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Foster-Johnson, Lynn; Dunlap, Glen – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
The process of "functional assessment" is recommended to establish a basis for individualized behavior management programing for students with special needs. The approach is based on identifying the functions of the challenging behavior and involves systematically collecting information about the behavior and developing an intervention…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
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Cooper, Linda J.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This case study demonstrates the use of functional assessment to improve the classroom behavior of a 10 year old with mild mental retardation. The process involved conducting a brief prefunctional assessment, identifying variables for hypothesis testing, and developing and implementing an intervention based on the hypotheses. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Change Strategies