ASSESSMENTS AND THE ROLE OF THE RBT

Which of the following are data recording tasks you may be asked to assist with during an assessment?

ABC and scatterplot data Data analysis and hypothesis Inter-observer agreement data Both 1 and 3

Which of the following statements is true? Select the best response.

As an RBT I will not conduct assessments on my own. As an RBT I may be asked to assist my supervisor with parts of assessments. Assessments are conducted using specific guidelines ALL OF THE ABOVE

Many decisions are based on the results of skills assessments and FBAs. For this reason it is important that you...

Ask questions if you are unclear about how to complete an assessment task that was assigned to you.

Scatterplot data and ABC Recording are both what type of FBA method?

Descriptive Assessments

A functional behavior assessment is used to...

Determine the function of a challenging behavior

What is the purpose of a skills assessment?

Establish a student's current skill set Help determine appropriate teaching goals Show a student's progress over time ALL OF THE ABOVE

When reporting a client's skills or behaviors to your supervisor, you should talk about what others have said about the client and not what you have observed yourself.

False

Which of the following is NOT a method of assessment used in skills assessment?

Guessing

What are the three types of functional behavior assessment methods?

Indirect Assessments Descriptive Assessments Functional Analysis

A scatterplot gives a visual representation of the times and days when the highest levels of the target behavior occur. What other important information might a scatterplot show?

Times and days when the target behavior does not occur

An assessment may look at skills across different skill areas.

True

Data from a scatterplot analysis can show daily or weekly patterns of the target behavior.

True