PBIS Model

Our research project will determine if Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) will have an impact on students and to what fidelity does PBIS need to be implemented within a classroom. Our research focused on a group of 6th grade students that have varied discipline behaviors. We will be specifically focusing on the chronic unwanted behaviors, which include disruption, defiance, calling out, and distracting other students. The research project focused on how PBIS strategies change classroom climate.
Rewarding students in today’s classroom has a positive effect on student behavior. Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a classroom reward system designed to praise students who are modeling the correct expectations
ST interventions within PBIS are designed to reduce the number of problem behaviors currently exhibited by a wide range of students. ST interventions are typically administered with a small group of selected students and focused on addressing students' needs. When implementing interventions, several items need to be addressed such as who will be in charge of making decisions regarding SST interventions, areas of concern, entrance criteria, interventionists, intervention materials, reinforcement, evaluation procedures/treatment integrity, exit criteria, follow -up/referral and planning for the future (Ennis and Swoszowski,
PBIS are the building blocks for expectations and maintaining a supportive school- wide behavior system. PBIS has a positive impact on student behavior because the behaviors are able to be modified to the students needs. Students who tend to have behavior issues, are able to have behavior plans and strategies that are specifically tailored to their needs. According to Pas and Bradshaw (2012), one of the goals of PBIS was to reduce the amount of suspensions, keeping students learning, and still providing alternatives for consequential behavior. When we are able to keep students in a productive learning environment they are more likely to reap the benefits of education, teachers and students need to jointly develop the skills to keep students learning in the classroom. PBIS helps with this model. Students also strongly benefit from teachers who are well trained in PBIS because all students benefit from positivity. According to Yeung (2009), he mentions how it also helps enhance learning for students who are typically successful. Students are able to be rewarded for the behaviors they continually