Scholarly and empirically based, this market-leading text gives students what they need to understand using the principles and practices of applied behavioral management in the classroom. The content is presented clearly, in a friendly, accessible--even fun--manner. The eighth 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 student who needs to execute a behavior-change project. The text covers identifying target behavior, collecting and graphing data, functional assessment, experimental design, arranging antecedents and consequences, generalizing behavior change and discusses the importance of ethical considerations in using applied behavior analysis in the classroom.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Roots of Applied Behavior Analysis The Usefulness of Explanations Developmental Explanations Cognitive Explanations Behavioral Explanations Historical Development of Behaviorism Chapter 2 Preparing Behavioral Objectives Definition and Purpose Educational Goals Components of a Behavioral Objective Format for a Behavioral Objective Expanding the Scope of the Basic Behavioral Objective Behavioral Objectives and the IEP Chapter 3 Procedures for Collecting Data A Rationale Choosing a System Anecodotal Reports Permanent Product Recording Observational Recording Systems Duration and Latency Recording How Can All This Be Done? Summary of Data Collection Systems Reliability Factors That May Affect Data Collection and Interobserver Agreement Chapter 4 Graphing Data The Simple Line Graph Additional Graphing Conventions Cumulative Graphs Bar Graphs Chapter 5 Single-Subject Designs Variables and Functional Relations Basic Categories of Designs Single-Subject Designs AB Design Reversal Design Changing Criterion Design Multiple Baseline Design Alternating Treatments Design Changing Conditions Design Evaluating Single-Subject Designs Action Research and Single-Subject Designs Chapter 6 Developing a Hypothesis for Behavior Change: Functional Assessment and Functional Analysis Behavior and Its Function The Behavior Support Plan Development of a Behavior Support Plan Chapter 7 Arranging Consequences That Increase Behavior Positive Reinforcement Contracting Variations in Administration of Reinforcers Negative Reinforcement Natural Reinforcement Chapter 8 Arrranging Consequences That Decrease Behavior Procedural Alternatives for Behavior Reduction Level I: Reinforcement-Based Strategies Level II: Extinction Sensory Extinction Punishment Level III: Removal of Desirable Stimuli Level IV: Presentation of Aversive Stimuli Overcorrection Chapter 9 Differential Reinforcement: Antecedent Control and Shaping Antecedent Influences on Behavior Differential Reinforcement for Stimulus Control, Principles of Discrimination Prompts Modeling Physical Guidance Fading Teaching Complex Behaviors Differential Reinforcement for Shaping Chapter 10 Providing for Generalization of Behavior Change Generalization Training Generalization Chapter 11 Teaching Students to Manage Their Own Behavior A Common Experience Preparing Students to Manage Their Own Behavior Self-Management for Learners with Severe Disabilities Self-Management for Learners with Mild Disabilities Self-Management for Students at Risk Chapter 12 Responsible Use of Applied Behavior Analysis Procedures Concerns About Applied Behavior Analysis Ethical Use of Applied Behavior Analysis Procedures Accountability Theory or Recipes? Chapter 13 Putting It All Together Stimulus Control A Look into Learning Environments