Look at the graph below. The objective of the function-based intervention was to reduce the instances of Nigel’s problem behaviors (i.e., cursing, making derogatory comments toward other students, yelling, spitting, shoving chairs) during a twenty-minute small-group activity. Is the intervention successful? If you were the teacher, would you keep, modify, or discontinue the intervention? Explain your answers.
What will be an ideal response?
I would maybe try out the intervention to see if the behaviors were getting any better. I am aware that when putting a child in a new program, it doesn’t mean they will always conform to it right away. So with what this question telling me it has only been twenty minutes, I can see that the problem behavior spiked, but that doesn’t mean that it won’t get better. With that being said, I did notice that the problem behavior is/has increased since the intervention began. So I think it is worth rethinking the approach and modify the intervention.
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From the table below, indicate how many people took part in this experiment?
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