TY - JOUR
T1 - Applying functional assessment in general education classrooms
T2 - Issues and recommendations
AU - Larson, Pamela J.
AU - Maag, John W.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Functional assessment involves generating hypotheses about the purpose a behavior serves and the environmental variables maintaining it in order to develop effective and efficient interventions. Functional assessment has been used extensively with students with severe disabilities in special education settings. However, few applications of functional assessment have been reported with students with mild disabilities in general education classrooms. The purpose of this article is to address the use of functional assessment in general education classrooms with students with mild disabilities. We present the theoretical foundations of functional assessment, describe the procedures involved in conducting a functional assessment, discuss some of the obstacles to applying functional assessment in general education classrooms, and make recommendations for the future use of functional assessment in general education classrooms with students with mild disabilities.
AB - Functional assessment involves generating hypotheses about the purpose a behavior serves and the environmental variables maintaining it in order to develop effective and efficient interventions. Functional assessment has been used extensively with students with severe disabilities in special education settings. However, few applications of functional assessment have been reported with students with mild disabilities in general education classrooms. The purpose of this article is to address the use of functional assessment in general education classrooms with students with mild disabilities. We present the theoretical foundations of functional assessment, describe the procedures involved in conducting a functional assessment, discuss some of the obstacles to applying functional assessment in general education classrooms, and make recommendations for the future use of functional assessment in general education classrooms with students with mild disabilities.
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U2 - 10.1177/074193259801900604
DO - 10.1177/074193259801900604
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032210214
VL - 19
SP - 338
EP - 349
JO - Remedial and Special Education
JF - Remedial and Special Education
SN - 0741-9325
IS - 6
ER -