| Abstract: | This study illustrates the use of self-control procedures to modify teacher instructional behavior. A teacher wanted to increase the frequency of approval statements and decrease the frequency of disapproval statements. She followed a plan that included self-assessment, self-observation and recording, self-determination of cues, self-determination of performance criteria, self-selection of consequences, and self-administration of consequences. Specifically, the plan included a card self-recording system, cues, and overt rewards. A functional relationship between teacher behavior and student behavior also is suggested by the corresponding reduction in the frequency of inappropriate talk-outs by a target student in relation to the teacher's self-modification. |
