Behavior Intervention Case Study

Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION

Situation Analysis
Children from over the world misbehave for different reasons according to Headlee and Munch (2016) of the University of Florida. Children need to feel secure; like they are in control of themselves. When control is taken away, they may seek to regain power by purposefully disobeying directives. On the other hand, behavior management is “all of the actions and conscious inactions to enhance the probability people, individually and in groups, choose behaviors which are personally fulfilling, productive, and socially acceptable” (Shea & Bauer, 2012). A behavior intervention plan (BIP) on the other hand, is a plan that’s designed to teach and reward positive behaviors. This can help prevent or stop problem behaviors in school. The BIP

However, a child who refuses to cooperate or participate in class discussion is learning. If the teacher reacts by yelling or attempting to force the student, the child is learning by gaining attention or control of the classroom through their behavior.
Learning and behavior are related together, one cannot influence or change behavior without understanding how the behaviors were learned in the first place.
Behavior is important in learning. However, what is learned or acquired affects behavior. Behavior is neither negative nor positive; the impact or the outcome of the behavior will dictate if the behavior is good or bad.
For instance, Didau (2012) mentioned in his blog that “good behavior is sitting still, doing what you’re told, speaking when you’re spoken to and generally followings instructions”. Learning experience of the pupils are done through interaction between teachers and the pupils. Thus, behavior has something to do entirely with some deficit in the pupil. The assumption is that pupils only behave inappropriately because there is something wrong with