Self-Management
Strategy: Self-Management
Appropriate Grade Level: K-12th Grade
Procedures/Steps:
1. Identify target behaviors. These can be academic, nonacademic, or
both. The teacher and student discuss these target behaviors.
2. Ratings for behavior are determined. This can be on a scale from 1
(poor) to 5 (excellent).
3. After each class period or day, the student and teacher rate behaviors.
The two ratings are compared and graphed.
4. The teacher rating is reduced with the student using self-management
to rate himself/herself.
Example of Target Behaviors Rating Chart Used By Teacher and Student
Ratings from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Target Behavior
Nov. 1 Nov. 2
Nov. 3
In Seat On Time
3
4
2
Has all Materials
4
3
4
Walks in the Hallway
3
2
3
Comments and/or tips:
 Self-Management can be used across academic and nonacademic
behavior problems.
 The duration of the rating interval can be lengthened if used in the
elementary grades.
Source:
Shapiro, E. S., DuPaul, G. J., & Bradley-Klug, K. L. (1998). Selfmanagement as a strategy to improve the classroom behavior of
adolescents with ADHD. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 31(6), 545555.