Components of a FBA 

BIP Progress Monitoring 

Direct observation: 

♦ Serves to clearly define the behavior 

♦ Allows for assessment of behavioral events in the student’s natural environment 

♦ Leads to a hypothesis regarding the function(s) of the student’s behavior of concern 

♦ Serves as a baseline to measure the frequency, duration, and/or intensity of the behavior prior to intervention 

♦ Provides information that is necessary to build a positive behavior support/intervention plan 

♦ Supplies the team with progress monitoring data to evaluate the implemented interventions and guide adjustments  to the positive behavior support plan 

Data collection process: 

♦ Define the behavior in observable and measurable terms 

♦ Determine the purpose for data collection—the type of information needed from each data collection session  (e.g. frequency counts, identifying antecedents and/or consequences) 

♦ Outline the schedule including where, when, how often, and who will collect data 

♦ Design tools with clear coding systems that will result in the collection of the type of data needed and that  are functional 

♦ Transfer the data to a visual representation (graph) and analyze it for trend, level, and variability  ♦ Analyze data regarding behavior of concern, antecedent events, and maintaining consequences to determine the function of behavior. Use this information to identify replacement behaviors and behavioral interventions, and  develop a positive behavior support plan. 

♦ Utilize progress monitoring data to evaluate the implemented interventions and guide adjustments to the positive behavior support plan