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Effects of Environmental Distractions on Teachers' Procedural Integrity with Three Function-Based Treatments
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Berdeaux, Kally L.; Lerman, Dorothea C.; Williams, Sarah D. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2022
Past research has demonstrated the effectiveness of teacher-implemented, function-based treatments for problem behavior, but no studies have evaluated the impact of distractions on teachers' procedural integrity. In this proof-of-concept study, the experimenters employed a laboratory analog to examine the impact of distractions on levels of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Attention, Teachers, Negative Reinforcement
Functional Assessment-Based Interventions: Focusing on the Environment and Considering Function
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Oakes, Wendy Peia; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Hirsch, Shanna Eisner – Preventing School Failure, 2018
It can be challenging for educators to select intervention tactics based on the function of the student's behavior. In this article, authors offer practical information on behavioral function and environmental-focused intervention ideas for educators developing behavior intervention plans. Ideas are organized according to the hypothesized function…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Student Behavior, Classroom Techniques
The Brief Student-Teacher Classroom Interaction Observation: Using Dynamic Indicators of Behaviors in the Classroom to Predict Outcomes and Inform Practice
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Wendy M. Reinke; Keith C. Herman; Lori Newcomer – Grantee Submission, 2016
Measures that can be used to identify malleable, dynamic indicators of teacher practices that lead to or are associated with student outcomes are needed to inform classroom interventions and consultation practices with teachers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and validate the Brief Student-Teacher Classroom Interaction Observation in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Classroom Observation Techniques, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction
An Evaluation of the Interaction between Quality of Attention and Negative Reinforcement with Children Who Display Escape-Maintained Problem Behavior
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Gardner, Andrew W.; Wacker, David P.; Boelter, Eric W. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
The choice-making behavior of 2 typically developing children who engaged in problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement was evaluated within a concurrent-operants assessment that varied the quality of attention across free-play and demand conditions. The results demonstrated that it was possible to bias responding towards academic…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Negative Reinforcement, Interaction, Responses
Stimulus Control and Resistance to Extinction in Attention-Maintained SIB.
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Hanley, Gregory P.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Adelinis, John D. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study of an adolescent with severe mental retardation, who demonstrated self-injurious behavior (SIB) when given attention, evaluated the extent to which providing attention only to appropriate communication would reduce SIB. The client's SIB was reduced significantly only when the therapist left the room when he engaged in SIB. (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention, Behavior Modification, Extinction (Psychology)
Be Aware of Negative Reinforcement.
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Cipani, Ennio C. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1995
This article examines the concept of negative reinforcement in relation to the maintenance of off-task and disruptive behaviors in classrooms. Suggestions are given for determining whether negative reinforcement (in the form of escape from the instructional task) or teacher attention is maintaining the behavior. Suggestions for making tasks less…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques