ERIC Number: EJ1184063
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0827-3383
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An Evaluation of a Professional Development Programme in Functional Behavior Assessment for Educators in Australia
Bitsika, Vicky; Warren, Amalia C.; Sharpley, Christopher F.
International Journal of Special Education, v32 n2 p630-641 2017
The efficacy of delivering autism-focused Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) training within a six-session professional development (PD) framework was investigated with 23 Australian educators. FBA knowledge, self-efficacy (SE), and confidence were measured pre-to-post-PD series as markers of educator ability to address the challenging behaviours associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A significant relationship was found between confidence, SE, and overall performance in various aspects of the educator's job role. These results suggest that this form of PD may be used to train educators in the skills necessary to improve both their own working experience and their students' learning opportunities.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Teachers, Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Pretests Posttests, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Correlation, Teaching (Occupation), Intervention, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
International Journal of Special Education. 2889 Highbury Street, Vancouver, BC V6R 3T7, Canada. Web site: http://www.internationalsped.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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