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Noel, Christina R.; Rubow, Christopher C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2018
Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) is an effective technique for reducing a variety of behaviors in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); however, prior researchers have not investigated the effects of NCR to reduce perseverative speech in children with ASD in naturalistic educational contexts. The current investigation evaluated the…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence
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Debnam, Katrina J.; Pas, Elise T.; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2012
More than 14,000 schools nationwide have been trained in School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS), which aims both to reduce behavior problems and to promote a positive school climate. However, there remains a need to understand the programs and services provided to children who are not responding adequately to the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Educational Environment
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Hill, Doris Adams; Flores, Margaret M. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
The authors modeled programwide positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) principles to 26 preservice teachers during consolidated yearly extended school year (ESY) services delivered to elementary students from four school districts. While PBIS were in place for preservice teachers to implement with students, a similar system was…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Extended School Year
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Loman, Sheldon L.; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
This study evaluated the effects of manualized training in "Basic" functional behavioral assessment (FBA) for typical school professionals on the ability of these professionals to complete technically adequate FBAs. Twelve school professionals participated in four 1-hr training sessions using the Basic FBA training handbook. After…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, School Personnel, Training, Staff Development
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Theodoridou, Zoe; Koutsoklenis, Athanasios – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2013
This article focuses on the application of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) to design a positive behavior intervention (PBI) for a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who encounters serious difficulties at the mainstream school because of behavioral problems and physical limitations. After the definition of problem behavior and its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Behavior Problems, Physical Disabilities
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Banda, Devender R.; Sokolosky, Stephanie – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2012
This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of noncontingent attention (NCA) on disruptive talking-out behavior in a student diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in the general education classroom. Functional analysis indicated that the talking-out behavior was maintained by teacher attention. We used an ABAB…
Descriptors: General Education, Hyperactivity, Behavior Modification, Validity