Establishing the Technical Adequacy of Functional Behavioral Assessment: Conceptual and Measurement Challenges.

Gresham, Frank M.

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ERIC Number: EJ672983

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Establishing the Technical Adequacy of Functional Behavioral Assessment: Conceptual and Measurement Challenges.

Gresham, Frank M.

Behavioral Disorders, v28 n3 p282-98 May 2003

This article discusses evidence for functional behavioral assessment (FBA) procedures in terms of the meaning and interpretation of different forms of reliability and validity in FBA. It concludes that additional research needs to be conducted with various target behaviors across different settings to support the continued use of FBA. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Research Needs, Research Problems, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED502720

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