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Evidence Based Assessment Paper

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Educators need to be knowledgeable of a wide range of evidence-based assessments in order to develop an understanding of the condition(s) impacting the child’s success in schools. Understanding the different types and severity of conditions will help guide appropriate intervention, and ongoing assessment is important to determine treatment efficacy. The focus within this paper will look at behavioral inhibition, conduct disorders, and strategies for treatment.
Behavioral inhibition is a temperament where children act unusually shy or fearful in situations, causing withdraw from social situations (Muris, Dietvorst, 2006). Behavioral inhibition is often linked to developing anxiety disorders. Muris and Dietvorst (2006) linked neuroticism and …show more content…

Students who have deficits in problem solving may benefit from modeling each step of the appropriate behavior and feelings using a “think aloud strategy”, role play with corrective feedback, and then opportunities to practice the behavior and have it reinforced. The think aloud strategy was used as part of an intervention package daily in my classroom with a student acting out aggressively on the playground with peers after conflict. We would pick “situations” from note cards and I would verbally model my internal dialogue of frustration, and also the appropriate choices I could make. He would then have a turn, receiving feedback, and was monitored closely on the playground until he consistently used an appropriate strategy on the playground. Avila (n.d.) suggests that misbehavior should be corrected by helping students address what causes the behavior, and teach appropriate behavior and self control, and set clear boundaries of socially acceptable behavior. With my students I have found that they respond to learning a shared vocabulary to discuss behavior which includes: “expected and unexpected behavior”, “little problems and big problems”, and “tools.” Their tools are strategies to help them cope with distress, which have practiced and modeled during

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