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CW-FIT: Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams to Encourage Students to Demonstrate Appropriate Behavioral Skills and Create a Positive Learning Environment

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Intervention Details

Subject

Non-Academic Area

Academic Program

General Education

Duration

30-to 60-minute sessions three to four times per week

Grades

K, 1, 3, 6, 9, 10

Personnel

General Education Teacher, Coach

Intervention Summary

CW-FIT is a program that targets student behavior, particularly disruptive and off-task behavior, by teaching and reinforcing social skills through a game-like intervention. The program involves teachers selecting target skills, such as following directions and ignoring inappropriate peer behavior, and using short, scripted lessons to teach these skills to students. Students are then divided into teams and earn points for demonstrating the target skills, with winning teams receiving rewards. CW-FIT can be implemented during whole-class instruction or while students are working independently or in small groups.

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on student behavior

Positive effect on teacher practice

Source

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2023). Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT). Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/1370.

Data Sample by Population

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