%0 Journal Article
%T Improving Student Behavior in Art Classrooms: An Exploratory Study of CW
%A Blake D. Hansen
%A Howard P. Wills
%A Leslie Williams
%A Mark A. Graham
%A Melanie A. Nelson
%A Paul Caldarella
%J Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
%@ 1538-4772
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1098300718762744
%X Disruptive student behavior, a common concern for teachers, presents particular challenges for those who teach art. Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is a multitiered intervention for implementing effective classroom management strategies aligned with schoolwide positive behavior interventions and supports. CW-FIT has proven effective in general education classrooms, with its emphasis on social skills instruction, teacher praise, group contingency, and positive reinforcement. This first study of CW-FIT implementation in elementary art classrooms examined its effects on student on-task behavior. The researchers used a single-subject (AB) design in one classroom and reversal designs (ABAB) in two classrooms. Results indicated student on-task behavior significantly improved, and the teacher was able to implement CW-FIT with fidelity as well as increase her praise-to-reprimand ratios. Both teacher and students found the intervention to be socially valid. Study implications and limitations are discussed
%K art education
%K classroom management
%K praise
%K social skills
%K group contingency
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1098300718762744