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Flanagan, Timothy F.; DeBar, Ruth M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2018
A trial-based functional analysis (TBFA) offers several advantages beneficial for classroom settings. TBFA can be completed rapidly, requires fewer resources than traditional functional analyses (FAs), can occur in the natural environment during typically scheduled activities, and involves less intense data collection methods. However, a number of…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems
Adamson, Reesha M.; Lewis, Timothy J. – Behavioral Disorders, 2017
A single subject alternating treatment design across three student-teacher dyads was used to investigate the comparative impact on student academic engaged time of three opportunity-to-respond (OTR) strategies: guided notes, class-wide peer tutoring, and response cards. Participants were three high school students with disabilities with noted…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, High School Students, Comparative Analysis
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Maag, John W.; Anderson, Jean M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2007
This study determined the effects of sound-field amplification (SFA) on the speed with which students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) followed teacher directions. A multiple baseline design was used with 3 elementary-aged students with ADHD to assess the effects of SFA across 4 types of directions: (a) task demand (e.g., get…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Listening Skills, Acoustics
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Smith, Carl R.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Ryan, Joseph B. – Behavioral Disorders, 2011
Significant issues still confront the field of emotional or behavioral disorders (E/BD) in providing a free, appropriate, public educational (FAPE) program for these students. This paper reviews recent case law for several critical areas of concern to the field today, including: (a) response to intervention (RTI) and child find procedures, (b)…
Descriptors: Health Services, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health Programs, Behavior Disorders
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Zentall, Sydney S.; Javorsky, James – Behavioral Disorders, 2007
Inservice education has the potential to provide teachers with knowledge and skills that are necessary to manage challenging classroom behavior and improve academic and social/emotional outcomes. To assess the effectiveness of 3 inservice programs that focused on knowledge, understanding, and/or functional-assessment interventions, we identified…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Inservice Education, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Umbreit, John – Behavioral Disorders, 1995
Assessment and intervention of an eight-year old with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who displayed disruptive behaviors during academic instruction involved three phases: (1) a brief functional analysis; (2) a curriculum-based assessment; and (3) an intervention derived from the assessments. Results showed an immediate reduction in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Based Assessment
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Forness, Steven R.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
This study examined response to treatment with methylphenidate (Ritalin) across 6 measures of cognitive, academic, and social functioning in 71 boys (ages 7-11) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Response ranged from 18 percent to 71 percent across the six measures, suggesting that classifying a child as a responder to methylphenidate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Ability