Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams "CW-FIT" Efficacy Trial Outcomes.
The purpose of the study was to determine the efficacy of the Class-wide Function-related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) program for improving students' on-task behavior, and increasing teacher recognition of appropriate behavior. The intervention is a group contingency classroom management program consisting of teaching and reinforcing appropriate behaviors (i.e., getting the teacher's attention, following directions, and ignoring inappropriate behaviors of peers). Seventeen elementary schools, the majority in urban and culturally diverse communities, participated in a randomized trial with 86 teachers (classrooms) assigned to CW-FIT, and 73 teachers (classrooms) assigned to the comparison group. Class-wide student on-task behavior improved over baseline levels in the intervention classes. Teachers were able to implement the intervention with high fidelity overall, as observed in adherence to 96% of the fidelity criteria on average. Teacher praise and attention to appropriate behaviors increased, and reprimands decreased. These effects were replicated in new classrooms each of the 4 years of the study, and for all years combined.
University of Kansas, Juniper Gardens Children's Project, 444 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66101.
Debra
D
Kamps
University of Kansas, Juniper Gardens Children's Project, 444 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66101.
Howard
H
Wills
University of Kansas, Juniper Gardens Children's Project, 444 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66101.
Harriett Dawson
HD
Bannister
University of Kansas Medical Center, Center for Child Health and Development 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160.
Linda
L
Heitzman-Powell
Kansas City KS Public Schools, 2010 N. 59 Street, Kansas City, KS 66104.
Esther
E
Kottwitz
Brigham Young University, Office340-C, McKay School of Education, Provo, UT 84602.
Blake
B
Hansen
University of Kansas, Life Span Institute, Dole Building, Lawrence, KS 66045.
Kandace
K
Fleming