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Kern, Lee; Starosta, Kristin M.; Bambara, Linda M.; Cook, Clayton R.; Gresham, Frank R. – Behavioral Disorders, 2007
The process of functional assessment has emerged as an essential component for intervention development. Applications across divergent types of problem behavior, however, remain limited. This study evaluated the applicability of this promising approach to students with selective mutism. Two middle school students served as participants. The…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Middle School Students, Elementary School Students
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Kern, Lee; Delaney, Beth; Clarke, Shelley; Dunlap, Glen; Childs, Karen – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
This study evaluated assessment-based curricular modifications designed to improve the classroom behavior of two elementary school students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Functional assessment data led to individualized modifications of assignments. Evaluation indicated the modifications resulted in reduced problem behavior and increased…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Development
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Kern, Lee; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1994
A case study of an elementary school child with emotional and behavioral problems illustrates a process of descriptive assessment, functional assessment, and assessment-based intervention. The descriptive information generated hypotheses about variables maintaining the problem behavior which were then tested in the classroom environment.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Change Strategies