EDSE 624

Agenda

• Good things
• Check in: review expectations
• Key assessment: consent
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Best Practices for students with Autism
• Research Paper
• Check-Out: Google Form

Why might people have strong reactions to the idea of ABA?

A-B-C

• Antecedent
• Behavior
• Consequence

Positive Reinforcement

Negative Reinforcement

Premack Principle

• First (non-preferred)
• Then (preferred)

Reinforcement

• Immediate
• Contingent
• Deprivation/Satiation
• Characteristics
• Schedules

Extinction

Punishment

• Positive Punishment
• Negative Punishment

Why is punishment not an effective way to change behavior?

Target behavior

• identify behavior
• measurable objective
• baseline data
• intervention
• data collection
• graphing & analyzing

Collecting data

• Frequency
• Duration
• Intensity

Student achievement is higher when teachers use data to make instructional decisions

Positive Reinforcement

• identify replacement behavior
• differential reinforcement
• "catch them being good!"
• Identify reinforcer

For next week

• obtain consent for key assessment
• read chapter 5
• research paper

goodnight!