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  • Educational Psychology
  • Classroom Management

Background:

  • Students with specific learning disabilities and other health impairments often face challenges with on-task behavior and independent work.
  • Existing interventions may not be practical for typical public school settings.
  • Activity schedules offer a potentially efficient and minimally intrusive solution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of activity schedules on the on-task and on-schedule behavior of middle school students with disabilities.
  • To assess the feasibility and perceived benefits of activity schedules in a resource classroom setting.

Main Methods:

  • A concurrent multiple-baseline design across participants with an embedded reversal was employed.
  • The study involved four middle school students receiving special education services.
  • Intervention was implemented in math and language arts settings within a resource classroom.

Main Results:

  • All participants showed increased on-task behavior.
  • Participants demonstrated improved on-schedule behavior.
  • Students and teachers reported positive experiences and perceived improvements in on-task behavior and work completion.

Conclusions:

  • Activity schedules are an effective intervention for enhancing on-task and on-schedule behavior in middle school students with disabilities.
  • This intervention is practical and well-received in resource classroom environments.
  • Activity schedules hold promise for improving academic engagement and productivity for students with learning challenges.