Competing
Behavior Pathway
Desired Behavior
-leave work on
desk
-complete the
agenda, quiz or
independent work
Maintaining Consequence
-praise
-token/point on
behavior chart
-other reward
Hypothesized
Function of Behavior
Escape/
Avoidance
Setting Event
-possible family conflict
-too many friends and
sports activities
-fairly new 10th grader at
the school
-during science class
and with Science
Teacher
Antecedent
-asked to work on
agenda book, class
given a quiz, class
asked to write in
agenda book; all
independent
activities
Challenging Behavior Maintaining Consequence
-student rips up
independent
assignments,
quizzes, and agenda
book
-student has flipped
desk
-student
disrespectful
language
-below grade level for
reading and writing
Alternative Behavior
-take a 60 sec step out
-take work into hallway
-not do work
-sit quietly during
independent work
Short-Term Goal
-student goes to
lunch detention
-student referral
to office
-student has desk
moved closer to
the teacher