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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"problematic behavior"”.
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Multiple-Respondent Anecdotal Assessments for Behavior Disorders: An Analysis of Interrater Agreement and Correspondence With Functional Analysis Outcomes
… residents (28 adults with mental retardation) problematic behavior using the Motivational Assessment Scale (MAS) and the Functional Analysis Screening Tool (FAST). Results of the questionnaires indicated that respondents agreed on the function of the problematic behavior for 10 of the 28 …
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An Investigation Of The Proficiency Level Of High School Students With Autism And Mental Retardation Within Community-based Job Settings: The Relationship Between The Use Of A Hand-held Computer Compared To Staff Modeling For Accurate Novel Job Skill Acquisition And Student Learning
… independence during task completion, reduce problematic behavior during task completion, and lower necessary staff prompts during task completion. The use of technology to support individuals with severe disabilities has the potential to increase their level of independence and accuracy of …
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Investigating the Use of a Positive Variation of the Good Behavior Game in a High School Setting
<p>The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is an example of an interdependent group contingency that can be used in classrooms to manage behavior. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a positive variation of the GBG in which teachers attend to rule-following behavior, as opposed to …
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Does Caring Matter?: A Qualitative Study of Urban African American Alternative School Students Perceptions of Their School Experiences, Past and Present
… conduct, thereby inciting disruptive student behavior. The management of this diversity when the environment is devoid of a teacher's sensitivity to the student's life can impact students' behavior, and ultimately, initiate an alternative school referral. This study examines such …
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Emotional and behavioral problems related to smartphone overuse in elementary school children
OBJECTIVE: Overuse and addictive behavior related to smartphones has become a worldwide concern. However, most research has been focused on adults and adolescents. The objective of this study was to assess the characteristics of smartphone use, smartphone addiction and the related emotional and …
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Preschool Life Skills program on Icelandic first-grade elementary students
… support the development of essential social and behavioral skills to reduce problem behavior in preschoolers. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the PLS program on Icelandic first-grade elementary students. Additionally, it sought to compare the participants’ behavior …
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The Impact of Unresolved Loss on Adolescent Anger and Defiant Behavior
… more likely to exhibit more angry and defiant behaviors than those who did not have such life experiences. Three instruments were used to identify loss and related impact. The first is the Interview Process, designed to identify issues of loss and screen for problematic behavior. This tool is …
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Evaluation for Discipline Intervention Strategies for High School Principals
… is a growing concern about the disruptive behavior of students that requires some form of intervention. These concerns have led to the need of addressing the problematic behavior in an attempt to improve classroom instruction and student learning. The strategies exercised most often to …
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Effects of Perceived Poverty and Chaotic Living Conditions on Externalizing Problems in At-Risk Adolescents
<p>Adolescent externalizing behaviors have consistently been related to both poverty and family dysfunction within the psychological literature; however, the distinction between the effects of objective poverty and perceived poverty on adolescent behavior is relatively new. The current study aimed …
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A comparison of Behavior Assessment System for Children -Second Edition Parent Rating Scale scores for children and adolescents with ADHD, traumatic brain injury, and high functioning autism
… control group. Specifically, scale scores on the Behavioral Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2) Parent Rating Scale (PRS) were analyzed.the data used on the BASC-2 PRS include the following scales: Hyperactivity, Aggression, Conduct Problems, Anxiety, Depression, Somatization, …
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Resurgence in Dogs
… positive reinforcement. The field of applied behavior analysis routinely employs procedures to preempt problem behaviors by establishing and maintaining more acceptable alternative behaviors. Previous studies have shown that some of these procedures can nevertheless result in recurrence of …
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Impact of Alternative Flow Control Policies on Value Stream Delivery Robustness Under Demand Instability: a System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation Approach
… Objective 1: Provide insight into the causes of problematic behavior in traditional value streams. Objective 2: Identify modes of demand behavior suitable for pull-based systems operation. Objective 3: Propose and test alternative value stream management policies and structures. The achievement …
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The Use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II (MMPI-2) in Pre-employment Evaluations
… that the MMPI-2 scales have been correlated with problematic behavior among police officers, poor job performance, and officer misconduct. This study examined the extent to which suitability for hire could be predicted by the MMPI-2 scale L (Lie), scale K (correction), Infrequency scale (F), scale …
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The Impact of Family, Community, and Resilience on African-American Young Adults Who Had Parents Incarcerated During Childhood
… and financially. The result is the display of problematic behavior, being aggressive or withdrawn at home and in their communities. The concentration of the incarceration trends seems to be in poor African-American communities. Incarceration has left higher numbers of children without parents, …
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Studi tentang orientasi menghukum anak nakal yang dilakukan penyidik anak di unit pelayanan perempuan dan anak Polres Malang
… to punish, at the time of the adaptive behaviors that harm (Yulia, 2014: 26) In addition to causing misery, punish orientation with regard to prevention, retribution, rehabilitation and restorative justice(Schinkel, 2014: 579), which has the functionality to change behavior, prevent and …