Deck 9: Strategies for Decreasing Behavior Challenges in the Classroom

Question 1

Which of the follow statements is true?

A) It is easy to say "if a child does this behavior, respond this way and the problem behavior will go away."
B) A problem behavior may serve different functions (have different purposes) for different students.
C) Teacher responses to problem behaviors have no influence on their future occurrence.
D) Problem behaviors occur in isolation of other influences on the student.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How does the use of visuals influence students in the classroom?

A) The use of visuals can increase comprehension of materials
B) The use of visuals can increase engagement in activities
C) The use of visuals can build vocabulary for students learning English
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Power struggles in the classroom can be reduced by

A) Offering choices
B) Offering candy
C) Letting students have their way
D) Refusing to compromise; students need to learn that the teacher is the boss

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The Premack Principle?

A) Was developed by a principal with the last name of Premack
B) Is an approach that presents to a student with a less desirable activity followed by a more desirable activity
C) Motivates some students to complete work
D) Both B and C

Question 5

What do Social Stories provide?

A) A positive explanation of expected behaviors or future occurrences
B) Priming of upcoming activities
C) A personalized story to assist a student with a social situation
D) All of the above

Question 6

When using video modeling, it is important to always

A) Use the target student as the model in the video
B) Use an adult as the model in the video
C) Show the video to students after completion of the target activity or transition to compare performance
D) None of the above

Question 7

Video Modeling supports what kind of learning?

A) Incidental
B) Direct instruction
C) Observational
D) Philosophical

Question 8

An authentically written agreement between a student and a teacher regarding a desired behavior change can be called

A) Behavior contract
B) Behavior modeling
C) Functional Behavior Plan
D) Contingent Agreement Plan

Question 9

What is the purpose of a sensory diet?

A) To outline a plan to withhold food from a child
B) To provide structure to meal planning for a child with disabilities
C) To outline a plan that includes activities and exercises that support a child's sensory needs
D) To increase a child's willingness to eat a variety of foods

Question 10

Why is it is important to teach a child self-monitoring skills?

A) Because self monitoring skills can be used throughout life
B) Because self monitoring skills increase generalization
C) Because self monitoring skills are used to recognize and remediate problem behaviors
D) All of the above

Question 11

Reflect on the use of Social Stories and Video Modeling. What do these interventions have in common? What skills or learning preferences do they address? How are they beneficial to students who struggle with incidental learning?

Question 12

Discuss the availability of resources as a hindrance to the implementation of some of these interventions. How can the lack of resources be a barrier to some of these practices and how could you mitigate this barrier in a low-resource school?