Instruction in Functional Assessment, 2014a
Instruction in Functional Assessment, 2014a
Instruction in Functional Assessment, 2014a
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<strong>Instruction</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Functional</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong><br />
Glossary<br />
<strong>Functional</strong> analysis case-based<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g (FACT)<br />
A FACT method <strong>in</strong>corporates a<br />
case-based learn<strong>in</strong>g approach, role play,<br />
simulation, and performance-based <strong>in</strong>struction<br />
as major <strong>in</strong>structional methodologies<br />
to establish and hone students’ knowledgebase<br />
and skills required to implement a<br />
functional analysis process.<br />
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<strong>Functional</strong> Communication<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g (FCT)<br />
Teach<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>dividual to ask for<br />
(mand) stimuli, events, or people that serve<br />
the same function as the problem behavior.<br />
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functional replacement behavior<br />
A desirable behavior that serves the<br />
same purpose as the challeng<strong>in</strong>g behavior.<br />
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general case strategy<br />
Entails carefully identify<strong>in</strong>g the relevant<br />
aspects of a situation and <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a representative<br />
sample of those characteristics <strong>in</strong><br />
your tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g program.<br />
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Transfer of tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g ga<strong>in</strong>s across sett<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
people, behaviors, and time.<br />
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<strong>in</strong>clusion<br />
The heterogeneous group<strong>in</strong>g of children<br />
for academic and social reasons, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
children with disabilities.<br />
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<strong>in</strong>direct functional assessment<br />
<strong>Assessment</strong> measures used to gather<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation about a student from people<br />
who know the student, such as rat<strong>in</strong>g scales,<br />
<strong>in</strong>terviews, and questionnaires.<br />
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Program (IEP)<br />
A legal document conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>dividualized<br />
approach to the academic and<br />
social education of a student with a disability<br />
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Individuals with Disabilities<br />
Education Improvement Act<br />
A federal law enacted <strong>in</strong> 2004 that<br />
mandates how educational professionals<br />
<strong>in</strong>teract with students with disabilities and<br />
their families.<br />
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<strong>in</strong>formed consent<br />
Parents and legal guardians must give<br />
written permission to professional for access<br />
to <strong>in</strong>formation, assessment, and treatment<br />
procedures.<br />
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