The study tested a new group contingency system aimed at helping teachers in alternative education overcome common challenges, such as high effort needed, disruption from feedback, and student resistance.
To tackle these issues, the researchers simplified the process, eliminated feedback for rule violations, created a strategy to handle sabotage, and kept reinforcement criteria secret from students.
The results showed significant decreases in classroom disruption across four different alternative middle and high school classes.
Children are interviewed to provide information about past events in various contexts (e.g., police interviews, court proceedings, therapeutic interviews).