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The Effects Of Noncontingent Praise ( Ncp ) On Classroom Behavior, Kelly Poirot
The Effects Of Noncontingent Praise ( Ncp ) On Classroom Behavior, Kelly Poirot
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This dissertation reports on the effects of noncontingent praise (NCP) as a classroom behavioral intervention. Six teacher participants were trained to provide NCP to the classroom at their free operant level of praises and reprimands directed towards the classroom, either at fixed (NCPf) or variable (NCPv) rates. Class-wide rates of academic engaged time and inappropriate behaviors were collected to examine the student effects of the intervention. In addition, teacher perceptions of their relationships with their students, stress, and job satisfaction were measured both pre- and post- intervention. Treatment fidelity and intervention acceptability data were also examined.
Upon implementation of the …