Functional Behavior Assessment is a scientific approach to analyzing direct and indirect data to formulate a hypothesis of why a target behavior is occurring and most importantly how it is maintained. A process for gathering information that can be used to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of behavior intervention plans. The student behavior is analyzes and evaluate for Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA). FBA is there to provide help to reinforce the desire and appropriate replacement behavior for the student. It is a scientific process that helps determine why a behavior is occurring based on direct data, as well as indirect data
Positive reinforcement, Negative reinforcement, Punishment, or Extinction.
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There are benefits of conducting an FBA which will address problem behaviors. Strategies proven to be effective include teaching students how to comply with well-defined classroom rules, providing students more structure in lessons, making strategic seating assignments, and posting a class schedule (New Mexico Public Education Department, 2010). FBA focus on identifying significant amount of specific behaviors. Positive phrasing give the student feedback for doing appropriate behavior. Nonverbal warning will give the students control without ding single out in the classroom. An example would a teacher can using a three x’s for …show more content…
Nigel’s teacher want him inactive with classmate with the appropriate behavior. Event recording is a counting method. The behavior can be easily to observer and count. Event recording is best data collection method to use for observing the inappropriate behavior. Event Recording is a tally or count of behaviors as they occur. (Keller, 2005). Data collection is important and event recording tally number of times a behavior occurs. Nigel inappropriate behavior can be measured with event recording. When the target behavior occurs tally counter is needed, since there is need to know the how many time Nigel target behavior occur. Event recording allow the behavior data collection discussion on what can be change for the