Scoring Guide for the 
Functional Behavior Assessment

Elements to be Included in the FBA Points
Background Information about the Student: age, placement, relevant information about previous achievement, behavioral, and sociological information. 3
Reason for FBA: Provide information as to how student's behavior might be affecting the achievement of the student or other students. 2
Primary Hypothesis: Includes antecedents, behavioral statement, and suspected consequences (reinforcers the maintain behavior). Elements in hypothesis must be stated in terms that clearly communicate classroom realities.  5
Evidence of direct assessment of hypothesis: Assessment assesses hypothesis, is based on direct observation of students behavior, uses appropriate data-collection procedures, and is implemented correctly. Multiple direct assessments are used: Application of direct assessment across multiple settings. 5
Direct assessment results are interpreted and used to plan subsequent assessments. 5
Direct assessment results are supplemented by appropriate indirect assessments (interviews, permanent records, etc.) 3
All results are interpreted and used to plan recommendations for behavioral intervention(s). 2

                                                                                                                                  Total Points    /25

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