Date of Award
12-1982
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Howard E. Farris
Second Advisor
Dr. Galen Alessi
Third Advisor
Dr. Nancy Petty
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
A contract study center was the site for two experiments involving the modification of teacher behavior. The Center was located in a rural high school of 300 students and 15 staff members. The Center was school-wide and utilized contingency contracting and peer tutoring in order to help students on individual academic assignments. Experiment I was conducted to examine the effects of using teachers to support and maintain the behavioral teaching methodology used in the Center. Results of Experiment I indicated that teachers were not as effective in supporting and maintaining the Center on a half time basis as University Personnel. Experiment II was an attempt to use student vocal prompts to increase the number of teacher referrals of students to a contract study center. Results of Experiment II showed no change in the number of teacher referrals as a function of student vocal prompts.
Recommended Citation
Rippee, Sheryl M., "The Support and Maintenance of a Behavioral Teaching Methodology in the Public Schools" (1982). Masters Theses. 1732.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1732