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Building Competence in the Use of Functional Behavioral Assessment.
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Conroy, Maureen A.; Clark, Denise; Gable, Robert A.; Fox, James J. – Preventing School Failure, 1999
Argues that using functional behavioral assessment (FBA) to identify individual factors that may be contributing to a student's behavior problem and building a positive behavioral-intervention plan will produce effective disciplinary practices. Components of successful implementation of FBA and overarching challenges to the use of FBA are…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
East Tennessee State University's "Make a Difference" Project: Using a Team-Based Consultative Model To Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments.
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Vaughn, Kelley; Hales, Cindy; Bush, Marta; Fox, James – Preventing School Failure, 1998
Describes implementation of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) through collaboration between a university (East Tennessee State University) and the local school system. Discusses related issues such as factors in team training, team size, FBA adaptations, and replicability of the FBA team model. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Behavioral Assessment
A Look at IDEA 1997 Discipline Provisions: Implications for Change in the Roles and Responsibilities of School Personnel.
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Conroy, Maureen; Clark, Denise; Gable, Robert A.; Fox, James J. – Preventing School Failure, 1999
Examines likely changes in the roles and responsibilities of public school personnel from the implementation of disciplinary provisions of the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Also addresses implementing functional behavioral assessments and behavioral intervention plans, and provides guidelines for implementing…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Educational Legislation
Addressing Problem Behaviors in Schools: Use of Functional Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.
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Gable, Robert A.; Quinn, Mary Magee; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr.; Howell, Kenneth – Preventing School Failure, 1998
Discusses requirements specified in the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that pertain to functional behavioral assessment, as well as positive behavioral intervention plans and supports as they relate to the responsibilities of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team and to the IEP itself. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Observational Methods in Functional Behavioral Assessment: Practical Techniques for Practitioners.
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Fox, James J.; Gunter, Philip; Davis, Carol Ann; Brall, Samantha – Preventing School Failure, 2000
This article discusses three major purposes of observation in functional behavioral assessment: to describe and help analyze the classroom events leading to challenging behaviors, to develop and evaluate the accuracy of hypotheses about these triggers, and to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for challenging behavior developed from the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Functional Behavioral Assessment: The Letter and the Spirit of the Law.
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Quinn, Mary Magee – Preventing School Failure, 2000
This article addresses two types of issues related to policy decisions. First, it examines policy as it relates to the logistics of conducting an FBA. Second, it discusses issues related to proactively preventing serious behavior from occurring in schools. (Contains 13 references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation
Safe and Effective Schooling for All Students: Putting into Practice the Disciplinary Provisions of the 1997 IDEA.
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Gable, Robert A.; Butler, C. J.; Walker-Bolton, Irene; Tonelson, Stephen W.; Quinn, Mary M.; Fox, James J. – Preventing School Failure, 2003
Virginia's statewide plan of educator preparation in functional behavioral assessment, as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, is described. The step-by-step training process facilitated positive academic and nonacademic outcomes for all students. Preliminary data support the effectiveness of both the content and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Teaching What We Do Know: Preservice Training and Functional Behavioral Assessment.
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Stichter, Janine Peck; Shellady, Suzanne; Sealander, Karen A.; Eigenberger, Martin E. – Preventing School Failure, 2000
This article examines functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and its application in schools in three areas: the current knowledge base regarding procedures best suited for conducting FBA with students with emotional/behavioral disorders, issues surrounding the identification of competencies necessary for special educators to conduct FBA, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances