This market-leading book helps students understand and use behavior management concepts in the classroom. The sequence of chapters follows that of an actual behavior analysis; actual data recording sheets, charts, and tables are provided. The text covers identifying target behavior, collecting data, experimental design, arranging antecedents and consequences, and generalizing behavior change. Users love the book's sense of humor and appreciate the talent the authors have for describing complicated information in a clear and appealing manner.
Excellent text book layout/format - well organized, easy on the eyes and mind: chapter outlines,consistent style throughout, ample engaging examples, simple explanations, cross-reference materials, diagrams, and data forms. A good intro to ABA - as a teaching method, not just a way to control students, applicable in general education classrooms, special education and at home. The authors clearly delineate research based facts from assumptions (I.e. teachers use several of these methods in combination and see results x, "but it is often impossible to identify which components...are actually influencing behavior" p. 351).