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Solnick, Mark D.; Ardoin, Scott P. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2010
Functional behavioral assessments can consist of indirect, descriptive and experimental procedures, such as a functional analysis. Although the research contains numerous examples demonstrating the effectiveness of functional analysis procedures, experimental conditions are often difficult to implement in classroom settings and analog conditions…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Statistical Analysis, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Validity
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Plotts, Cynthia A. – Advances in Special Education (MS), 2012
Assessment and identification of children with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) is complex and involves multiple techniques, levels, and participants. While federal law sets the general parameters for identification in school settings, these criteria are vague and may lead to inconsistencies in selection and interpretation of assessment…
Descriptors: Validity, Rating Scales, Behavior Disorders, Criteria
Thomas, C. Adrainne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In the 1970s, the Education for the Handicapped Act (EAHCA) gave rights to parents to receive training and mandated that schools provide it. The 1997, Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA 1997) mandated the use of PBS for children with problem behaviors. IDEA 1997 required that schools create behavior plans with positive behavioral strategies…
Descriptors: Intervention, Disabilities, Interviews, Measures (Individuals)
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McIntosh, Kent; Brown, Jacqueline A.; Borgmeier, Christopher J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2008
This article discusses the evidence for intervention validity of Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) in designing support for students with intensive behavioral needs. Since its inclusion into the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act nearly a decade ago, FBA has been the subject of significant research investigating its use and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Item Analysis, Program Validation
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Stage, Scott A.; Jackson, Hal G.; Jensen, Marcia J.; Moscovitz, Kara K.; Bush, Justin W.; Violette, Heather D.; Thurman, Stacy Ogier; Olson, Erin; Bain, Nicole; Pious, Constance – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
Eighteen students (K-11th grade) with emotional/behavioral disorders who were at-risk for change of placement to more restrictive settings participated. Construct validity of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) was assessed with a multifunction-multimethod matrix that showed excellent convergent and divergent agreement with combined FBA methods…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Emotional Disturbances, Control Groups, Construct Validity