Student Behavior

Increasing class participation in college classrooms with the Good Behavior Game.

Participation in college classrooms remains low, despite evidence that increased participation contributes to better grades....

Double jeopardy: Child and school characteristics that predict aggressive-disruptive behavior in first grade

High rates of aggressive-disruptive behavior exhibited by children during their initial years of elementary school...

The role of task-avoid- ant and task-focused behaviors in the development of reading and mathematical skills during the first school year: A cross-lagged longitudinal study

Study examines whether children's achievement strategies predict their improvement in reading and mathematical skills during...

Cooperative and competitive learning environments and their effects on behavior, self-efficacy, and achievement

A study of groups of fifth graders working in competitive or cooperative learning conditions found...

Natural rates of teacher approval and disapproval and their relation to student behavior in intermediate school classrooms

Studied the natural rates of teacher approval of appropriate student behavior and off-task student behavior...

Who Are We Not Calling On? A Study of Classroom Participation and the Implementation of the Name Card Method

This study involved observing a second-grade classroom to investigate how the teacher called on students,...