Effectiveness of Virtual Tier-1 SWPBIS Systems on Overall Student Attendance Compared to In-Person Tier-1 SWPBIS Systems on Overall Student Attendance.
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2021-05
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of virtual (school year 2021) Tier-1 School Wide Positive Behavioral Intervention Systems (SWPBIS) on overall student attendance compared to in-person (school year 2020) Tier-1 SWPBIS. Participants were 7th and 8th grade students in a suburban Maryland public school. This study was quasi-experimental, utilizing a pre-test, post-test design. The null hypothesis that the setting of the SWPBIS was not related to overall attendance was rejected at the customary alpha=.05. This indicated that there was a statistically significant decline in mean overall attendance between SY2020 (in-school) and SY2021 (virtual). The independent variable of positive communications, a major SWPBIS strategy, had a positive impact on student attendance for SY2021. Research should continue, as the study was impacted adversely by threats to validity due to COVID-19.