Action Research Plan on Effective Ways of Delivering Instruction in Order to Reduce Disruptive Classroom Behaviors.

1. Instruction and
Technology Influencing
Classroom Behaviors
R. Green
Loyola University 2015

2. Problem
Statement
How instruction is delivered
to EI students, should be
based on the students
learning needs and styles in
order for it to be effective and
help reduce
disruptive classroom
behaviors.

4. In 2011, more than 371,000 students (ages 6-21)
received special education and related services in our
public school system under the category of "emotional
disturbance" (Kupper, 2014). The term emotionally
disturbed refers to students whose educational
achievement is adversely influenced by some type of
inappropriate behavior (Faulk, K.B., Lane, K. L., and
Wehby J. H., 2003).

5.  Students of today are growing up with
technology and are using it more and
more everyday. Schools are starting to
integrate technology more in the
classrooms and teachers are adding
them to their lessons. Students who are
emotionally impaired need something
in the classroom that will help reduce
their disturbing classroom behaviors
and technology as far as iPads; cell
phones, smart boards and visualizers
are just a few. In fact, today’s students
are referred to as iGeneration students
due to the escalating use of technology
both inside and outside of school
(Bouck, Flanagan, Miller, & Bassette,
2012).

6. Little research has been done on effective
methods are teaching emotionally disturbed
students in order to reduce disruptive classroom
behaviors. However, technology seems to be
something that may obtain students' attention
and reduce disruptive classroom behaviors. If
more research was done on instructing
emotionally disturbed students there might be
more documented methods that help reduce
disruptive behaviors from emotionally disturbed
students.

7.  Little research has been done on the effects of instruction
and the way it is delivered has on students' disruptive
classroom behaviors. The little bit of research that has been
done suggest that lecturing should be thrown out with old
text books. Students now days need more engagement in
the classroom then students 20 years ago. Hands-on
instruction keeps students' attention long and reduces
negative classroom behaviors that disrupt the learning
environment for those who want to learn.