PO520: Comparing Effects of Praise Rates on Classroom Behavior

  • PMD: 5
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 7: Consultation and Collaboration With Educators and Parents

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand the evidence base behind behavior-specific praise as a classroom behavior management technique;
  2. learn whether there are differential effects of teacher-delivered, behavior-specific praise on the class-wide behavior of preschool children; and
  3. learn whether preschool teachers find behavior-specific praise acceptable.

Description

There is a need for guidelines for factors that enhance the effectiveness of behavior management techniques. This presentation will discuss a study examining the differential effects of varied praise rates.

Presenter(s)

Brittany A. Pigg, University of Southern Mississippi
Brad A. Dufrene, University of Southern Mississippi

Contributor(s)

Chelsea N. Johnson, Brittany D. Garza, Merrick Mcevoy, Gabryele M. McCroskey

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