ABC Analysis

Name: George

Description of behavior(s) of interest: humming loudly, telling an inappropriate joke,

putting head on desk, refusal to participate, throwing books.

Possible
Date Time Antecedent Behavior Consequence
Function
Teacher announces it is time for Tells Peers laugh, class
2/7/99 9:40am reading Escape/Atten.
inappropriate joke disrupted

2/7/99 9:45am Teacher calls on George to Throws book Sent to office Escape
read first
George crouches
2/8/99 9:35am Teacher asks George to pay down so he can't
George can't see
Escape
attention instruction
see
Teacher instructs class to move George sighs, puts George doesn't
2/8/99 9:40am into Escape
reading groups head on desk join his group
George's teacher
Teacher asks George to move to George slams his
2/8/99 9:42am his warns him not to Escape
reading group book shut
throw book
George throws his
book and walks out
2/8/99 9:50am Teacher says go to your group of the class towards Avoids reading Escape
group
the principal's
office

Reprinted with permission: Freeman, R. L., Britten, J., McCart, A., Smith, C., Poston, D., Anderson, D.,
Edmonson, H., Baker, D., Sailor, W., Guess, D., & Reichle, J. (1999). (Module 2) Functional Assessment
[Online]. Lawrence, KS: Kansas University Affiliated Program, Center for Research on Learning.
Available: uappbs.lsi.ku.edu