention

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard P. Wills ◽  
Paul Caldarella ◽  
Benjamin A. Mason ◽  
Amanda Lappin ◽  
Darlene H. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Differential Reinforcement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Intervention Teams ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Eighth Grade Students

Transitioning from elementary to middle school is a time of particular vulnerability for students with behavior problems. This study examined the effects of class-wide function-related intervention teams (CW-FIT) in three middle school classrooms to determine whether this multitiered intervention could help teachers proactively manage student behavior. With a focus on teaching classroom expectations, delivering behavior-specific praise, and providing differential reinforcement within an interdependent group contingency, CW-FIT is designed to teach functional replacement behaviors that support students’ academic engagement. Intervention effects were assessed with seventh- and eighth-grade students from diverse backgrounds. Results, evaluated using a single-subject withdrawal (ABAB) design, indicated improved rates of on-task behavior at both class-wide and individual student levels, with corresponding increases in teacher praise and decreases in teacher reprimands. The positive way in which participants viewed CW-FIT implementation and its accompanying effects on student behaviors was consistent with earlier findings in elementary schools. Study limitations and areas for future research are discussed.

Exploring the Foundations of Middle School Classroom Management

2001 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine T. Bucher ◽  
M. Lee Manning
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
School Classroom

A randomized control trial of supplementary prenatal care: Implications for family practice

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Tough ◽  
D. Johnston ◽  
J. Siever ◽  
G. Jorgenson ◽  
L. Slocombe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Family Practice ◽  
Randomized Control Trial ◽  
Randomized Control
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