Description
1ST PAGE:
Select one of the following case studies (from the Measuring Behavior Case Study Packet) listed in this table. (You can only choose students in grades 1-6)
Write 1 PG, double spaced, paper addressing the prompts listed in the Assignment column for your selected case study.
Name Page Age Grade Possible Strategies Page# Assignments
Mark p. 1 12 6
• Event recording
• Interval recording
12-15
16-20
- Read the STAR Sheet Overview and the STAR Sheets for the two strategies listed above.
- Define each strategy.
- Describe why each strategy is an appropriate way to measure Mark’s disruptive comments.
Theresa p. 2 10 4
• Duration recording
• Interval recording
• Latency recording
21-24
16-20
25-27
- Read the STAR Sheet Overview and the STAR Sheets for the three strategies listed above.
- Define each strategy.
- Describe why each strategy is or is not appropriate to measure Theresa’s out-of-seat behavior.
- Describe why each strategy is or is not appropriate to measure Theresa’s procrastinating behavior.
Howard p. 5-7 8 3
Data Collection Choices
Latency (Form on p.6)
Event Recording (Form on p. 7)
25-27
12-15
Do you agree with Ms. Anderson’s data collection choices? Explain your answers.
Complete the forms below by calculating the latency and frequency of Howard’s behaviors. Next, analyze
Howard’s data.
Are Ms. Anderson’s concerns about Howard’s latency behavior justi ed? Why or why not?
Are Ms. Anderson’s concerns about Howard’s inappropriate comments justi ed? Why or why not?
Based on the scenario above, do you think there is other information that Ms. Anderson should collect? If so, list the behaviors that she might want to measure and explain possible data collection methods.
2ND PAGE:
Select one of the following case studies (from the Encouraging Behavior Case Study Packet) listed in this table. (You can only choose students in grades 1-6)
Write 1 PG, double spaced, paper addressing the prompts listed in the Assignment column for your selected case study.
Name
Page
Age Grade Possible Strategies Page# Assignments
Heather p. 2 8.1 3
• Effective Rules
• Contingent Instructions
• Group Contingency
1.Read the STAR Sheets on the possible strategies listed above.
2.Write a summary of each strategy, including its purpose.
3.Describe why each strategy might be used to help Heather meet one or more of her goals.
Doug p. 3 7.9 2
• Specific Praise
• Criterion Specific Rewards
• Choice-Making
• Effective Rules
• Contingent Instructions
•Group Contingency
6-7
9-12
13-14
15-16
18-19
21-23
1.Read the STAR Sheets on the possible strategies listed above.
2.Select one strategy you feel would best address Doug’s goals.
3.State why you selected this strategy to address the goals.
4.Describe how you would implement this strategy in your classroom and any cautions for its use.
Zach & Patric p. 5 10 & 11 5
1.Create a priority list of two critical goals each for Patrick and Zach.
2.Identify two or three strategies you could use to address the goals you listed.
3.Provide a rationale of why you selected these strategies.
4.Choose one strategy to implement immediately and justify your selection and discuss what information you used to support this.
5.Describe how you would implement this strategy if you were the classroom teacher, and anypossible cautions or considerations that you should be aware of.