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THE EFFECTS OF A SPORTSMANSHIP CURRICULUM INTERVENTION ON GENERALIZED POSITIVE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Author(s) -
Sharpe Tom,
Brown Marty,
Crider Kim
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1995.28-401
Subject(s) - sportsmanship , psychology , intervention (counseling) , curriculum , mathematics education , curriculum based measurement , developmental psychology , sociometry , medical education , clinical psychology , social psychology , pedagogy , curriculum development , medicine , psychiatry , curriculum mapping
This study evaluated the effects of an elementary physical education curriculum in which development of positive social skills, including leadership and conflict‐resolution behaviors, was the primary focus. A second goal was to determine possible generalization effects beyond the primary intervention setting. Students in two urban elementary physical education classes served as subjects, with a third class used as a comparison. The effects of the curriculum intervention were evaluated in the training setting and in the students' regular education classrooms using a multiple baseline across classrooms design. Results showed (a) an immediate increase in student leadership and independent conflict‐resolution behaviors, (b) an increase in percentage of class time devoted to activity participation, and (c) decreases in the frequency of student off‐task behavior and percentage of class time that students devoted to organizational tasks. Similar changes in student behavior were also observed in the regular classroom settings.