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Scott, Terrance M.; Anderson, Cynthia M.; Spaulding, Scott A. – Preventing School Failure, 2008
Although the federal government recently mandated the use of functional behavior assessment (FBA) and positive behavioral interventions for students, this legislation has not defined the key features of FBA and has provided little guidance for how such procedures should be completed in a public school setting. As a result, recent evidence suggests…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Federal Government, Behavior Modification
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McIntosh, Kent; Borgmeier, Chris; Anderson, Cynthia M.; Horner, Robert H.; Rodriguez, Billie Jo; Tobin, Tary J. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2008
With the recent increase in the use of functional behavior assessment (FBA) in school settings, there has been an emphasis in practice on the development and use of effective, efficient methods of conducting FBAs, particularly indirect assessment tools such as interviews. There are both benefits and drawbacks to these tools, and their technical…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Test Validity, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Teaching Methods