Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Winter 2018
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Applied Behavior Analysis
Committee Chair
Sadie Lovett
Second Committee Member
Richard Marsicano
Third Committee Member
Sara Bender
Abstract
Teachers are required to be a part of behavioral assessments for children in special education classrooms. Most teachers lack the tools needed to specifically address each child’s individual need appropriately. To assist with this, a brief functional analysis was taught to teachers using behavioral skill training. Using written instructions, role-play, modeling and immediate feedback each of the teachers were taught how to conduct a brief functional analysis. While conducting this, the teachers were able to learn how to identify which function of behavior was providing enough reinforcement to maintain the challenging behaviors. Behavioral skills training was conducted with the experimenter and the generalization portion was conducted with a child from the classroom. Once the challenging behavior was identified, immediate feedback was provided and examples given. A multiple probe design across teachers was used to compare their performance from beginning of the study to the end during generalization.
Recommended Citation
O'Connor, Rachel and O'Connor, Rachel E., "Behavioral Skills Training To Train Teachers To Conduct A Brief Functional Analysis" (2018). All Master's Theses. 895.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/895
Language
English