NPC Behavior Management & Positive Behavioral Interventions

Question 1

What does PBIS stand for in a school context?

Accepted Answer

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

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Proactive Behavior Intervention Strategies

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Planned Behavior Incentive Systems

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Peer-Based Instructional Supports

Question 2

A paraprofessional notices a student becomes disruptive right before transitions. The BEST first step is to:

Accepted Answer

Identify what triggers the behavior by documenting when it occurs

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Send the student to the office immediately

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Ignore the behavior to avoid reinforcing it

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Assign the student extra work during transitions

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a positive reinforcement strategy?

Accepted Answer

Praising a student immediately after they follow a direction

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Removing a privilege when a student misbehaves

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Keeping a student in from recess as a consequence

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Assigning extra homework for off-task behavior

Question 4

The three tiers of PBIS represent:

Accepted Answer

Universal, targeted, and intensive levels of support

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Academic, social, and emotional skill levels

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Classroom, school, and district-wide policies

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Prevention, intervention, and crisis management phases

Question 5

A student's behavior that results in escaping a difficult task is BEST described as serving which function?

Accepted Answer

Escape/avoidance

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Attention-seeking

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Access to tangibles

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Sensory stimulation

Question 6

Which of the following is the MOST proactive behavior management strategy?

Accepted Answer

Teaching and reviewing behavioral expectations before problems occur

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Applying consequences consistently after misbehavior

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Sending home a daily behavior report

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Increasing academic demands to keep students engaged

Question 7

When a paraprofessional uses a 'least-to-most' prompting hierarchy for behavior redirection, this means:

Accepted Answer

The least intrusive prompt is used first, increasing support only if needed

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Consequences escalate automatically with each infraction

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Students receive the most reminders at the start of class

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Behavioral goals begin with the simplest skills and progress to harder ones