Explain the purpose and basic approach of the Good Behavior Game

What will be an ideal response?


This approach to classroom management is based on the operant conditioning principle of positive reinforcement, but is administered to an entire group of students instead of to individuals. If the performance of the group, rather than each individual, meets or exceeds some standard of behavior set by the teacher, then all students in the group receive whatever the reinforcer is.

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Convergent evidence for the score validity of a reading achievement test would include the correlation between the reading test scores and

a. grades in reading class. b. grades in math class. c. scores on a math achievement test. d. scores on another reading test. e. a and d

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In which of the following circumstances are schools required to have explicit parental consent to collect data?

A) ?If a change in educational placement is being considered B) ?If they are collecting screening data C) ?If they are collecting data for intervention planning D) ?Schools must have explicit parental consent for all data collected

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The Every Student Succeeds Act (PL 114-95) is the reauthorization of

a. No Child Left Behind. b. IDEA. c. Education of All Handicapped Children Act. d. Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Teaching students at risk for academic failure:

a. is basically like teaching students in general, where principles of effective teaching are used to the students best advantage. b. requires less motivation but more structure and discipline than teaching other students. c. should only be attempted by veteran teachers who have had experience with interactive teaching. d. should concentrate on a curriculum of remedial reading and math skills plus "survival" type life skills.

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