Increasing on-task behavior in every student in a second-grade classroom during transitions: Validating the color wheel system

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 575-592

  Fudge, Daniel L ^a   Skinner, Christopher H ^a   Williams, Jacqueline L ^a   Cowden, Dan ^b   Clark, Janice ^b   Bliss, Stacy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Knox County School System   (United States)

Author keywords

Color Wheel System; Internal, external, and contextual validity; On task behavior; Transitions

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 49549113596     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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