ERIC Number: ED466922
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002-Jan
Pages: 37
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
What Is a Functional Behavior Assessment? The "WHY" of a Behavior.
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, Marion.
This guide discusses using Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) to find out why a student is behaving inappropriately and to enable the provision of appropriate positive behavior intervention. It stresses that a FBA goes beyond looking at antecedent behavior and consequence to review everything in the entire environment of the student. Components of the FBA are explained and include: (1) identifying the area of the behavior that is the greatest concern; (2) identifying where the behavior occurs and does not occur; (3) investigating what happened in the students environment before the student started having the behavior; (4) examining whether a pattern exists; (5) investigating when the behavior occurs; (6) identifying what the student is getting out of having the behavior; (7) reasons why the student is having the behavior; and (8) identifying replacement appropriate behaviors that can be taught to the student to replace inappropriate behaviors. The guide closes with a copy of "Technical Assistance for Implementation of the Behavior Intervention Process" provided by the Office of Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education. This document explains behavior intervention plans and provides a systematic collaborative problem-solving process to guide behavior intervention planning. (CR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Methods, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Predictor Variables, Student Behavior, Student Evaluation
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 165 W. Center St., Ste. 302, Marion, OH 43302-3741 ($10). Tel: 800-374-2806 (Toll Free).
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC.; Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus.
Authoring Institution: Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, Marion.
Identifiers - Location: Ohio
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A