Behavior Basics
What does ABC stand for in behavior analysis?
What are Antecedent, Behavior, and Consequence in behavior analysis?
What is a prompt?
What is a cue or assistance given to help a student perform a skill?
What is the purpose of collecting data?
What is tracking progress, evaluating intervention effectiveness, and making data-driven decisions?
What should your first word be when using the walkie?
What are designated codes like “stand-by,” “proximity,” or “teams,” along with location, student initials, and repeating information twice?
What is one example of a visual teaching method?
What is using pictures, videos, or written words as visual teaching methods?
What is Behavior?
What is anything observable and measurable that a person does?
Name three different types of prompts you might use.
What are verbal, gestural, and visual prompts?
Name a type of data you might collect.
What are frequency, duration, ABC data, task analysis, per opportunity, and interval data?
Who should respond to walkie calls?
Who are designated staff, such as leads, BCBAs, APS, or floaters?
What is one way to get a student’s attention before teaching?
What is saying their name, getting eye contact, or using a preferred item to get a student’s attention before teaching?
What are the 4 common functions of behavior?
What are Escape, Attention, Tangible, and Sensory?
What does it mean to fade a prompt?
What is gradually reducing the support until the student performs the skill independently?
When should data be recorded?
When should data be recorded to ensure accuracy—immediately or as close to the behavior as possible?
Should walkie messages include student names?
What is no—walkie messages should use initials or locations instead of student names?
When should you switch up your teaching method?
When should you switch teaching methods due to a lack of response, frustration, or no progress?
Why is consistency important when responding to behavior?
What is the importance of consistency when responding to behavior in helping the student learn what to expect and reinforcing learning?
What does “prompt dependency” mean?
What happens when a student waits for a prompt instead of responding independently?
If a student completes a task with help, should it be marked as independent?
What is no?
When can a para use the walkie?
What is any situation when a para needs to use the walkie for safety support or communication?
What does it mean to “embed learning into a student’s day”?
What is incorporating skill practice into routines and natural settings to embed learning into a student’s day?
Your student throws a toy when told it's cleanup time. What might be the function of the behavior?
What is Escape or Tangible, depending on the context?
During a math lesson, the teacher says, “What’s 2 + 2?” and immediately points to the correct answer on a number line before the student responds. This is an example of this specific type of prompt.
What is a gestural prompt?
Why is accurate data so important for IEPs?
What is accurate data that determines IEP goals, monitors progress, and guides services?
What is the emergency code for immediate help?
What is using your campus-specific code, such as “TEAM”?
How can you adjust instruction for a student with limited verbal skills?
What are visual supports, gestures, AAC devices, or modeling responses?