Operational Definitions Activity   #1. Operational definitions...

 

Operational Definitions Activity

 

#1. Operational definitions are clear, specific descriptions of what problem behavior looks like in its specific context. Read the following example below and select all of the criteria the example includes. 

Example: Kevin is off-task when he talks out. 

Who

Target Behavior

Avoids emotion and/or shameful language about the student or their behavior

Includes examples and non-examples

Clear, concise, descriptive language

Passes the "stranger test" (i.e., a stranger could read the definition and be able to take the exact same data)

 

#2.  Read the following example below and select all of the criteria the example includes. 

Example: Kevin is off-task when he makes off-topic comments during whole-group instruction. 

Who

Target behavior

Avoids emotion and/or shameful language

Includes examples and non-examples

Clear, concise, descriptive language