CATEGORY 1
In contrast to traditional behavior management procedures, Positive Behavior Support emphasizes
improving learning environments
Secondary (targeted) tier interventions
are developed for students who are not responding to primary tier interventions
When success is a predictable outcome of behavior, students are more likely to
repeat that behavior
Which of the following is likely to be the most effective prevention strategy?
reinforcing students for meeting expectations
Which of the following strategies is likely to be ineffective with most students?
. A. asking students why they act out
b. comparing a student’s behavior with that of other students
c. ridiculing students
d. removing students from the school
Which of the following best explains the procedure in effect in this scenario? Andrew shows off to get attention from his teacher. Teacher ignores. Rate of showing off increases briefly then decreases.
insufficient information to determine procedure
Teaching a student to use her words (desired behavior), and not her hands (undesired behavior) is an example of
replacement behavior
The use of which of the following behavioral interventions is most likely to be legally restricted?
seclusionary timeout
The events within environments that occur before and after a given behavior are referred to as
behavioral contexts
Instead of completing his assignments, John consistently does not finish or turn in his class work or his homework. This behavior is known as the potential
target behavior
Turn on the water, pump soap into hand, rub hands together to make bubbles, count to 30, rinse bubbles under water, turn water off, dry hands on towel, is an example of a
task analysis
selecting a monitoring format
developing recording procedures
recording data
assessing the accuracy of data
Direct measurement of student behavior is recommended because
it is simpler to do than indirect measurement
it is a more sensitive measure of student performance than indirect measurement
it is the method preferred by researchers
the data can be analyzed statistically
A single-subject research design is
A procedure for grading student performance
Many students who receive office referrals and/or detentions are repeat offenders. This means that this type of reactive discipline is
not working for these students.
Cognitive interventions focus on errors in _____________ that result in unacceptable behavior.
thinking
Given the assumption that behavior serves a purpose (function), we ___________ what happens when those behaviors occur to develop hypotheses about the purpose those behaviors might be serving for the student.
evaluate
Studies have shown that harsh, exclusionary punishments are disproportionately applied to which students?
males
minority students
students with disabilities
Which of the following should be addressed by your classroom rules?
safety
respect
responsibility
A visitor should be able to ask several randomly selected students about the rules and procedures and receive ___________________________ from each student.
similar responses
Mr. Graves used a variety of activities each day. His students never knew what to expect when they came to class. Mr. Graves thought that this way of teaching would keep his students from being bored. When he began to have classroom management problems, a mentor teacher pointed out that his planning lacked an important element. Which of the following would help Mr. Graves?
regular classroom routines
John is beginning to learn how to write complete sentences in his special education resource class. In his general education history class, he often acts out when he is asked to write answers in complete sentences. John has not reached what stage of learning as it applies to his writing?
generalization