Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

Summer 1973

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

School Psychology

Committee Chair

W. Dugmore

Second Committee Member

James P. Levell

Third Committee Member

Alexander H. Howard Jr.

Abstract

In this study a counselor worked with two teachers to increase their rate of approval behavior with the goal of reducing "non-attentive" and "disruptive" student behavior. Student behavior did improve in the predicted direction. When t tests were used to compare behavior change in these classes with behavior change in two control classes, significant differences were found for the reduction of "non-attentive" behavior and "non-attentive plus disruptive" behavior.

Results indicate that such interventionist techniques my be appropriate for elementary counselors.

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