Positive Action
Overview
Focus
Specific Skills
- Bullying prevention
- Decrease negative child behavior
- Increase positive child behavior
- Building teacher and parent skills
- Emotional awareness
- Social skills
- Improve school climate
Program Length
Entire school year
Program Description
"Positive Action is a K–12 program, that aims to promote character development, academic achievement, and social-emotional skills and to reduce disruptive and problem behavior"
Visit Program WebsiteCost
Ranges from $145-$575 depending on grade and kit selected
More Pricing DetailsDemographics & Delivery
Intended Population
- Core
Grade
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- High School
Intended Group Size
- Any
ELL/DLL
- Partial
Multisensory Applications
- Unspecified
Computer-Based Delivery
- None
Scripted
- Instructor Scripted
Program Specifics
Comprehensive or Skill Specific
- Comprehensive
Placement Tests
- No
Accelerated Learning
- No
Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery
- No
Error Correction Built In
- Unspecified
Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher
- Unspecified
Research & Evaluation
Research Summary
A literature review of the effects of Positive Action revealed significant positive effects for student behavior and academic achievements. The studies examined elementary school students on several academic achievement and behavioral domains and found a significant difference between groups who received the intervention and groups who did not. The effects include a reduction in violent behavior and school suspension and an increase in test scores.
Study Citations
Flay, B. R., & Allred, C. G. (2003). Long-term effects of the Positive Action program. American Journal of Healthy Behavior, 27(1), 6–21.
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report
- Positive effects
Evidence Base (ESSA)
- Promising
- Strong
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- Mixed evidence