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Mortenson, Bruce P.; Rush, Karena S.; Webster, John; Beck, Twila – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2008
The purpose of this study was to discern the current skill level of novice teachers in identifying the function of problem behaviors and illustrate the continued need for developing data collection skills with this population. Eighty-eight teachers with experience ranging from 1-5 years completed a series of open and forced-choice questions that…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Special Education Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Pilot Projects
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Dukes, Charles; Rosenberg, Howard; Brady, Michael – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training special education teachers in the process of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and subsequent development of recommendations to promote behavior change. An original evaluation instrument was developed that included measures of special education teachers' knowledge of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Program Effectiveness
Walker, Hill M., Ed.; Gresham, Frank M., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2013
This authoritative volume provides state-of-the-art practices for supporting the approximately 20% of today's K-12 students who have emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) that hinder school success. Leading experts present evidence-based approaches to screening, progress monitoring, intervention, and instruction within a multi-tiered framework.…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
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Smith-Fontenot, Martha; Siegel, Wendy Lowe – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2007
The authors utilized Applied Behavior Analysis to examine the effects of using tokens with response cost (the Checkbook Management System) on decreasing the inappropriate speaking-out behaviors of a 14-year-old special education student. After functional behavior analysis indicated that the most likely function of the behavior was attention…
Descriptors: Token Economy, Special Education, Early Adolescents, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Fahey, Christine; Ihle, Pat; Macary, Susan; O'Callahan, Cliff – Young Children, 2007
Several years ago, the people of Middletown made young children a priority by forming a coalition called Opportunity Knocks. A school-community partnership, Opportunity Knocks includes representatives from local health and social service agencies, early childhood educators, and families, all committed to improving the health and well-being of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Partnerships in Education, Child Care, Mental Health Programs
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Butler, Laura R.; Luiselli, James K. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2007
A functional analysis with a 13-year-old girl who had autism documented that her problem behavior was maintained by escape from instruction. Additional assessment revealed that certain types of requests and specific practitioners were associated with the highest frequency of problem behavior. In a subsequent intervention evaluation, response…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Autism, Counseling Techniques
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Carter, Deborah Russell; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2007
First Step to Success is a manualized early intervention program with documented success in reducing the problem behavior of young children. Walker and colleagues (2005) are now engaged in analyses of variables that will increase the proportion of children for whom First Step is effective. A possible enhancement to the First Step to Success…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Program Effectiveness
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Etherington, Kim – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2007
This article addresses drug users' identity construction, and invites counsellors, psychotherapists, researchers and others who work with drug misusers to notice how cultural and societal discourses can shape drug misusers' stories, and the positions from which helpers listen and respond to them. By representing and analysing parts of two life…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Psychotherapy, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Drug Abuse
Athens, Elizabeth S.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; St. Peter Pipkin, Claire C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the use of percentile schedules as a method of quantifying the shaping procedure in an educational setting. We compared duration of task engagement during baseline measurements for 4 students to duration of task engagement during a percentile schedule. As a secondary purpose, we examined the influence on…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Referral, Intervention, Behavior Problems
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Jones, Melanie M.; Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin; Peterson, Stephanie M. – Preventing School Failure, 2007
Demand is placed on students in a variety of ways and, in some cases, affects whether or not a student engages in problem behavior. The authors' purpose in this study was to investigate the variables that influence demand and examine how changes in those variables affected a child's behavior. The authors used parametric design in which the…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Reading Materials, Oral Reading, Behavior Problems
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Wong, Chi-Sum; Foo, Maw-Der; Wang, Cheng-Wen; Wong, Ping-Man – Intelligence, 2007
Emotional intelligence (EI) has been an emerging topic for psychological, educational, and management researchers and consultants in recent years. However, existing literature has concentrated on demonstrating the effects of EI on either the mental health or on job outcomes such as job attitudes and performance. There is relatively little…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Emotional Intelligence, Feasibility Studies
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Goldston, David B.; Walsh, Adam; Mayfield Arnold, Elizabeth; Reboussin, Beth; Sergent Daniel, Stephanie; Erkanli, Alaattin; Nutter, Dennis; Hickman, Enith; Palmes, Guy; Snider, Erica; Wood, Frank B. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To examine psychiatric morbidity and functional impairment of adolescents with and without poor reading skills during mid- to late adolescence. Method: The sample consisted of 188 adolescents, 94 with poor reading skills and 94 with typical reading skills, screened from a larger sample in the public schools at age 15. To assess…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Economically Disadvantaged, Adolescents, Schizophrenia
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Floyd, Randy G.; Phaneuf, Robin L.; Wilczynski, Susan M. – School Psychology Review, 2005
Indirect assessment instruments used during functional behavioral assessment, such as rating scales, interviews, and self-report instruments, represent the least intrusive techniques for acquiring information about the function of problem behavior. This article provides criteria for examining the measurement properties of these instruments…
Descriptors: Methods, Rating Scales, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Student Evaluation
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Odom, Samuel L.; Collet-Klingenberg, Lana; Rogers, Sally J.; Hatton, Deborah D. – Preventing School Failure, 2010
Evidence-based practices (EBPs) are the basis on which teachers and other service providers are required to design educational programs for learners with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). As part of their work with the National Professional Development Center (NPDC) on ASD, researchers developed a process for reviewing the research literature and…
Descriptors: Autism, Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Literature Reviews
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Kern, Lee; Starosta, Kristin; Adelman, Barry Eshkol – Behavior Modification, 2006
Assessment results indicated that pica exhibited by two boys with developmental disabilities was not associated with environmental contingencies. Consistent with previous research, an oral stimulation function was hypothesized. A related intervention that taught participants to exchange inedible items for edibles was developed. Findings showed…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Eating Habits, Children
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