The Classwide Function-Based Intervention Team Program

Wills, Howard P.; Kamps, Debra; Hansen, Blake D.; Conklin, Carl G.; Bellinger, Skylar; Neaderhiser, Jeaveen; Nsubuga, Belinda

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“…Wills et al (2010) provided evidence of positive effects of CW-FIT implementation in 16 elementary school classrooms. Their results showed increases in teacher attention to appropriate Early Childhood Educ J student behaviors, decreases in disruptive student behaviors, and increases in on-task student behaviors, even among students with serious behavior disorders.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…The independent variable was CW-FIT (Wills et al 2010), a multi-tiered intervention program designed to contribute to (a) teaching appropriate classroom social skills, (b) using praise and group contingency to provide differential reinforcement, (c) eliminating potential reinforcement of problem behavior, and (d) using self-management, help cards, and functional assessment with students when needed. CW-FIT was implemented in conjunction with a typical academic lesson, a context in which the teachers experienced the most behavioral concerns.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…CW-FIT is freely available to teachers who want to use it, and it is not a packaged program for sale. Wills et al (2010) provide details for those wishing to implement it.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…CW-FIT is used as a primary level PBS intervention with all students in the classroom; teachers define and teach behavioral expectations as they monitor and reinforce appropriate behavior. CW-FIT can also be used as a secondary or tertiary level of support for students with more challenging behaviors, through the use of self-management, help cards, and functional assessment (Wills et al 2010). CW-FIT is freely available to teachers who want to use it, and it is not a packaged program for sale.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Class-wide function-related intervention teams (CW-FIT; Wills et al 2010), a program that incorporates PBS principles, is a variation of the Good Behavior Game (Barrish et al 1969), but focuses on tracking positive rather than negative student behavior. It is a function-related intervention in that the group contingency addresses attention, a common function of behavior (Kamps et al 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Managing Student Behavior with Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams: An Observational Study in Early Elementary Classrooms

Caldarella

Williams

Hansen

et al. 2014

Early Childhood Educ J

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Comprehensive evidence-based interventions are needed to help early childhood educators manage challenging student behaviors. One such intervention, class-wide function-related intervention teams (CW-FIT), is a multi-tiered behavioral intervention program based on positive behavior support principles, including four main elements: (a) teaching socially appropriate communication skills, (b) using differential reinforcement with an interdependent group contingency, (c) extinguishing or eliminating potential reinforcement for problem behavior, and (d) implementing individual interventions using self-management, help cards, and/or functional assessment. This study implemented CW-FIT with five kindergarten through second grade teachers. Results demonstrated efficacy of the program as early childhood teachers increased their praise rates and decreased their reprimand rates, and students responded with increased on-task behavior and fewer classroom disruptions. Study implications and limitations are addressed.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Independent Variablementioning

confidence: 99%

“…CW-FIT is freely available to teachers who want to use it, and it is not a packaged program for sale. Wills et al (2010) provide details for those wishing to implement it.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Managing Student Behavior with Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams: An Observational Study in Early Elementary Classrooms

Caldarella

Williams

Hansen

et al. 2014

Early Childhood Educ J

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The Positive Plus Program: Affirmative classroom management to improve student behavior

Clair

Bahr

Quach

et al. 2018

Behavioral Interventions

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This study describes the Positive Plus Program, a multicomponent intervention combining behavior-specific praise with an interdependent group contingency and teacher feedback. An elementary school teacher wanting to improve her classroom management skills implemented the Positive Plus Program. Four second-grade students participated in the study, and each of the students emitted disruptive behavior in class previously. This study, using an ABAB design, indicated that when the teacher reliably delivered high levels of behavior-specific praise and awarded points, disruptive behavior was less likely. Student outcomes showed increased academic engagement and decreased off-task motor and verbal behavior from pre-to post-intervention. Teacher ratings indicated high levels of social validity. In light of these findings, implications for future research and implementation are discussed.

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Effects of an interdependent group contingency on engagement in physical education

Hirsch

Healy

Judge

et al. 2016

Jnl of Applied Behav Analysis

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We examined whether a group contingency increased engagement during elementary school physical education sessions. The intervention employed procedures (explicit instruction, goal setting, and reinforcement) drawn from the first tier of classwide function-related intervention teams (CW-FIT; Wills et al., 2009). Results showed salutary increases in engagement that corresponded with the teacher's implementation.

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The Classwide Function-Based Intervention Team Program

Cited by 54 publications

References 19 publications

Managing Student Behavior with Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams: An Observational Study in Early Elementary Classrooms

Managing Student Behavior with Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams: An Observational Study in Early Elementary Classrooms

The Positive Plus Program: Affirmative classroom management to improve student behavior

Effects of an interdependent group contingency on engagement in physical education

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