What's the best strategy?
During math class, the students are given a worksheet to complete independently. Some students are talking to their peers. Jake is trying to complete his worksheet but is engaging in deep breathing and pounds his fist on the desk and let's out a loud sigh. What strategy would be best?
A. Ask Jake if he needs help, pull up a chair and walk through the problem with him.
B. Wait it out, keep an eye on Jake, maybe he's just stuck on the problem.
C. Consider the classroom environment may be too loud and make changes in the environment to lessen distractions.C. Consider the classroom environment may be too loud and make changes in the environment to lessen distractions.
During a lesson, a student has his head down on the desk while looking at the teacher and taking notes.
No
A student was given a math test to do. The students slams his fist on the table and bangs his head. What most likely is the function of this behavior?
What is attention?
A student was given a math test to do. The students slams his fist on the table and bangs his head. What should you do?
A. Offer to help
B. Prompt the student to ask for help, once the students asks for help independently, offer help.
C. Offer the student another activity to complete
B. Prompt the student to ask for help, once the students asks for help independently, offer help.
Describe "Planned Ignoring"
Making a conscious effort to ignore certain behaviors to prevent reinforcing them. This technique works best with behavior that is designed to gain or avoid something
A teacher prompts Sally to begin an assignment on her Chromebook. Sally vis about to open her Chromebook to get started. The instructional assistant walks over, stands in front of Sally's desk and watches to make sure she is doing what she is supposed to. Sally responds, "What are you looking at?"
A. The instructional assistant should comment to her about her disrespectful behavior.
B. The instructional assistant should write her up.
C. The instructional assistant should walk away and ignore the comment, considering Sally was listening to the teacher and did not need to be watched.
C. The instructional assistant should walk away and ignore the comment, considering Sally was listening to the teacher and did not need to be watched.
A student is having a conversation with the student sitting next to him while the teacher is discussing a lesson with the class.
Yes
During an assembly, Nate ran out of the gymnasium and down the hall crying while covering his ears. His one-on-one ran after him and guided him back to the classroom. What most likely is the function of this behavior?
What is escape from the gymnasium?
During an assembly, Nate ran out of the gymnasium and down the hall crying while covering his ears. His one-on-one ran after him and guided him back to the classroom. What should she do?
A. Prompt the student to share how he feels.
B. Offer him a break once he is in the classroom.
C. Guide him back to the gymnasium and prompt him to ask for a break?
C. Guide him back to the gymnasium and prompt him to ask for a break?
What is an "extinction burst?
When the problem behavior increases as the child engages in more problem behavior to seek what they want.
It's time to go to gym and Michael is refusing to leave the classroom. Which strategy should you not use?
A. Turn off the lights and leave him in the classroom alone.
B. Use a "FIRST/THEN" contingency to motivate him to go to gym.
C. Refrain from allowing Michael to engage in any activity that may be reinforcing. If he doesn't go to Gym, he should be written up and go to ISS.
A. Turn off the lights and leave him in the classroom alone.
The students are independently completing a worksheet while having quiet conversations within their table group.
No, as long as they are working
It's time to go home and Mary started screaming and crying and yelled, "NO, I don't want to go home!" and pushed the chairs over in the classroom. What most likely is the function of this behavior?
What is avoidance of going home
It's time to go home and Mary started screaming and crying and yelled, "NO, I don't want to go home!" and pushed the chairs over in the classroom. What should staff do?
A. Block access from knocking chairs over, provide safety to yourself and others and prompt her it's time to go home.
B. Staff should let her push over chairs, when she's ready to leave she will go.
C. Allow Mary to draw for 5 minutes and then prompt her to go home.
Block access from knocking chairs over, provide safety to yourself and others and prompt her it's time to go home.
What is the definition of behavior?
Anything (Measurable and observable) an animal says or does.
You have your students sitting in pods of four. At one table one of the more fidgety students is pestering one of the other students at the table (e.g., taking things off her desk, staring at her paper, etc.). You have warned the students to stop but the pestering has not lessened. What do you do?
Move the student is disrupting the others or have the other students move to another location
A student is playing a game on her Chromebook instead of accessing her IXLS
Yes
Mrs. X directed Sam to sit in his seat to complete a worksheet alone while others worked in small groups. Sam began talking to other students in a close proximity about his weekend plans instead of doing the work. What most likely is the function?
What is to gain attention from students
Mrs. X directed Sam to sit in his seat to complete a worksheet alone while others worked in small groups. Sam began talking to other students in a close proximity about his weekend plans instead of doing the work.
A. Remind Sam that he has to work alone because he didn't do his work in a small group when he had the chance to.
B. Move Sam to another location so he can't bother anyone else.
C. Allow Sam to make weekend plans.
B. Move Sam to another location so he can't bother anyone else.
What is ABA?
ABA stands for Applied Behavior Analysis. It's an approach that was derived from learning theory. In ABA, a socially significant behavior is targeted, such as a child learning to make request. And then an environmental alteration is introduced, such as teaching instructions and a reward for a correct response. And then the change in the targeted behavior is objectively measured.
You consistently work with a student who is disrespectful towards you, rolls his eyes, mutters under his breath, shrugs his shoulders, or is non-responsive to your support. What do you do?
A. Take the comments and attitude personally. Tell your boss you no longer want to work with the student because he is disrespectful.
B. Ignore the problem behaviors and continue to show support and don't let the student bother you. Remind yourself this student has most likely has dealt with a lot in his life and doesn't have a good family support.
C. Ask the student "Why he is the way he is?" Comment, "that attitude isn't going to get you far in life." and refuse to help the student.
B. Ignore the problem behaviors and continue to show support and don't let the student bother you. Remind yourself this student has most likely has dealt with a lot in his life and doesn't have a good family support.
You redirect a student and he mutters under his breath but does what you ask.
No.
During a classroom lecture, a student opens the classroom door and starts singing loudly to the whole class. What most likely is the function of this behavior?
What is Attention
During a classroom lecture, a student opens the classroom door and starts singing loudly to the whole class.
A. Start singing with them.
B. Write the student up and report him.
C. Yell at the student for disrupting your class, have them leave and slam the door shut.
B. Write the student up and report him.
What is a consequence?
What happens immediately following the behavior.