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THE REDUCTION OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR IN TWO SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSES
Author(s) -
McNAMARA E.,
EVANS M.,
HILL W.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1986.tb02664.x
Subject(s) - psychology , pupil , task (project management) , developmental psychology , intervention (counseling) , management , neuroscience , psychiatry , economics
S ummary . The constituent parts of a five component behavioural intervention package are described and the effect of the intervention on the on‐task behaviour of two “disruptive” secondary school classes reported. It is claimed that levels of pupil on‐task behaviour were significantly increased in both classes. Concomitant changes in teacher behaviour were also reported and it is suggested that increased levels of pupil on‐task behaviour may have elicited higher levels of positive verbal behaviour from the teachers.