title: Group evaluation: a collaborative, peer-mediated behavior management system.
abstract: The efficacy of a consensus based group-evaluation system was examined using a reversal design. Two groups of students with disabilities served as subjects. The group-evaluation system involved: (a) dividing the groups into teams; (b) having each team agree on a common rating for the group's behavior during a specified time period; (c) comparing each team's rating to the teacher's rating; and (d) delivering reinforcement to each team based on the group's behavior and the team's accuracy in rating the group's behavior. Results indicated that the group-evaluation system was an effective strategy for modifying classroom behavior.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York, New Paltz.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Salend
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reeder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group