Using Functional Assessment To Promote Desirable Student Behavior in Schools.

Ryan, Amanda L.; Halsey, Heather N.; Matthews, William J.

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Publication Date: 2003

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Using Functional Assessment To Promote Desirable Student Behavior in Schools.

Ryan, Amanda L.; Halsey, Heather N.; Matthews, William J.

TEACHING Exceptional Children, v35 n5 p8-15 May-Jun 2003

This article presents a rationale for the functional behavioral assessment (FBA) approach to solving behavior problems in the classroom as well as FBA components and applications. The paper notes advantages of FBA as well as legal and ethical reasons for using FBA. A case study illustrates use of FBA within a four-stage decision-making framework. (Contains references.) (DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Models, Problem Solving

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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