Give a school-based example of two of the following: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, or extinction.
Positive Reinforcement - An example of positive reinforcement in the classroom would be rewarding a student with five minutes of computer time for behaving appropriately in the classroom.
Extinction - The teacher and class avoids laughing at a student who purposely makes jokes at inappropriate times in order to receive feedback and attention from his/her peers.
Discuss at least two benefits of conducting an FBA to address problem behaviors.
The use of a FBA can assist teachers in understanding the student’s behavior.
The information from the FBA can be used for creating an intervention system for a student’s behavior.…show more content… Witnessing the behavior caused by certain stimuli will be beneficial for understanding Nigel’s behavior and creating a system in which will help him in the future. I would first collect data in order to determine the baseline function. The form I would use is the Event for to witness the locations and environments that can cause behavioral issues. Then an ABC analysis will be done in order to identify the “antecedents (A) that set the stage for the problem behavior (B) to occur and the consequences (C) that appear to be maintaining the problem behavior.” Using these methods will provide data that can be used in order to improve Nigel’s learning…show more content… The objective of the function-based intervention was to reduce the instances of Nigel's problem behaviors (i.e., cursing, making derogatory comments toward other students, yelling, spitting, shoving chairs) during a twenty-minute small-group activity. Is the intervention successful? If you were the teacher, would you keep, modify, or discontinue the intervention? Explain your answers. The Intervention was not successful. Nigel’s inappropriate behavior increased with the intervention was implemented when compared to before the intervention. The amount of replacement behavior also decreased when the intervention was implemented. I would most likely modify the intervention I have. As the teacher, I spent a good amount of time creating an intervention that was based on the FBA data collected. I would return to the FBA data, compare the failed intervention with the FBA, and modify the current plan to attempt to tackle the remaining behavioral issues.
How would you go about evaluating an unsuccessful intervention? Include two specific factors that you would examine and explain why they are
