APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN CLASSROOMS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Utilize theory and principles of applied behavior analysis to manage student behavior within the context of instructional environments. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe and apply a positive behavior support assessment and intervention model Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Create operationally-defined behavioral definitions of student behavior. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Outline direct and indirect methods for gathering information about student behavior. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Hypothesize the functions of student behavior and effectively apply a competing behavior pathway model. Learn about experimental methods to confirm hypothesized functions of challenging behavior. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Link behavioral assessment findings to intervention goals and behavioral objectives Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Describe and apply strategies related to the components of comprehensive behavior intervention plans Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Address critical issues regarding intervention implementation, student outcome monitoring, and evaluation of intervention effectiveness. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Understand the complexities and challenges that school-based settings contribute towards implicit bias and identify how anti-racist practices can be used regarding the identification of and referral for challenging behavior. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad Learning Outcomes: 1. Utilize theory and principles of applied behavior analysis to manage student behavior within the context of instructional environments. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe and apply a positive behavior support assessment and intervention model Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Create operationally-defined behavioral definitions of student behavior. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Outline direct and indirect methods for gathering information about student behavior. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Hypothesize the functions of student behavior and effectively apply a competing behavior pathway model. Learn about experimental methods to confirm hypothesized functions of challenging behavior. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Link behavioral assessment findings to intervention goals and behavioral objectives Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Describe and apply strategies related to the components of comprehensive behavior intervention plans Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Address critical issues regarding intervention implementation, student outcome monitoring, and evaluation of intervention effectiveness. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Understand the complexities and challenges that school-based settings contribute towards implicit bias and identify how anti-racist practices can be used regarding the identification of and referral for challenging behavior. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad