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Rowan University

2018

Behavior-based goal groups

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The Relationship Between Behavior-Based Goal Groups And Point-Based School Wide Behavior Systems, Ashley R. Walgren Jun 2018

The Relationship Between Behavior-Based Goal Groups And Point-Based School Wide Behavior Systems, Ashley R. Walgren

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This study evaluated six students between the ages of 14 to 17 years old who are classified with emotional disturbance and attending an alternative school in suburban New Jersey to determine the impact of individual behavior-based goal-oriented groups on student behavioral performance. The goals groups were crafted using goal theory and were designed to address observed target behaviors in the school's pre-established point-based school-wide behavior support system. Data collected via the schoolwide point-based behavior system for the 2016-2017 and the 2017-2018 school years were analyzed to identify student performance. Additionally, data collected from the student self-evaluation process was compared to …