Examining the Use of Play Activities to Increase Appropriate Classroom Behaviors

This 1-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study investigated the importance of addressing a child's social needs at school to increase the occurrence of socially appropriate classroom behaviors. This study involved observation of 5 groups of Kindergarten boys and their interactions with...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of play therapy 2015-01, Vol.24 (1), p.1-12
Hauptverfasser: Allen, Kallie B., Barber, Catherine R.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This 1-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study investigated the importance of addressing a child's social needs at school to increase the occurrence of socially appropriate classroom behaviors. This study involved observation of 5 groups of Kindergarten boys and their interactions with each other during small group play activities and guidance lessons within the classroom. Over 8 weeks of intervention, the boys received 10 mini social-skills lessons to help them practice appropriate behaviors during the play activities. The interventionist observed the boys during 3 time periods, baseline, midpoint, and posttest, within their classroom to document the occurrence of the noted behaviors. Results indicated that the participants' verbal, motor, and passive off-task behaviors significantly decreased from baseline to posttest observations. Strengths, limitations, and implications of the results are discussed, and future research is also recommended.
ISSN:1555-6824
1939-0629
DOI:10.1037/a0038466