A Descriptive Analysis and Critique of the Empirical Literature on School-Based Functional Assessment.

Ervin, Ruth A.; Radford, Pamela M.; Bertsch, Kathy; Piper, Andrew L.; Ehrhardt, Kristal E.; Poling, Alan

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ERIC Number: EJ667503

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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A Descriptive Analysis and Critique of the Empirical Literature on School-Based Functional Assessment.

Ervin, Ruth A.; Radford, Pamela M.; Bertsch, Kathy; Piper, Andrew L.; Ehrhardt, Kristal E.; Poling, Alan

School Psychology Review, v30 n2 p193-210 2001

Provides a wide range of information for 100 articles published from January 1980 through July 1999 that describe the functional assessment (FA) of behavior in school settings. Results indicate that FA is useful for ascertaining the variables that control high-frequency problem behaviors in students with low-incidence disabilities and for designing effective interventions for those behaviors. (Contains 37 references and 8 tables.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Content Analysis, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Scholarly Journals, School Psychology

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED502720

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