ERIC Number: EJ1338164
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0829-5735
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Evaluating the Potential for Correspondence between Brief Functional Analysis and Interview-Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis Procedures
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, v37 n2 p160-174 Jun 2022
School Psychologists regularly conduct Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), though, most FBA are completed using indirect procedures, which are inadequate for creating function-based interventions relative to experimental measures, such as functional analysis (FA). However, traditional FA may be considered arduous in the school setting. Alternative procedures like brief functional analysis (BFA) and interview informed synthesized contingency analysis (IISCA), may be as effective and more efficient than FA. Limited research exploring the correspondence of these procedures exists. The current study used an alternating treatment design across eight school aged children to compare control and test conditions for each measure. A within subjects approach was also used to compare the results of BFA and IISCA. Correspondence across the two measures was 54.17%. With average correspondence yielding just over half, the results indicate the two FA methods did not reliably identify the same function. Implications for practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Interviews, School Psychologists, Alternative Assessment, Elementary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Outcomes of Treatment, School Psychology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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