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Abstract
Alternative Education Settings (AES) aim to provide active and inspiring instructional strategies that would reengage students at-risk in learning and improve their academic achievements. Classwide Peer Tutoring (CWPT) is an evidence-based instructional method that when combined with behaviorally oriented procedures yields positive effects on academic performance. The purpose of this study was to examine whether CWPT could advance the social and motor performance of four third-grade students in an innovative martial arts program in an urban charter school. An ABAB single subject design was used to examine the effects of CWPT on social skills (i.e., providing and receiving feedback) and correct motor performance. Results suggested improvement in social performance for three participants and mixed results for motor performance. Implications for practice in AES programs are provided.
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Shiri Ayvazo
Shiri Ayvazo is a Senior Lecturer at Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee and a lecturer and director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Certification Program at the David Yellin Academic College, Israel. Her current research interests are behavioral interventions for students with behavior disorders with emphasis on social skills and self-control skills, and development of behavior management and classroom management skills of teachers in behaviorally challenging educational settings.
Elian Aljadeff-Abergel
Dr. Elian Aljadeff-Abergel is a Lecturer at the Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee. Her current research interests are best practices in higher education, supervision, self-management, and the application of applied behavior analysis in education and health.