Homework
Part A
a. What are the four levels of time associated with each academic day?
b. Why is it critical for teachers to understand transitions in the schools?
c. How can teachers better manage their time with students during the school day?
d. Discuss the five teaching functions teachers should utilize and how they should utilize them in their classrooms.
e. How does most-to-least prompting differ from least-to-most? Provide examples for both types of prompting procedures.
f. What are the three components for providing effective instruction? How do these components tie together?
g. What is differentiated instruction? How can it be used in the classroom?
h. What are the three teaching behaviors that can help to reduce behavior problems in the classroom?
i. What is an academic functional assessment? Provide an example of how to conduct such an assessment.
j. Explain how Direct Instruction meets all seven criteria for an effective program.
Part B
a. How do the key elements of SWPBIS help it obtain its goals?
b. Explain the role of the leadership organization system in a SWPBIS program.
c. Explain the role of the schoolwide organizational system in a SWPBIS program.
d. Explain the role of the non-classroom organizational system in a SWPBIS program.
e. Explain the role of the classroom organizational system in a SWPBIS program.
f. Explain the role of the individual organizational system in a SWPBIS program.
g. Explain the role of the academic support system in a SWPBIS program.
h. Which tier does the SET assess, and how can it be used to evaluate a SWPBIS program?
i. How is the BAT used to evaluate the secondary- and tertiary-levels of SWPBIS in schools?
j. What are some challenges a team might face when attempting to implement SWPBIS in their school?
Part C
a. Compare and contrast a strategy, intervention, and program.
b. Why is it difficult for schools to know which intervention to implement?
c. What are the 6 criteria for defining a program as an evidence-based intervention?
d. Why is it important for schools to choose interventions that are evidence-based?
e. Why is it important for an intervention to be operationally defined?
f. What are randomized control trials, and why should they be used when evaluating interventions?
g. What are the two ways to calculate magnitude of an intervention?
h. Briefly discuss the four areas of capacity schools must consider before implementing a program (human, technical, physical setting, and funding)
i. Why is it critical for schools to set up implementation goals and objectives for interventions?
j. What are the goals of evaluating an intervention and how are these goals measured?
Part D
a. What are the primary similarities and differences between three-tier interventions in the behavioral and public health fields?
b. How has education policy influenced the development of RTI?
c. What effects are the primary-, secondary-, and tertiary-level interventions expected to have on student outcomes?
d. Explain the difference between problem solving and standard protocol approaches.
e. What is the difference between response to intervention and resistance to intervention?
f. What is the difference between response to intervention and responsiveness to intervention?
g. What is the difference between instruction and intervention?
h. Describe the following key elements of RTI intervention models. Universal Screening,
• Data-based Problem-Solving Process
• Continuum of Scientifically-Based Interventions,
• Progress Monitoring.
i. What are the common elements or links between RTI and SWPBIS?
j. Are RTI and SWPBIS compatible with one another? Why?
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a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
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