PA298: Decreasing Off-Task Behavior in Inclusive Middle School Classrooms

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
11:00 AM–11:50 AM CST

  • PMD: 4
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 6: Promoting Social and Emotional Development

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. learn about strategies currently used for classroom management in the middle school setting;
  2. understand how to implement the Color Wheel System to reduce off-task behavior in middle school students; and
  3. evaluate implications of implementing the Color Wheel System in practice.

Description

The Color Wheel System, a class-wide behavioral intervention, was implemented in three middle school inclusionary classrooms and resulted in significantly fewer off-task behaviors across all classrooms.

Presenter(s)

Mary K. MacDonald, University of Kentucky
Lauren H. Zahrn, University of Kentucky
Julie C. Martinez, University of Kentucky
Destiny Coleman, University of Kentucky

Contributor(s)

Kathleen B. Aspiranti

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