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An Investigation of Two Class-Wide Interventions for Student Desk Organization

Sheeley, Wesley J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1299180216

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2011, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: School Psychology.
Organization in the classroom has been shown to be a contributing factor to school success and a variable noticeably deficient in children with ADHD and other disabilities. However, organization skills are often overlooked and not taught to children in primary and secondary schools. This study investigates the effectiveness of two class-wide interventions for students’ desk organization, comparing teacher instruction on desk organization and positive reinforcement with a social script protocol and positive reinforcement with first- and second-grade classrooms in a primary school in a Midwestern city of the United States. Using a combined multiple baseline with a within series component design, baseline levels of desk organization and work completion were compared to intervention levels of performance in three classrooms, as well as for six students identified by their teachers as most in need of an intervention for organization. Results indicate positive changes in student performance for both interventions, with greater improvement as intervention intensity increased to the second intervention package. Social validity, implications, and future areas of research are discussed.
Renee Oliver Hawkins (Committee Chair)
Connie Schnoes, Phd (Committee Member)
David Barnett (Committee Member)
Stephen Kroeger (Committee Member)
79 p.
Behavioral Sciences
Desk Organization; Response to Intervention; direct instruction; social script; positive reinforcement; class-wide intervention

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  • Sheeley, W. J. (2011). An Investigation of Two Class-Wide Interventions for Student Desk Organization [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1299180216

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sheeley, Wesley. An Investigation of Two Class-Wide Interventions for Student Desk Organization. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1299180216.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sheeley, Wesley. "An Investigation of Two Class-Wide Interventions for Student Desk Organization." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1299180216

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