The effects of self-evaluation and behavior standard settings on toothbrushing behavior in a preschool classroom

Abstract

The present study was designed to investigate whether 7 preschool children brushed their teeth by self-evaluation (SE), and to compare the effects of general behavior standard settings with specific ones. The reversal design of single subject designs was used in the present study consisting of 9 phases ：1)pre-check, 2) baseline I’3) baseline II’4) SE I, 5) baseline III ’6) SE II’7) baseline IV’8) SE El’and 9) revised SE. On SE I • n • IE’judgements of SE were based on general behavior standard and revised SE was based on two kinds of specific behavior standards. The results were as follows: (1)children could regulate their toothbrushing behaviors by self-evaluation in a preschool classroom, and (2) it was necessary to set specific behavior standards for SE, then toothbrushing behaviors were remarkably improved. © 1985, The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology. All rights reserved.