Title

Effective Use of Behavior-Specific Praise: A Middle School Case Study.

Authors

Haydon, Todd; Musti-Rao, Shobana

Abstract

Teachers experience high levels of stress and emotional exhaustion while teaching in classrooms with too much student misbehavior. The two teachers in this study expressed concerns about this very issue during math instruction. They were also feeling tired and stressed due to constantly reprimanding students. This situation created a negative learning environment in which the teachers were not able to complete their lessons plans on a daily basis. Fortunately, a simple strategy was used to effectively respond to these challenging behaviors.

Subjects

TEACHERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout; PSYCHOLOGY of students; LEARNING

Publication

Beyond Behavior, 2011, Vol 20, Issue 2, p31

ISSN

1074-2956

Publication type

Academic Journal