.:: PBIS Research Points ::.

Covered by: Julianne Rowland

What does research say about the effectiveness of PBS/PBIS?

• Research conducted over the past 15 years has shown that PBS is effective in promoting positive behavior in students and schools.  Use of PBS as a strategy to maintain appropriate social behavior will make schools safer.  Safer schools are more effective learning environments.
• Schools that implement system-wide interventions also report increased time engaged in academic activities and improved academic performance.
• Schools that employ system-wide interventions for problem behavior prevention indicate reductions in office discipline referrals of 20-60%.
• Appropriately implemented PBS can lead to dramatic improvements that have long-term effects on the lifestyle, functional communication skills, and problem behavior in individuals with disabilities.
• A review of research on PBS effectiveness showed that there was over a 90% reduction in problem behavior in over half of the studies; the problem behavior stopped completely in over 26% of the studies.