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Function-Based Interventions for Children with Challenging Behavior
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Dunlap, Glen; Fox, Lise – Journal of Early Intervention, 2011
It is now axiomatic that challenging behaviors are defined more profitably by their functions (their motivations) than by their topographies (what they look like). The notion that challenging behaviors can be defined on the basis of their function has led in the past 30 years to a dramatically reconfigured approach to assessment and intervention.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Child Behavior, Functional Behavioral Assessment
A Brief Overview and Evaluation of Covert Positive Reinforcement.
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Stevens, Michael J. – Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, 1985
Provides an overview of the theoretical and technical components of covert positive reinforcement and reviews the experimental literature to ascertain the efficacy of CPR and to evaluate the operant basis for the technique. The empirical evidence confirmed the effectiveness of CPR in modifying analogue and clinical target behaviors, but challenged…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Covert Response, Positive Reinforcement
Differential Reinforcement as Treatment for Behavior Disorders: Procedural and Functional Variations.
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Vollmer, Timothy R.; Iwata, Brian A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
This paper reviews the functional properties and procedural variations of differential reinforcement for the reduction of behavior disorders in individuals with developmental disabilities. The paper proposes that limited success may be a result of the arbitrary relationship that exists between reinforcers and target behaviors when behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Negative Reinforcement
Level System Use in Special Education: Classroom Intervention with Prima Facie Appeal.
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Smith, Stephen W.; Farrell, Daniel T. – Behavioral Disorders, 1993
This article chronicles the development of level systems designed for students with significant behavior problems, to foster student improvement through self-management and positive reinforcement. The article examines assumptions underlying level systems' concepts and components and offers recommendations to guide future research into the design…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Computers and Students with Behavior Disorders: A Review.
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Cheney, Christine O. – Computers in the Schools, 1990
Reviews the uses of computer technology for students with behavior disorders. Three categories of applications are discussed: (1) computerized instruction to enhance academic skills or achievement; (2) computers used as reinforcers to modify behavior; and (3) the use of computers to improve social skills or interpersonal deficits. (14 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Computer Assisted Instruction
Serving Students with or At-Risk for Emotional and Behavior Disorders: Future Challenges.
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne L.; Gresham, Frank M.; O'Shaughnessy, Tam E. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
Four challenges in the emotional/behavioral disorders field are discussed: implementation of empirically validated screening procedures; better understanding of the curriculum and instruction currently used to educate students with emotional disturbances; investigation of the relationship between underachievement and externalizing behaviors; and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Design