Question

Scenario

Sam is an eighth grader who is not finishing his work due to his off-task behaviors. According to his records, this has been an ongoing problem since third grade. His grades have become progressively worse this year. His academic grade in his social studies class (and in most of his other classes) is at 65 percent because assignments are rarely completed or are done haphazardly. When Sam does start an assignment, he often rushes through it, making a number of errors and overlooking information. His teacher reports the following types of off-task behaviors: reading books and magazines, drawing and doodling, daydreaming, and talking to friends and neighbors. These behaviors occur most often during independent work times and rarely during large group or whole class activities. Having reviewed Sam’s completed assignments and his class participation in group activities, Sam’s social studies teacher believes he is capable of doing grade-level work and has decided that Sam will achieve the following goals within six weeks:

• Increase the number of independent assignments completed

• Earn 80 percent or higher on all completed assignments Possible Strategies

• Specific Praise

• Criterion-Specific Rewards

• Choice-Making

! Assignment

1.Read the STAR Sheets on the possible strategies listed above.

2.Write a summary of each strategy, including its purpose.

3.Describe why each strategy might be used to help Sam meet one or more of his goals.

Answer 1

Sam is more inculcated in doing extra curricular activities hance he must be provided with better oppurtunities and and new ways of learning thus we can say that taking example like using musical sounds to learn ,making him lay those games which add up to his education and also giving him ways to be better with the environment of study that could be made via his parents teachers and friends etc

1-thus by giving such he must be raised his interest in his assignment by providing help of his siblings and his friends

2-if he wants to earn more grade like 80 percent he must be given time and make him learn in better ways of study like music etc because he would find it better and interesting thus could be beneficial for him this would definitely go a long way.

3-each strategy might be helpful because if he is provided with options that he like would be good for him and hence he would accept it in the best possible way and hence would reach his goals in fastest manner of the expectation and for all that he must also be praised for doing any good and hence he would be appreciated and finally there are good chances of getting better results.