The Effects of Positive Behavior Support on Improving Behavior Problems of a Student with Intellectual Disabilities in Class

• Main Authors: Chen, Hsiang-Yu, 陳祥瑀
• Other Authors: Du, Jeng-Jyh
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/r75a78

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 特殊教育學系 === 105 === The study aimed to explore the effectiveness of positive behavior support program for a student with intellectual disabilities on behavior problem in class. The subject was a first-year male student enrolled in a public junior high school in Hsin-chu. Single subject research design withdrawal (A-B-M design) was chosen as the research method for this study. The positive behavior support (PBS) program was based on functional assessment and was developed as the independent variable in the study; the dependent variable was the reducing behavior problem in class and the effectiveness of increasing positive behavior. At first，the researcher interviewed the subjects’ parents and teachers to understand the function of behavior problem. And then develop the positive behavior support program that based on functional assessment. Data was collected during the baseline, treatment, and maintenance periods, and was analyzed with visual analysis and C statistic method. At the end of maintenance period, all participators were interviewed to examine the social validity of this study. The results of this research included: 1. Positive behavior support can suppress efficiently the behavior problem in class of the subject. 2. Positive behavior support can increase the positive behavior of the subject. 3. Positive behavior support can make subject maintain excellent the positive behavior. 4. The results of their interview showed that his teachers and parents all agree positive behavior support was helpful.