Classroom Incident

Your written response to this discussion prompt assesses your ability to identify data collection tools appropriate for student observations. This discussion also supports your achievement of Course Learning Outcome 3 and the MASE Program Learning Outcome 6.

In order to properly write positive behavior goals and create intervention plans, teachers and educators must be able to conduct observations of students, accurately define the behavior in observable terms, and provide a hypothesis for why the behavior transpired.

As you complete the discussion and assignment this week, reflect back on ESE645: Lesson Design for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities. In this course, you created SMART goals for academics. Think about how you could use the same principles of SMART goal creation for behavior. Use this week’s article,  S.M.A.R.T. Behavior Change Outcome Objectives (Links to an external site.), to help you.

For this discussion, you will be reviewing your observation recordings from the first discussion in Week Four and providing a hypothesis on why the observed behavior occurred.

Initial Post: Post an initial response that addresses the following areas:

· Attach the three observation forms completed from the first discussion in Week Four (Data Collection).

· First, in one paragraph, summarize the antecedent, behavior, and consequence conditions from all three observations.

· Next, in one paragraph, describe the function of behavior (attention, escape, access/control, sensory/stimulation) and rationale for the choice.

Guided Response: Respond to at least two peers. Ask questions of your peers about their responses to encourage further conversation. In your responses, discuss how the use of SMART goals supports the antecedent, behavior, and consequences described. Reflect on how your response to the discussion is in concert with or contrasts your peers’ responses.