NPC Behavior Management & Positive Behavioral Interventions 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does PBIS stand for in a school context?
- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (Correct answer)
- Proactive Behavior Intervention Strategies
- Planned Behavior Incentive Systems
- Peer-Based Instructional Supports
Correct answer: Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, a framework that uses data-driven, evidence-based strategies to improve student behavior.
Question 2: A paraprofessional notices a student becomes disruptive right before transitions. The BEST first step is to:
- Send the student to the office immediately
- Identify what triggers the behavior by documenting when it occurs (Correct answer)
- Ignore the behavior to avoid reinforcing it
- Assign the student extra work during transitions
Correct answer: Identify what triggers the behavior by documenting when it occurs
Documenting when and under what conditions the behavior occurs is the first step in a functional approach to understanding and addressing problem behavior.
Question 3: Which of the following is an example of a positive reinforcement strategy?
- Removing a privilege when a student misbehaves
- Praising a student immediately after they follow a direction (Correct answer)
- Keeping a student in from recess as a consequence
- Assigning extra homework for off-task behavior
Correct answer: Praising a student immediately after they follow a direction
Positive reinforcement involves providing a rewarding consequence immediately after a desired behavior to increase the likelihood it will recur.
Question 4: The three tiers of PBIS represent:
- Academic, social, and emotional skill levels
- Universal, targeted, and intensive levels of support (Correct answer)
- Classroom, school, and district-wide policies
- Prevention, intervention, and crisis management phases
Correct answer: Universal, targeted, and intensive levels of support
The three tiers of PBIS represent universal support for all students (Tier 1), targeted support for some students (Tier 2), and intensive individualized support for a few students (Tier 3).
Question 5: A student's behavior that results in escaping a difficult task is BEST described as serving which function?
- Attention-seeking
- Access to tangibles
- Sensory stimulation
- Escape/avoidance (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Escape/avoidance
When a behavior allows a student to get out of or avoid a task, it serves an escape or avoidance function, which informs how interventions should be designed.
Question 6: Which of the following is the MOST proactive behavior management strategy?
- Applying consequences consistently after misbehavior
- Teaching and reviewing behavioral expectations before problems occur (Correct answer)
- Sending home a daily behavior report
- Increasing academic demands to keep students engaged
Correct answer: Teaching and reviewing behavioral expectations before problems occur
Teaching and pre-correcting behavioral expectations prevents problems before they start, making it the most proactive strategy.
Question 7: When a paraprofessional uses a 'least-to-most' prompting hierarchy for behavior redirection, this means:
- Consequences escalate automatically with each infraction
- The least intrusive prompt is used first, increasing support only if needed (Correct answer)
- Students receive the most reminders at the start of class
- Behavioral goals begin with the simplest skills and progress to harder ones
Correct answer: The least intrusive prompt is used first, increasing support only if needed
A least-to-most prompting hierarchy starts with the smallest, least intrusive cue and only increases the level of support if the student does not respond.
NPC Behavior Management & Positive Behavioral Interventions 1
What does PBIS stand for in a school context?