Student-Directed Check-In/Check-Out for Students in Alternative Education Settings

Students enrolled in residential schools generally have a history of academic failure and behavioral disruption that may impede their learning. These students tend to perform lower than their peers in academic areas and exhibit higher rates of disruptive, off-task behavior and course failure. One strategy that may address the challenging needs of these students is to embed self-determination into the Check-in/Check-out intervention. Self-determination instruction and Check-in/Check-out combined, have the potential to enable students in residential settings to be more empowered in their own learning and increase the likelihood of academic and behavioral success.