In classrooms across the country, students are mastering their ABCs, solving equations, and diving into science. But one essential life skill–behavior–is not in the lesson plan. For too long, ...

Kids can be quick to feel shame and shut down or escalate when corrected. Skipping the correction and directly guiding them to do what's expected can be a game-changer.

Every teacher runs their classroom a little differently. Some thrive on structure, others on flexibility, and most land somewhere in between. These differences form what educators call classroom ...

Millions of classrooms throughout the U.S. and internationally have begun adopting computerized apps (e.g., ClassDojo) to provide students with rewards and punishments as a part of classroom ...

When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students in the classroom, they typically respond by focusing on the negative behavior. When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students ...

In this study, students' perceptions of teachers' pupil control behavior, classroom robustness, and student self-control were investigated. Differences between public and military secondary schools ...

The Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 83, No. 3 (Jan. - Feb., 1990), pp. 162-165 (4 pages) The purpose of this study was to investigate objectively observable categories of behavior for good and ...

When it was time to return to school in person for her junior year, Kimberly Higareda was resistant. She had gotten used to being at home, multitasking while attending her Zoom classes and having time ...

The number of times a teacher compliments or recognizes a student’s good behavior, compared to how often the teacher reprimands the student, the more likely that student is going to stay focused on ...