Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (A-B-C) data collection serves to identify the antecedents (A) that set the stage for or trigger problem behavior (B) to occur and the consequences (C) that appear to maintain that behavior. Typically, this data is collected over multiple sessions and is used to identify patterns and functions of behavior.

Reinforcement is an evidence-based practice designed to increase behaviors. Implementing this practice reinforces the connection between the desired behavior and the reward, increasing the likelihood of future successes.

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Duration recording documents how long a student engages in a specified behavior. This type of data collection is appropriate for behaviors that have a distinct beginning and ending.

This data collection form is intended for use by teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers collecting data for student Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and baseline data to determine a need for new/updated IEP goals or behavior intervention. Frequency recording is a way to

Interval recording involves observing whether a behavior occurs or does not occur during specified time periods and is useful for high-rate behaviors that are difficult to count and/or do not have a clear beginning or end.