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    Behavioral assessment involves observing, describing, explaining, and predicting behavior through various tools and methods. It can be useful in clinical, educational, and corporate settings to understand why certain behaviors occur and develop effective behavior modification programs. For a student named Sara who is having behavioral issues at school, a behavioral assessment would involve directly observing her behaviors in the classroom setting and recording situational factors surrounding problematic behaviors to identify possible influencing environmental or temporal factors.

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    Behavioral assessment involves observing, describing, explaining, and predicting behavior through various tools and methods. It can be useful in clinical, educational, and corporate settings to understand why certain behaviors occur and develop effective behavior modification programs. For a student named Sara who is having behavioral issues at school, a behavioral assessment would involve directly observing her behaviors in the classroom setting and recording situational factors surrounding problematic behaviors to identify possible influencing environmental or temporal factors.

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    Behavioral assessment involves observing, describing, explaining, and predicting behavior through various tools and methods. It can be useful in clinical, educational, and corporate settings to understand why certain behaviors occur and develop effective behavior modification programs. For a student named Sara who is having behavioral issues at school, a behavioral assessment would involve directly observing her behaviors in the classroom setting and recording situational factors surrounding problematic behaviors to identify possible influencing environmental or temporal factors.

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    Behaviour Assessment

    Behavioral assessment is used to observe, describe, explain and predict behavior. This lesson explains
    the process and application of behavioral assessment and tests your understanding with a brief quiz.

    Behavioral Assessment

    Behavioral assessment is a method used in the field of psychology to observe, describe, explain, predict
    and sometimes correct behavior. Behavioral assessment can be useful in clinical, educational and
    corporate settings.

    For example, Sara is five-year-old girl who has started getting into trouble at school. She has been sent to
    the office three times in one week and is now crying and refusing to go to school. What could be going
    on with Sara? A behavioral assessment might be the next step toward answering this question.

    Assessing Behavior

    There are many different tools that are useful in behavioral assessment and allow for a deeper
    understanding of why a behavior is occurring.

    Observation allows those performing the assessment to see the behavior in action; it can take many
    forms and be done virtually anywhere. The most basic form of observation is to simply watch someone.
    Through observation, specific details about the behavior can be gathered. Let's say during a classroom
    observation it is noted that Sara has trouble following directions during spelling lessons, squints and rubs
    her eyes, speaks out of turn and gets up from her desk without permission.

    Another good way to observe behavior is through the use of a questionnaire. This method of
    observation usually focuses on behaviors that have already occurred. For example, Sara's parents or the
    teacher may be able to use a questionnaire to provide more information about the behavior. Both
    observation and questionnaires allow behavioral analysts to describe behaviors, move us closer to
    understanding why they are occurring and what purpose they are serving.

    Behavioural assessment or behavioral assessment involves the identification and measurement of


    particular behaviors response units and the variables affecting their occurence.

    In educational, clinical and organizational settings accurate assessment is key to developing effective
    programs of behavior modification or behavior therapy

    Direct assessment involves observing and recording situational factors surrounding a problem behaviour
    (e.g., antecedent and consequent events). So, for example, a member of a IEP team may observe
    disruptive behaviour in the setting that it is likely to occur, and record the data.
    The observer may use a matrix or scatter plot to chart the relationship between specific instructional
    variables and student responses. These techniques also will be useful in identifying possible
    environmental factors (e.g., seating arrangements), activities (e.g., independent work), or temporal
    factors (e.g., mornings) that may influence the behaviour. These tools can be developed specifically to
    address the type of variable in question, and can be customized to analyze specific behaviours and
    situations (e.g., increments of 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or even a few days). Regardless of the tool,
    observations that occur consistently across time and situations, and that reflect both quantitative and
    qualitative measures of the behaviour in question, are recommended.

    Functional analysis is a particular, rigourous approach to behavioural assessment

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