PBIS PBIS Tier 3 Intensive Individualized Supports 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the foundation of all Tier 3 individualized behavior support planning in PBIS?
- Completing a student's IEP
- Conducting a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) (Correct answer)
- Administering a standardized academic test
- Reviewing the student's attendance record only
Correct answer: Conducting a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is the required foundation of Tier 3 planning because it identifies the function—or purpose—of a student's behavior to guide individualized intervention.
Question 2: The primary goal of a Functional Behavior Assessment is to identify:
- The student's academic reading level
- The function or purpose that the problem behavior serves for the student (Correct answer)
- The number of discipline referrals in the past year
- The student's social peer group
Correct answer: The function or purpose that the problem behavior serves for the student
An FBA seeks to determine the function (e.g., escape, attention, sensory, access to tangibles) that problem behavior serves so interventions can directly address that function.
Question 3: Which of the following is a common function of problem behavior identified through an FBA?
- Earning letter grades
- Escaping or avoiding a non-preferred task or activity (Correct answer)
- Improving standardized test scores
- Complying with teacher instructions
Correct answer: Escaping or avoiding a non-preferred task or activity
Escape/avoidance is one of the most common functions of problem behavior, meaning the student engages in the behavior to get out of or avoid a situation they find aversive.
Question 4: A Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) developed at Tier 3 should primarily be based on:
- School-wide PBIS expectations alone
- The results of the Functional Behavior Assessment (Correct answer)
- The student's academic performance data
- The teacher's personal classroom rules
Correct answer: The results of the Functional Behavior Assessment
A BIP at Tier 3 must be directly informed by FBA results so that interventions target the identified function of the behavior rather than the behavior's topography alone.
Question 5: In a Tier 3 behavior plan, 'antecedent modifications' refer to:
- Consequences delivered after problem behavior occurs
- Changes made to the environment or tasks before behavior occurs to reduce triggers (Correct answer)
- Academic accommodations for reading disabilities
- Reward systems given to students
Correct answer: Changes made to the environment or tasks before behavior occurs to reduce triggers
Antecedent modifications are proactive changes to the environment, task demands, or routines that reduce the likelihood of problem behavior being triggered in the first place.
Question 6: Which professional typically leads the FBA process in a school setting?
- The school janitor
- A school psychologist or behavior specialist (Correct answer)
- The school nurse
- The district superintendent
Correct answer: A school psychologist or behavior specialist
School psychologists or trained behavior specialists typically lead FBA processes due to their training in behavioral assessment, data collection, and hypothesis development.
PBIS PBIS Tier 3 Intensive Individualized Supports 1
What is the foundation of all Tier 3 individualized behavior support planning in PBIS?