Using Office Discipline Referral Data for Decision Making About Student Behavior in Elementary and Middle Schools

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry K. Irvin ◽  
Robert H. Horner ◽  
Kimberly Ingram ◽  
Anne W. Todd ◽  
George Sugai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Middle Schools ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Office Discipline Referral ◽  
Discipline Referral

Organizational Health and Decision Participation: An Empirical Analysis of Healthy Interpersonal Dynamics and Teacher Participation

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 576-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis J. Sabo ◽  
Kevin Barnes ◽  
Wayne K. Hoy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Middle Schools ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Organizational Health ◽  
Teacher Participation ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Interpersonal Dynamics ◽  
Management Domain

Important domains of teacher participation in decision making and school climate are identified and examined in this empirical study of middle schools. In general, healthy interpersonal dynamics in schools are associated with lower levels of decision deprivation among teachers. Although a healthy school climate seems important in limiting decision deprivation in classroom decision areas, it is less significant in the management domain. The results suggest that although a healthy school climate may be a necessary condition for authentic teacher participation, it is not a sufficient one.

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Study on the Effect of the Texas Behavior Support Initiative on Rural Middle School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Ruiz ◽  
Grace V. Ruiz ◽  
Nestor W. Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Discipline Referrals ◽  
Student Discipline ◽  
Behavior Support ◽  
School Students ◽  
Discipline Referral ◽  
Rural Middle School ◽  
Texas Behavior Support Initiative

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a school wide positive behavior initiative designed to improve student behavior. Researchers analyzed the last 3 years (2005-2008) of student discipline referral data for grades 7 and 8. Implementation resulted in a significant reduction in the number of discipline referrals. Data revealed a decrease of 23% in the number (2239 vs. 1723) of discipline referrals from year one to year two and a decrease of 22% in the number (1723 vs.1340) of discipline referrals from year two to year three. Results obtained from the analysis indicate that the TBSI was effective in improving student behavior in a rural middle school.  

Economic Education, Experimental Methods and the Structure-Conduct-Performance Paradigm

1992 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A. Ray
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Alternative Model ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Firm Behavior ◽  
Experimental Methods ◽  
Economic Education ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Industry Organization ◽  
Unique Approach

The Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) paradigm is commonly used in the field of industrial organization. The paradigm links market structure, firm behavior, and economic performance. Questions of industry organization, firm decision-making and economic efficiency in a wide variety of markets have been addressed using the SCP model. This paper applies the SCP paradigm to the area of economic education. To do this, an alternative model of economic education is developed. In this model, students are viewed as producers (of learning) while instructors determine the institutional setting and are one of the inputs into the production process. This view separates the areas where instructors may exert some control (setting class structure and providing good teaching) from the area where they have little control — student behavior. Using the model developed, this study employs an experiment to investigate student behavior. Students are placed in a strategic situation in which they must choose when and how much to study for weekly quizzes. The experiment represents a unique approach in economic education research and sheds light on student decision making.

Using School Bus Discipline Referral Data in Decision Making: Two Case Studies

2004 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward J. Hirsch ◽  
Teri Lewis-Palmer ◽  
George Sugai ◽  
Lance Schnacker
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
School Bus ◽  
Discipline Referral

Predictive Validity of the Student Risk Screening Scale-Internalizing and Externalizing (SRSS-IE) Scores

2020 ◽  
pp. 106342662096728
Author(s):  
Camara Gregory ◽  
Emily C. Graybill ◽  
Brian Barger ◽  
Andrew T. Roach ◽  
Kathleen Lane
Keyword(s):  
Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Internalizing Behaviors ◽  
Students At Risk ◽  
Risk Screening ◽  
Office Discipline Referral ◽  
Discipline Referral ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Student Risk ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Screening Scale

Schools have become the most common setting for youth to receive additional supports—including access to mental health services serving as an entry point for identification and subsequent provision of these services. Many schools rely on office discipline referral (ODR) or suspension data as informal screeners for students who may need additional supports. Discipline data may be effective at identifying students with externalizing behaviors, yet students with internalizing behaviors may not engage in behaviors that warrant an ODR or suspension. As such, these students may go undetected in the absence of systematic screenings. This study explored whether a universal behavior screener identified students at risk for externalizing and internalizing concerns who may not have been identified through ODRs. The Student Risk Screening Scale for Internalizing/Externalizing (SRSS-IE) was completed for 1,201 elementary students in 3 elementary schools. SRSS-IE data were used to predict year-end ODRs. Results showed externalizing scores (SRSS-E7) on the SRSS-IE predicted year-end ODRs, with higher SRSS-E7 scores predicting with more ODRs. However, internalizing scores (SRSS-I5) on the SRSS-IE did not significantly predict year-end ODRs suggesting ODRs may not be an effective data source for identifying students with internalizing behaviors absent of externalizing behaviors.

Exploration of employability perceptions with blended multi-criteria decision-making methods

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Castro-Lopez ◽  
Sílvia Monteiro ◽  
Ana B. Bernardo ◽  
Leandro S. Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Fuzzy Techniques

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore employment perception of students as a relevant indicator of higher education quality, using blended multi-criteria decision-making methods.Design/methodology/approachThe differential impact of these variables was analyzed in this paper taking a sample of 641 students and six higher education lecturers identified as experts on young vocational careers. The traditional study of student behavior and perceptions of employability does not incorporate the uncertainty associated with multi-criteria decision processes and is therefore less adapted to the human reasoning process. This research applies traditional techniques together with fuzzy techniques capable of managing more effectively the uncertainty associated with student actions and behaviors.FindingsThis research shows that it is important to consider previous work experience, academic achievement and soft skills developed during education experiences. In this way, this research shows the lecturers how to adapt their pedagogical practices according to students' perceptions of employability and assess their students' perceptions of employability. In addition, lecturers will be able to incorporate the uncertainty associated with decision-making processes to optimize employability perception.Originality/valueHigher education-related research on uncertainty environments as multi-criteria decision problems is still in early stages. The incorporation of the uncertainty associated with decision-making processes to this field allows to optimize employability perception thanks to its adaptation to real human behavior in the adoption of decisions.

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