Full Description
Updated in a new ninth edition, this market-leading book provides comprehensive coverage of behavior management concepts and techniques and presents them in a versatile, practical, and accessible manner for teachers. KEY TOPICS: The ninth edition uses classroom-based examples and practices firmly grounded in research. Content is presented in the order of decision-making by a teacher who has a student exhibiting challenging behavior in class or a college student who needs to execute a behavior-change project. The book covers identifying target behavior, collecting and graphing data, functional assessment, experimental design, arranging antecedents and consequences, and generalizing behavior change. The importance of ethical considerations in using applied behavior analysis in the classroom is now presented at the beginning of the book to highlight the importance of applying principles and practices responsibly.Inservice teachers and special educators.
Contents
Chapter 1 Roots of Applied Behavior Analysis Chapter 2 Responsible Use of Applied Behavior Analysis Procedures Chapter 3 Preparing Behavioral Objectives Chapter 4 Procedures for Collecting Data Chapter 5 Graphing Data Chapter 6 Single-Subject Designs Chapter 7 Developing a Hypothesis for Behavior Change: Functional Assessment and Functional Analysis Chapter 8 Arranging Consequences That Increase Behavior Chapter 9 Arranging Consequences That Decrease Behavior Chapter 10 Differential Reinforcement: Antecedent Control and Shaping Chapter 11 Providing for Generalization of Behavior Change Chapter 12 Teaching Students to Manage Their Own Behavior Chapter 13 Putting It All Together
