Author Question: Which of the following does NOT reflect a significant reason for data collection as part of ... (Read 118 times)

mp14 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Which of the following does NOT reflect a significant reason for data collection as part of individual behavior change plans?

a. It increases the accuracy of the teacher's understanding of the student's behavior.
b. It allows the teacher to determine whether the interventions being used are significantly altering the student's behavior.
c. It removes much of the subjectivity from the teacher's consideration of a student's behavior.
d. It disregards contextual factors that influence behavior, so it provides a definitive focus on what behaviors the student needs to change.

Question 2

Teachers who believe that the use of behavioristic intervention plans is manipulative have likely failed to recognize that all but which of the following statements are true?

a. Behavioristic plans focus on understanding student behavior and involving students in altering their own behavior for their own benefit.
b. Behaviorism does not reflect a prescribed set of procedures for changing behavior; instead, it provides a rationale and a methodology for considering and changing behavior.
c. Students are often resistant to the use of these plans because the plans themselves are generally developed more for the benefit of the teacher than the student.
d. The implementation of a behavioristic plan is predicated on the classroom environment being positive and supportive.