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University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Academic performance; academic; skills behavior; skills training; engagement; kindergarten; shyness
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Speak Up: An Evaluation Of Teaching Engagement To Children In An Academic Setting, Delaney R. Callan
Speak Up: An Evaluation Of Teaching Engagement To Children In An Academic Setting, Delaney R. Callan
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Shyness is characterized by anxious and reluctant behaviors that may put children at risk for underperforming academically. Previous research has observed that active behavioral engagement in the classroom improves academic performance, however, shy children show deficits in this type of engagement. The current study examined whether behavior skills training (i.e., instruction, modeling, rehearsal and feedback) improved active engaged behavior in pre-K and kindergarten-age children using a multiple baseline across participants design. Four children between 3 to 5 years of age with varying shy behaviors as reported by their parents were asked to complete a series of math worksheets prior to …