Conditional Probabilities Observation Form (Eckert, Martens, & Di Gennaro, 2005)

1. Conditional Probabilities Observation Form(Eckert, Martens, & Di Gennaro, 2005)

2. Conditional Probabilities Observation Form During a traditional Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (‘ABC’) recording, the observer writes a running account of a student’s behaviors and the classroom events that appear to trigger, or to act as consequences of, that behavior. A drawback of ABC recordings is that they may not show clear relationships between behaviors and the consequences that reinforce those behaviors...

3. Conditional Probabilities Observation Form The Conditional Probabilities Observation Form (based upon a description from Eckert, Martens, & Di Gennaro, 2005) allows the observer to compute and chart the conditional probability that a specific consequence is contingent on a target student behavior. This information can be useful in completing a Functional Behavioral Assessment and in designing behavioral interventions.

4. Conditional ProbabilitiesObservation Chart:Page 1

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7. Student and Activity Information

8. Off-Task: Any passive behavior, motor activity, or audible verbalization lasting longer than 3 seconds that was not permitted and / or was not related to an assigned academic task. (Eckert, Martens, & Di Gennaro, 2005; p. 522) Target Behavior Definition

9. Consequence Codes

10. Partial Intervals Recording Chart

11. Table 1: Number of Intervals When Consequences Were Observed

12. Table 2: Probability of A Consequence Occurring in the PRESENCE of the Target Behavior

13. Table 3: Probability of A Consequence Occurring in the ABSENCE of the Target Behavior

14. Conditional ProbabilitiesChart

15. Example of a Conditional ProbabilitiesObservation Chart

16. Jack Smith 4-10-06 Jim Wright Classroom-Rm 42 9:40 9:55 Teacher providing whole-class review of math vocabulary at whiteboard. Calls on students individually to provide vocabulary Definitions. Student and Activity Information

17. Off-Task: Any passive behavior, motor activity, or audible verbalization lasting longer than 3 seconds that was not permitted and / or was not related to an assigned academic task. (Eckert, Martens, & Di Gennaro, 2005; p. 522) Target Behavior Definition

18. The teacher approaches Ricky to redirect him to the task. Student initiates conversation with two neighboring classmates. Ricky pulls a small toy soldier from his desk and begins to play with it. The teacher directs Ricky to put away the toy and pay attention. A peer starts to whisper to Ricky, engaging him in conversation. The teacher again approaches Ricky to redirect him to the task. She also moves the classmate. Ricky stands up to look out of the window. Partial Intervals Recording Chart

19. Partial Intervals Recording Chart

20. Computing Probabilities That Consequences Occur in the PRESENCE of the Target Behavior

21. Computing Probabilities That Consequences Occur in the ABSENCE of the Target Behavior

22. No Consequence Item/Activity Peer Attention Tchr Attention Escape Peer Attention Tchr Attention Item/Activity Escape No Consequence