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Katie Eklund; Stephen Kilgus; Miranda Zahn; Nathaniel von der Embse; Jessica Willenbrink; Elizabeth Davis; Teagan Twombly – Grantee Submission, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of function-based decisions made in consideration of scores from the Intervention Selection Profile (ISP)-Function, a tool founded upon direct behavior rating methodology. The ISP-Function is designed to be a brief measure, given the need for efficient and low resource assessments in schools.…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Behavior Rating Scales, Student Behavior
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Katie Eklund; Stephen P. Kilgus; Miranda Zahn; Nathaniel P. von der Embse; Jessica Willenbrink; Elizabeth Davis; Teagan Twombly – School Psychology, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of function-based decisions made in consideration of scores from the Intervention Selection Profile--Function (ISP-Function), a tool founded upon direct behavior rating (DBR) methodology. The ISP-Function is designed to be a brief measure, given the need for efficient and low-resource…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Behavior Rating Scales, Student Behavior
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Thomas K. Franzmann; Tyler L. Renshaw – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2025
This article presents a structured blueprint for school psychologists to assess and intervene in cases of automatically maintained self-injurious behavior (SIB) while adhering to the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) mandate. We outline a six-step process for conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) of automatically maintained SIB,…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, School Psychologists, Student Behavior, Educational Legislation
Jessica B. Koslouski; Kristabel Stark; Sandra M. Chafouleas; T. Chris Riley-Tillman – Grantee Submission, 2023
Social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) instruments are currently used in schools to screen, refer, and progress monitor students. Although many of these instruments have demonstrated strong technical adequacy, there has been far less examination of their consequential validity--that is, positive or negative intended and unintended consequences of…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Screening Tests, Test Validity, Scores
Aksoy, Pinar – Online Submission, 2019
Social and emotional development is an important area for children, which includes social-emotional learning skills. It is necessary to know that the development and clarification processes of social-emotional learning require an efficacious assessment process. This study aims to reveal how social emotional learning methods of preschool children…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Preschool Children, Student Evaluation
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Carlson, John S.; Voris, Dylan S. T. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) and recently updated Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers, Second Edition (DECA-P2) are strength-based measures that can inform early intervention. Whereas the short-term psychometric properties of these parent rating scales are strong, little is known about their long-term stability.…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Preschool Children, Early Intervention, Psychometrics
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Kilgus, Stephen P.; von der Embse, Nathaniel P.; Eklund, Katie; Izumi, Jared; Peet, Casie; Meyer, Lauren; Taylor, Crystal N. – School Psychology, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability, validity, and accuracy of scores from the Intervention Selection Profile--Function (ISP-Function): a brief functional assessment tool founded upon Direct Behavior Rating (DBR) methodology. Participants included 34 teacher-student dyads. Using the ISP-Function, teachers rated the extent to…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Test Validity, Accuracy, Intervention
Kilgus, Stephen P.; von der Embse, Nathaniel P.; Eklund, Katie; Izumi, Jared; Peet, Casie; Meyer, Lauren; Taylor, Crystal N. – Grantee Submission, 2019
The purpose this study was to evaluate the reliability, validity, and accuracy of scores from the "Intervention Selection Profile--Function (ISP-Function)": a brief functional assessment tool founded upon Direct Behavior Rating (DBR) methodology. Participants included 34 teacher-student dyads. Using the ISP-Function, teachers rated the…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Test Validity, Accuracy, Intervention
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Kilgus, Stephen P.; Kazmerski, Jennifer S.; Taylor, Crystal N.; von der Embse, Nathaniel P. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the utility of Direct Behavior Rating Single Item Scale (DBR-SIS) methodology in collecting functional behavior assessment data. Specific questions of interest pertained to the evaluation of the accuracy of brief DBR-SIS ratings of behavioral consequences and determination of the type of training…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Student Behavior, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Undergraduate Students
Fronapfel, Brighid; Dunlap, Glen; Flagtvedt, Kristen; Strain, Phillip; Lee, Janice – Education and Treatment of Children, 2018
This article describes Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (PTR-YC), a model based on extensive research that is designed for feasibility and effectiveness for treating challenging behaviors in classroom settings. This model is designed to meet the needs of children with and without disabilities who engage in challenging behavior that…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Early Childhood Education, Case Studies, Program Descriptions
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Denne, Louise D.; Hastings, Richard P.; Hughes, J. Carl – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2017
Research into factors underlying the dissemination of evidence-based practice is limited within the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). This is pertinent, particularly in the UK where national policies and guidelines do not reflect the emerging ABA evidence base, or policies and practices elsewhere. Theories of evidence-based practice in…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Beliefs, Autism, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Gerich, Mara; Schmitz, Bernhard – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
In research on parental involvement and teacher professionalization, counseling parents on the support of their children's learning processes is considered to be an increasingly important competence area of teachers. However, to date little research has been conducted on the development of appropriate approaches to the assessment of teachers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Teacher Conferences, Simulation, Educational Counseling