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Improvement Of Cafeteria Behavior Through The Use Of Behavior Modification, Joseph S. Ronca

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The practicum was entitled “Improvement of Cafeteria Behavior Through the Use of Behavior Modification”. The setting was an elementary school consisting of kindergarten through sixth grade. Previous methods for controlling lunchroom behaviors were not effective. By setting up a behavior modification system in which appropriate behavior was reinforced, the noise level was controlled and at least 60% of the class earned the opportunity to receive a weekly reward for following cafeteria rules. Furthermore, the project was successful enough that he faulty and administration wished for it to be an ongoing program.

Determining Successful Discipline Approaches: Reducing Student Tardiness, Larrilyn Lawrence

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Determining Successful Discipline Approaches : Reducing Student Tardiness was designed to determine what approaches administrators might employ to aid high school students in reducing excessive tardies. For nine weeks, randomly selected subjects were placed into one of three treatment groups . The null hypothesis was:

There is no statistically significant difference at the 0.01 level in the recidivism rate among three groups of students:

• 1. Those referred to an administrator's office for excessive tardies who are cited the tardy policy and assigned a detention. (Treatment Group Number One)
• 2. Those referred to an administrator's office for excessive tardies who are …