Exam 9: Assessment of Behavior

Checklists, questionnaires, and parent interviews are techniques that require assessment personnel to conduct direct observation of student behavior.

Analyze the observations of Jessica's behavior for antecedent, behavior, and consequence.

Every five minutes during math class, the teacher notes when Helen is on or off task. Helen's behavior is being observed and recorded using which of the following methods?

What type of observation is conducted when an evaluator orally asks the respondent the questions and encourages objective, detailed information?

Roberts-2, like its predecessor Roberts Apperception Test for Children, is an example of a test that requires students to express their feelings based on a picture card provided.

Latency recording measures the amount of time elapsed between the specific stimulus and the actual response.

This assessment gathers data by encouraging the respondent to describe behaviors or situations where the behavior occurs with objective, narrative statements.

A test that requires the psychologist to analyze story responses a student gives when shown specific picture cards is called a(n) ___.

When the total learning environment is analyzed to determine if there are factors that contribute to a specific behavior, it is called ecological assessment.

Mrs. Tilger notices that Michael is very often getting out of his seat to wander around the room. What data recording method should she use to determine how many times Michael gets out of his seat?

How is a sociogram developed and what purpose does it serve?

An event that occurs prior to a target behavior but not in the same environment is known as which of the following?

Which of the following is designed to increase positive behaviors and decrease negative behaviors?

Analyze the latency recording information.

Historically speaking, discuss why federal legislation was passed to address students with behavioral problems.

What are the three levels at which a schoolwide positive behavioral support system should be provided?

Analyze the interval recording data. How often is the student on task?

Assessment reveals that a student's continued calling out during class time is a strategy used by the student to gain the teacher's attention. Assessment that identifies the reason(s) for a particular behavior is known as ___.

Analyze the anecdotal recording. What are the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences?

Mrs. Elliott notices that Bryan has not been able to complete class work in the amount of time allotted. All other students in the class usually finish within the time frame expected. Bryan also seems to take more time preparing to begin assignments than his classmates. To establish a baseline about this specific behavior, Mrs. Elliott will need to record the __ time between the time she issues the assignment and the time Bryan begins to work.