A school-based example of a positive reinforcement often implemented in a class setting is that when a student successfully transitions from an activity, for example by adhering to the set instructions, remaining at recommended noise level and not causing unnecessary disruptions, they receive a ticket. If a student manages to get 15 tickets by the end of the set duration then, the teacher continues gives them sweets. This motivates the child, and they, therefore, work hard to get the reward.An example of positive punishment in a learning setting is when a student behaves badly towards teacher or fellow student, their teacher makes them draft ten different apology letters to the person wronged. This enforcement in itself is hard, and many students don’t repeat similar mistakes.

Some of the benefits associated with addressing behavior issues through conducting FBA include: the fact that the FBA helps teachers to plan on interventions that will help the child appropriate and alternative ways of getting what they want. In that once the teacher has knowledge on the inappropriate behavior origin they can create better ways of mitigating the situation. In addition, the FBA still helps teachers know the reasons for the behavior. It is noted within the module that most of the student inappropriate behaviors are their means of communication. Therefore, the teachers will be able to determine the source of the misbehavior

I am of the opinion that the inappropriate behavior of Kira mainly comes from her urge to get constant attention from her classmates. This is shown by the way she enjoys the class laughter, and attention she gets, and the fact that she got worried when someone else answered the question, and she even looked back to confirm if the others were still focused on her.

A-B-C Observation Form

Student:____Kira____________________   Date:_8-27-14 ____________________

Class/ Teacher: _______________________________                     Observer: __ _______________

Instructional Activity: _Talking about stories________________    Other Relevant Information: _____________

In the case of Nigel the first step would be to set up an interview with him so I can get first-hand information on him. I have not initiated. The subject willbecause at this level I am not interested in knowing both the duration and frequency of the behavior. My main concern is identifying the trigger for the misbehaviors After doing these forms for the duration, it can be possible to pinpoint a pattern that shows the misbehavior triggers.Through the matrix provided for Nigel, it is possible to clearly deduce that his behavior function is one of a person who likes to be alone and hates getting any form of attention. In this understanding, the possible hypothesis statement for Nigel is that: the primary factor that is linked to his unproductive outburst (cursing, yelling, spitting, and shoving chairs) is his hate for attention. He is aware that through the bad behavior he can get personal time, and independent work, which is why he does them.

I am of the opinion that the implemented mitigation strategy for Nigel’s behavior failed. If I were his teacher, I would adjust the intervention. This would be the ideal option since the current strategy is not effective: In that before the mitigation measures the student’s negative behavior outbursts in a 20 minute lesson never occurred more than 10 times. However after the mitigation implementation, his aggressive outbursts accelerated and doubling up to an approximate 20 instances. There is no need of going extreme and re-writing a new intervention for Nigel that is more function-based after all of the work put into an existing one. Meaning that, I would try and effectively modify the current model to see if it can work in another way. However, if the results are still not satisfactory then I would stop its implementation, review the FBA again, and try to design another more efficient function-based model.

Once I know an intervention did not succeed, the first thing I would do is review all the information obtained on the student. I would then compare the information from the implementation to the data collected on the baseline data and determine if there has been any change in the desired and undesired behaviors in that if they have increased or decreased. Then I will analyze if any changes are needed within the model. Most likely, if I am of the opinion that the implementation was a failure, the intervention will give the details if it needs adjustments or not. It is essential to review the information this way because a teacher might often still feel the behavior is wrong, but after looking at the data may realize there has been improvement. Therefore, the initiative might not have been a complete loss or failure.