SWPBIS produces a very small reduction in teacher-rated concentration problems among elementary school children (ES = 0.08)¶
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q3 i0 Children in SWPBIS schools showed significantly lower concentration problems than children in comparison schools (ES = 0.08). → Catherine P. Bradshaw 2012
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Catherine P. Bradshaw 2012¶
Catherine P. Bradshaw, Tracy E. Waasdorp, Philip J. Leaf. (2012). Effects of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Child Behavior Problems. Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-0243
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Same 4-year group RCT; multilevel HLM analysis of teacher-rated concentration problems on the TOCA-C showed "A similar ef- fect was observed on concentration problems" as for disruptive behavior (ES = 0.08).
"A similar ef- fect was observed on concentration problems ( g = –0.03, t= –2.08, P , .05, ES = 0.08; see Table 3)"
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Related Claims¶
- SWPBIS produces a very small improvement in teacher-rated emotion regulation among elementary school children (ES = 0.11) — related
- SWPBIS produces a very small reduction in teacher-rated aggressive and disruptive behavior among elementary school children over 4 years (ES = 0.12) — related
- SWPBIS produces a very small improvement in teacher-rated prosocial behavior among elementary school children (ES = 0.17) — related
- At-risk children in SWPBIS schools are slightly less likely to receive an office discipline referral than at-risk peers in comparison schools (41.3% vs 46.5%, d = -0.13) — related
- SWPBIS effects on prosocial behavior and emotion regulation are strongest for children first exposed in kindergarten — related
- SWPBIS reduced receipt of counseling for inappropriate behavior among at-risk and socially-emotionally skilled children — related
- At-risk children in SWPBIS schools were significantly less likely to be referred to special education than at-risk peers in comparison schools — related
- SWPBIS does not significantly reduce out-of-school suspensions in this trial — related
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SWPBIS produces a very small reduction in teacher-rated concentration problems among elementary school children (ES = 0.08) |
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SWPBIS produces a very small reduction in teacher-rated concentration problems among elementary school children (ES = 0.08) |
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