期刊名称：RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education
电子版ISSN：1940-4476
出版年度：2019
卷号：42
期号：7
页码：1-16
DOI：10.1080/19404476.2019.1654799
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：During the transition from the elementary to middle
grades, young adolescents may become increasingly
vulnerable for emotional and behavioral problems.
Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams for
middle level school (CW-FIT MS), the independent
variable examined in this study, was developed to
improve teaching and learning by fostering student
engagement. The study’s purpose was to examine the
feasibility and effects of CW-FIT MS Tier 1
implementation in nine middle level school classes
using a single-subject ABAB withdrawal design.
Participants were 234 students in grades 6–8,
including 23 identified as at risk for emotional
behavioral disorders. Results of CW-FIT MS Tier 1
implementation showed significant improvement in
on-task behavior for groups as well as individual
target students, increased teacher praise-to-reprimand ratios, and decreased target student disruptions.
Outcomes of social validity surveys were consistent
with earlier studies. Study findings extend previous
results by demonstrating positive intervention effects
in novel settings with a greater number of
participants. Study limitations and areas for future
research are discussed.
关键词：Middle grades ; middle school ; teacher praise ; student behavior ; student engagement ; group contingency
