Behavior & Academic Achievement, Preventative Antecedent
Strategies, Engaged Time vs Available Time vs Allocated Time vs
Successful Engaged Time Analysis, Classroom Time Management
Models, Instructional Efficiency Frameworks, Multi-Level Classroom
Design, Differentiated Instruction Techniques, Rotating Group
Strategies, Independent Mastery Learning Systems, Thematic Unit
Planning, Direct Teaching Step-by-Step Methodology (Attention,
Review, Goal Setting, Modeling, Guided & Independent Practice),
Explicit Instruction & Direct Instruction Models, Practice-Based
Learning for Students with Disabilities, Meta-Cognitive Skill
Development, Scaffolded Instruction Techniques, Classroom
Behavior Interventions, Motivation & Reinforcement Strategies,
Academic Engagement Solutions, Instructional Arrangement Types,
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Reciprocal effect
Behavior and academic achievement have a dramatic and profound effect on each other.
Students with behavior problems often struggle academically. Students struggling academically
often begin to exhibit challenging behaviors.
Preventative antecedent
Challenging behaviors cause academic problems which lead to more behavior issues. Or,
academic deficiencies cause behavior problems which lead to more academic deficits.
Struggles with academic endeavors can actually be antecedents for problematic behavior.
Therefore, to intervene with the problematic behavior, academic concerns must be addressed.
,Engaged Time
Time spent receiving information in class (does not include time students are misbehaving,
daydreaming, administrative tasks)
Problem
• Students may not want to pursue the institutional activities
• Students may be unable to pursue the activities
• Tasks may be structured to promote disengagement (e.g. poorly designed or non-rewarding)
• Students may be unable to select appropriate activities or to monitor their activities to stay on
task effectively
Solution
• Motivate effectively
• Reinforce on-task behavior
• Teach prerequisite skills and prior knowledge
• Consider individual differences
• Consider developmental level
• Manage the classroom and structure tasks to help students stay on task
Teach thinking skills - especially meta-cognitive skills. Use scaffolded instruction
Available Time
amount of time school is in session (6 hours a day for 180 days/year. Includes lunch, assemblies,
transitions)
, (Outermost ring of a bullseye target)
Problem
• Insufficient number of school days
• Insufficient amount of time may be scheduled in calendar for an activity, or time may be
scheduled for unimportant rather than important outcomes
• Scheduler fails to take into consideration the structure of the subject matter or the
developmental needs of the learners
Solution
• Increase length of school year
• Giver high priority to important objectives
• Cover all important outcomes including thinking skills and affective outcomes
• Don't schedule time for unimportant outcomes
• Overlap objectives and activities on related topics when appropriate
• Understand the structure of the subject matter and the developmental needs of learners, and
schedule time appropriately
Allocated Time
amount of time devoted to academics or learning activities (e.g. 45 minutes for math
Problem
• Teacher may manage time ineffectively
• Outside influences interfere with schedule (e.g. announcements)
• Teacher adheres too rigidly to schedule