University of Washington   College of Education Area of Special Education
EDSPE 524: Functional Behavioral Assessment

(Winter 2006)

Seminar Schedule:

session 3: January 30, 2006

topics:

  • competing pathways model
  • writing summary statements
  • writing behavioral objectives for replacement skills

click here for the session's lecture notes

readings:

  • Chapter 3 of O'Neil
  • Wolery, M., Bailey, D.B., & Sugai, G.M. (1988). Writing behavioral objectives. In M. Wolery, D.B.Bailey, and GM Sugai Effective teaching: Principles and procedures of applied behavior analysis with exceptional students. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
  • Cooper, J. (1981). Graphic presentations . In J.O. Cooper's Measuring behavior. Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company

assignments (due Session 4)

  • generate a competing pathways model diagram for both the behavior you wish to decrease and the skill with which you wish to replace it
    • (click here for this assignment's grading rubric)
  • write a summary statement about the behavior you wish to reduce
    • (click here for this assignment's grading rubric)
  • write at least one behavioral objective that seeks to increase a replacement response for the behavior you wish to decrease
    • (click here for this assignment's grading rubric)
  • continue baseline data collection on the behavior you wish to decrease
  • begin collecting baseline data on the replacement sill
  • prepare one graph of the data you have collected thus far for the behavior you wish to decrease and a separate graph of the baseline data for the replacement skill (you will begin presenting these data to the class next week)
  • prepare an overhead transparency of the data for both graphs (two transparencies total) for presentation next week
    • (click here for this assignment's grading rubric)

Note to students: If you do not know how to search the published research literatures, I suggest that you make an appointment with a University librarian and have them show you how to search research literature databases. You will need to search the research literature for an upcoming assignment that will be due in Session 5. Tell the librarian to focus their instruction with you on searching the educational and psychological journal literatures.

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