PAUL CALDARELLA

Why does behaviour-specific praise work?

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Professor Caldarella discusses the benefits of making feedback behaviour-specific and instructional. According to Professor Caldarella, this kind of feedback is likely to lead to increasing this behaviour and creating a positive relationship between students and teachers.

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MEET THE RESEARCHER

Paul Caldarella

Professor of Counseling Psychology and Special Education at Brigham Young University

Paul Caldarella is director of the Brigham Young University Positive Behavior Support Initiative and professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education. He is a licensed psychologist and teaches graduate courses primarily in school psychology. His research activities have related mostly to the areas of positive behavior support and social emotional learning interventions in public schools, as well as screening and targeted interventions for at-risk students.

MEET THE RESEARCHER

Paul Caldarella
Professor of Counseling Psychology and Special Education at Brigham Young University

Paul Caldarella is director of the Brigham Young University Positive Behavior Support Initiative and professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education. He is a licensed psychologist and teaches graduate courses primarily in school psychology. His research activities have related mostly to the areas of positive behavior support and social emotional learning interventions in public schools, as well as screening and targeted interventions for at-risk students.

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Bradley Busch

Psychologist at InnerDrive

Bradley is a chartered psychologist and director of InnerDrive. He is one of the leading experts on how schools and colleges can apply psychological research to improve learning and academic achievement. He is the co-author of The Science of Learning. His particular areas of interest in cognitive science are; retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving and motivation.

IN CONVERSATION WITH

Bradley Busch
Psychologist at InnerDrive

Bradley is a chartered psychologist and director of InnerDrive. He is one of the leading experts on how schools and colleges can apply psychological research to improve learning and academic achievement. He is the co-author of The Science of Learning. His particular areas of interest in cognitive science are; retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving and motivation.

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