Applying Tootling to Special Education

Location

CSU Ballroom

Start Date

10-4-2018 2:00 PM

End Date

10-4-2018 3:30 PM

Student's Major

Psychology

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Carlos Panahon

Mentor's Department

Psychology

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Second Mentor's Name

Alexandra Panahon

Second Mentor's Department

Special Education

Second Mentor's College

Education

Third Mentor's Name

Jannine Ray

Third Mentor's Deparment

Psychology

Third Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

Achieving a positive environment in a special education classroom can be difficult. Students in special education, particularly those with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD), are likely to exhibit problem behaviors and a lack of strong social skills, which may lead to disruptive behavior in the classroom. Tootling is a class-wide intervention in which students are encouraged to monitor and report prosocial behaviors in the classroom (e.g., sharing with another student). The intervention helps students focus on acceptable behaviors, rather than problem behaviors. The class works together to report prosocial behaviors to earn a reinforcement (e.g., cookie party). Utilizing a tootling intervention may reduce disruptive behaviors and improve the quality of social interactions. One special education classroom consisting of students with EBD will be used. This study will use an ABAB design. In the first phase (A), researchers will observe and record rates of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors using momentary time sampling. During the second phase (B), the tootling intervention will be implemented by the teacher. Researchers will again observe and record rates of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors. The third phase (A) will replicate the first phase, and the fourth phase (B) will replicate the second phase. The students will report their peers' prosocial behavior and place tootles in a box. The special education teacher will read aloud previous day's tootles. Upon reaching their goal, they will receive a reward. It is hypothesized that during the tootling phases, there will be an increase in prosocial behavior and decrease in disruptive behavior.

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Apr 10th, 2:00 PM Apr 10th, 3:30 PM

Applying Tootling to Special Education

CSU Ballroom

Achieving a positive environment in a special education classroom can be difficult. Students in special education, particularly those with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD), are likely to exhibit problem behaviors and a lack of strong social skills, which may lead to disruptive behavior in the classroom. Tootling is a class-wide intervention in which students are encouraged to monitor and report prosocial behaviors in the classroom (e.g., sharing with another student). The intervention helps students focus on acceptable behaviors, rather than problem behaviors. The class works together to report prosocial behaviors to earn a reinforcement (e.g., cookie party). Utilizing a tootling intervention may reduce disruptive behaviors and improve the quality of social interactions. One special education classroom consisting of students with EBD will be used. This study will use an ABAB design. In the first phase (A), researchers will observe and record rates of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors using momentary time sampling. During the second phase (B), the tootling intervention will be implemented by the teacher. Researchers will again observe and record rates of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors. The third phase (A) will replicate the first phase, and the fourth phase (B) will replicate the second phase. The students will report their peers' prosocial behavior and place tootles in a box. The special education teacher will read aloud previous day's tootles. Upon reaching their goal, they will receive a reward. It is hypothesized that during the tootling phases, there will be an increase in prosocial behavior and decrease in disruptive behavior.

Recommended Citation

Macziewski, Jenna. "Applying Tootling to Special Education." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 10, 2018.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2018/poster-session-B/9