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The Student Guided Functional Assessment Interview: An Analysis of Student and Teacher Agreement

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Functional assessment strategies are used to guide the treatment of problem behavior with individuals who have severe disabilities. Also, researchers have extended functional assessment applications to individuals with emotional and behavioral disabilities. One such extension is the use of students as informants in the functional assessment process. The present study assessed an interview tool designed to elicit information directly from students regarding their problem behaviors. We examined agreement between students and their teachers. Results showed high agreement on the causes and functions of problem behavior with mixed agreement on support plan recommendations.

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Reed, H., Thomas, E., Sprague, J.R. et al. The Student Guided Functional Assessment Interview: An Analysis of Student and Teacher Agreement. Journal of Behavioral Education 7, 33–49 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022837319739

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