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Drill Down Tool Evaluation Brief
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Eliason, Bert; Morris, Kelsey – Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2015
Data-based decision making is enhanced by identifying a precise problem statement or question to explore. When looking at a problem, the nearer we get to the precise problem (e.g., where and when it is occurring, who is involved, and why the problem is continuing in context and location) the more quickly we can build an action plan to effectively…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Discipline Problems, Problem Solving
Learning Disabilities Today: An Examination of Effective and Not-So-Effective Interventions
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Austin, Vance L. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2015
The classification of "Specific Learning Disabilities" has experienced revision in the last decade due, in no small part, to the changes provided in IDEIA 2004. The "discrepancy clause" has been replaced with "…response to scientific, research-based intervention," for example. As a result, two new frameworks have been…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Intervention, At Risk Students, Behavior Problems
Scatter Plot Analysis of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Severe Disruptive Behavior in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Pilot Study
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Maas, Anneke P. H. M.; Didden, Robert; Bouts, Lex; Smits, Marcel G.; Curfs, Leopold M. G. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) are at risk for excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and disruptive behavior. This pilot study explores temporal characteristics of EDS and severe disruptive behavior across time of day and day of week in seven individuals with PWS (aged between 33 and 49 years) of whom five were matched to controls.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Risk, Sleep, Behavior Problems
A Survey Evaluation of the Reliability of Visual Inspection and Functional Analysis Graphs
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Danov, Stacy E.; Symons, Frank J. – Behavior Modification, 2008
Visual inspection is the primary method used to analyze graphed behavioral data produced by functional analyses of problem behavior. The purpose of this study was to examine rater reliability of functional analysis graphs using visual inspection. Forty-three participants responded to a one-time anonymous survey (N = 454) mailed to graduate…
Descriptors: Graphs, Visual Discrimination, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment
An Initial Survey of Fractional Graph and Table Area in Behavioral Journals
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Kubina, Richard M., Jr.; Kostewicz, Douglas E.; Datchuck, Shawn M. – Behavior Analyst, 2008
This study examined the fractional graph area (FGA), the proportion of page space used to display statistical graphics, in 11 behavioral journals and places behavior analysis on a continuum with other natural, mathematical, and social science disciplines. The composite FGA of all 11 journals puts behavior analysis within the range of the social…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Graphs, Periodicals
Using Self-Management, Video Feedback, and Graphic Feedback To Improve Social Behavior of Youth with Mild Mental Retardation.
Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This study evaluated effects of a training package to improve behaviors of residents with mental retardation and staff responses. The training procedure included video feedback and self-management procedures (for residents) and video and graphic feedback (for staff). Results showed improved behaviors for residents with both internalizing and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Feedback