Exam Prep

As you create a calendar to prepare for the exam, consider including the following tasks and study tools. You should begin preparing for the exam during your first course.

BDS Modules: These consist of acquisition and fluency modules covering all of the task list topics. You will complete these modules as part of the ABA program @ LU. You will also have access to these modules for one year after graduation to help you study for the exam.

SAFMEDs: You will be encouraged to create SAFMEDs and use them throughout your program.

NEW: 5th EDITION TASK LIST SAFMED TERM LIST (COMPREHENSIVE)

• Precision Teaching SAFMEDs Hub (start here)
• Surviving on SAFMEDs
• BehaviorBabe on SAFMEDs
• SAFMEDs creation instructions
• 10 weeks of SAFMED decks

Mock Exams:

1. Chapters 1-4 PPT Mock
2. Celia Heyman Mock 1 & Grid
3. Celia Heyman Mock Updated

Best Practices:

• Create SAFMEDs and practice daily. Conduct 1 minute fluency tests once weekly and continue to chart until you reach 35-40 corrects per minute. Join a fluency contest with your cohort or small group. Example here.
• Begin reading articles daily. Set up a reading habit (try an RSS feed!) and use self-management strategies to motivate your own reading behavior. While reading, practice identifying the IV, DV, and results of the study. Some suggested journals:
  • JABA
  • JEAB
  • Behavior Analysis in Practice
  • Behavioral Processes
  • Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
  • The Behavior Analyst
  • Behavioral Interventions
  • JEIBI
  • European Journal of Behavior Analysis
  • Behavior Analysis Research and Practice
  • Analysis of Verbal Behavior
  • Perspectives on Behavioral Science
  • Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis
  • Behavior Analysis and Social Action
  • Behavior and Social Issues
  • JCBS
  • List of essential readings for behavior analysis graduate students
• Conduct a research project during your graduate studies. IRB @ Lindenwood
• Join professional networks at the student rate
• Check out Dick Malott's study resources
• Take advantage of the free library resources and build your own professional research bank. You can use the ILL to request articles from all kinds of sources for FREE!
• Join or create a virtual test-prep community. Contribute questions and answers regularly.
• Create graphic organizers or guided notes to help organize difficult concepts. Here are Rogue ABA's premade ones, but you can easily pinterest/Google search some of the concept titles and make your own as well!
• This is a great blog on how and when to study for the exam
• Listen to podcasts on your commute or read blogs if you use public transportation
  • Blogs
    • Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
    • Parenting with ABA
    • Applied Behavioral Strategies
    • Simply Elliot
    • BSci21
    • Shape of Behavior
    • BehaviorBabe
    • Coffee & Cooper
    • I love ABA
  • Podcasts
    • ABA Inside Track
    • The Business of Behavior
    • Behavioral Observations
    • The Skinner Box
    • Why We Do What We Do