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Working with educators to promote kind, helpful, polite, respectful and cooperative behaviors among students.

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Development and Validation of the Prosocial Behavior in School Scale This study reports on the development, factor structure, and validity indicators of the Prosocial Behavior in School Scale (PBSS) among 4264 sixth- to eighth-grade students in the United States. The ....

NEW PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT!

Bergin, C., Roos, J., Khumalo, B., Brockmeier, L., Baron, O., & Vogts, A. (2026). Development and validation of the Prosocial Behavior in School Scale. Psychology in the Schools, 1-19. doi.org/10.1002/pits...

18.02.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Fix Classroom Misbehavior (Opinion) An insight from the science of habit can make all the difference between continued misbehavior and good conduct.

It’s not easy for students to change ingrained habits.

This education researcher offers her insights that she believes could be the difference between continued misbehavior and good conduct. #EWArchive

25.09.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home Prosocial Development & Education A prosocial classroom is one where students are helpful, respectful, and cooperative with each other. When students become more prosocial, everyone benefits. The Powe...

We launched a new website! Check out our data and see stories from teachers to learn more about strategies that work.

Connect with us at www.ProsocialClass.org

22.08.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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8 Small But Impactful Classroom Management Shifts How using subtle gestures, spatial awareness, and tone of voice can nudge your classroom toward smoother operations.

There’s no silver bullet to keeping students on track and disruptions at bayβ€”a 2021 study notes that being an effective teacher β€œrequires the adaptive application of a repertoire of different classroom management strategies.”

Check out my latest on @edutopia.org:

www.edutopia.org/article/smal...

06.05.2025 00:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another successful trip to #AERA2025 for our Prosocial Research Lab team!

28.04.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us at #AERA2025!

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Student’s and Classmates’ Prosocial Behavior predict Academic Engagement in Middle School

Some of our recent work shows that prosocial behavior among classmates boosts academic engagement for middle school students. This is because students increase their own prosocial behavior when they have more prosocial classmates.
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23.04.2025 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 42: A Conversation with Christi Bergin concerning prosocial behavior MSTA Presents Β· Episode

Learn about strategies to support students' prosocial behavior in a conversation with lab director Dr. Christi Bergin and the Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA). open.spotify.com/episode/5g7C...

23.04.2025 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The prosocial development lab is on @bsky.app! We partner with researchers, teachers, and agencies to help students become kinder and more engaged.

23.04.2025 20:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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#AERA2025 - Join the SEL Special Interest Group business meeting Friday: tinyurl.com/23d4eyub

And Social on Thursday:

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