Correspondence Between Teacher-Conducted Trial-Based Functional Analyses and Traditional Functional Analyses with High-School Aged Students

Tashina Meaker, in conjunction with Utah State University aims to study the correspondence of results obtained from trial-based and standard functional analyses for identifying function of problem behavior with high school age students as well as to examine the feasibility of classroom personnel conducting trial-based functional analyses within the classroom environment with procedural integrity. Results from this study may be reviewed by practitioners who are in need of accessible methods of functional analyses and whom wish to conduct trial-based functional analyses in applied settings. Based on the limitations presented in this study, areas of future research needed regarding trial-based functional analysis in applied settings will be suggested. All of the research will be conducted in the school setting of the participants. All of the school personnel and graduate students will conduct research during the natural school day. All materials that will be used for the research will come from the classroom of the participants. School personnel are paid for their normal contracted hours through the school district of the participants. Graduate students will donate their time spent on this study in conjunction with university requirements to participate in research. Therefore no additional costs will be necessary to run this study