Student perceptions of the Clip Chart Management System

• Main Author: Compise, Karin D.
• Format: Others
• Published: Scholarly Commons 2019
• Subjects: Classroom Behavior; Classroom Management; Clip Chart Management; Public Behavior Chart; Education; Educational Administration and Supervision
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3625; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4607&context=uop_etds

Six children between the ages of seven and eleven and their parents were interviewed to gather perceptions of the Clip Chart Management System. The Clip Chart system is a behavior system used in many primary classrooms where teachers move students’ clothespins up and down a chart in response to students’ behavior. Some findings from this qualitative case study are: students experienced feelings of shame and embarrassment, students compared their clips to their peers’ clips, and students labeled other students as “bad.” Some parents appreciated the consistency of behavior monitoring, but other parents felt that the system was ineffective and contributed to their child’s negative feelings about school. The findings of this study suggest the need for much more research if this method is continued to be implemented in schools.