Behavioral analysis as applied to socially significant behavior. Emphases include skills curricula, social behavior across cultures, school- and community-based instruction, generalization of skills, and validation of intervention procedures.
Athena Title
Basic Principles of ABA
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Pre or Corequisite
EDSE 3050 or EDSE 3050E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Course Objectives and Related CEC Knowledge (K) and Skill (S) Competencies in the Area of Behavioral Disorders (BD): Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Articulate historical and current trends in applied behavior analysis and social learning theory.
Articulate the common elements of effective social skills curricula and analyze selected social skills curricula. BD6.K, BD4.S5, EC6.S2
Discuss learning constructs and social behavior as related to diversity and multiculturalism. BD6.K1, EC7.S3
Design a generalization-based social skills program. BD4.S4, MR4.S4
Define internal and external validity and list related threats.
Describe single-subject research designs and their strengths/weaknesses.
Articulate definitions and develop appropriate applications related to operant reinforcement, punishment, time-out, stimulus control, extinction, generalization, self-management, contracting, token economics, shaping, chaining, and task analysis. BD6.K1, BD6.K3, MR4.K3, LD6.S1 BD4.S4, BD6.S2, BD4.S10
Critically analyze literature on social behavior with respect to internal and external validity. EC8.S5
Topical Outline
History and origins of applied behavior analysis. Trends and advancement in conceptualization and philosophy. Relationship to Social Learning Theory Bandura.
Perspectives on addressing antisocial behavior. Includes discussion of psycho-educational and other models seen in schools.
Identification and measurement of behavior. Establishing measurement systems.
Reporting data in graph form. Visual analysis of time series graphs.
Overview of single subject research designs and analysis of graphical data for common designs. Including techniques for analyzing graphed data in the published literature.
Design of formative evaluation plans to monitor intervention.
Functional behavior assessment and experimental functional analysis.
Use of reinforcement to increase pro-social behaviors.
Use of reinforcement to decrease anti-social behaviors.
Using punishment to reduce behavior.
Programming for stimulus control and generalization.
