Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers, 8/E by Paul A. Alberto and Anne C. Troutman	List Price: $76.95
For courses in Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Management and Behavior Modification.   Scholarly and empirically based, this market-leading text gives students what they need to understand using the principles and practices of applied behavioral management in the classroom. The content is presented clearly, in a friendly, accessible–even fun–manner. The eighth edition uses classroom-based examples and practices firmly grounded in research. Content is presented in the order of decision-making by a teacher who has a student exhibiting challenging behavior in class or a student who needs to execute a behavior-change project. The text covers identifying target behavior, collecting and graphing data, functional assessment, experimental design, arranging antecedents and consequences, generalizing behavior change and discusses the importance of ethical considerations in using applied behavior analysis in the classroom. The eighth edition has been thoroughly updated and revised. Included in the revision is a rewritten and expanded chapter on functional assessment and functional analysis; new Behavior Support Plans; updated examples that address the contemporary interests of children and young adults; classroom “snapshots” that show teachers using applied behavior analysis techniques in different settings; and an enhanced supplemental support package for instructors who adopt the text. Coverage of cultural and linguistic—Diversity is expanded to reflect our changing times and environment and prepare pre-service teachers for the classrooms they will encounter in their future teaching professions.   General education examples are integrated throughout the text to show the benefits and necessities of inclusion.   Chapter Outline at the start of every chapter and Key Terms at the end of every chapter.   Coverage of functional assessment and functional analysis—Iincluding behavior support plans that provide teachers with powerful strategies to deal with challenging student behaviors without resorting to traditional, aversive, or punitive methods.   Example instruments and strategies that have been classroom-tested—Demonstrate the ease of data collection in today's educational settings.   Functional assessment and analysis chapter—Bridges the gap between development of a hypothesis and selection of an intervention strategy; facilitates understanding of the behavior change paradigm.   Classroom examples throughout—Create a vision of applied behavior analysis that is immediate, accessible, and relevant to both student and teacher   Sheets, charts, and tables for actual data recording—Shows students “how it's done.” Chapter 1    Roots of Applied Behavior Analysis The Usefulness of Explanations Developmental Explanations Cognitive Explanations Behavioral Explanations Historical Development of Behaviorism Chapter 2    Preparing Behavioral Objectives Definition and Purpose Educational Goals Components of a Behavioral Objective Format for a Behavioral Objective Expanding the Scope of the Basic Behavioral Objective Behavioral Objectives and the IEP Chapter 3    Procedures for Collecting Data A Rationale Choosing a System Anecodotal Reports Permanent Product Recording Observational Recording Systems Duration and Latency Recording How Can All This Be Done? Summary of Data Collection Systems Reliability Factors That May Affect Data Collection and Interobserver Agreement Chapter 4    Graphing Data The Simple Line Graph Additional Graphing Conventions Cumulative Graphs Bar Graphs Chapter 5    Single-Subject Designs Variables and Functional Relations Basic Categories of Designs Single-Subject Designs AB Design Reversal Design Changing Criterion Design Multiple Baseline Design Alternating Treatments Design Changing Conditions Design Evaluating Single-Subject Designs Action Research and Single-Subject Designs Chapter 6    Developing a Hypothesis for Behavior Change: Functional Assessment and Functional Analysis Behavior and Its Function The Behavior Support Plan Development of a Behavior Support Plan Chapter 7    Arranging Consequences That Increase Behavior Positive Reinforcement Contracting Variations in Administration of Reinforcers Negative Reinforcement Natural Reinforcement Chapter 8    Arrranging Consequences That Decrease Behavior Procedural Alternatives for Behavior Reduction Level I: Reinforcement-Based Strategies Level II: Extinction Sensory Extinction Punishment Level III: Removal of Desirable Stimuli Level IV: Presentation of Aversive Stimuli Overcorrection Chapter 9    Differential Reinforcement: Antecedent Control and Shaping Antecedent Influences on Behavior Differential Reinforcement for Stimulus Control, Principles of Discrimination Prompts Modeling Physical Guidance Fading Teaching Complex Behaviors Differential Reinforcement for Shaping Chapter 10  Providing for Generalization of Behavior Change Generalization Training Generalization Chapter 11  Teaching Students to Manage Their Own Behavior A Common Experience Preparing Students to Manage Their Own Behavior Self-Management for Learners with Severe Disabilities Self-Management for Learners with Mild Disabilities Self-Management for Students at Risk Chapter 12  Responsible Use of Applied Behavior Analysis Procedures Concerns About Applied Behavior Analysis Ethical Use of Applied Behavior Analysis Procedures Accountability Theory or Recipes? Chapter 13  Putting It All Together Stimulus Control A Look into Learning Environments
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