- Identifying and defining the target behavior, and setting clear and specific goals for changing or improving the behavior.
- Identifying the events and consequences that are associated with the target behavior, and using this information to develop a behavior modification plan.
- Using positive reinforcement, such as praise, rewards, or privileges, to increase the frequency and intensity of desired behaviors.
- Using negative reinforcement, such as removing an unpleasant stimulus or consequence, to increase the frequency and intensity of desired behaviors.
- Using punishment, such as time-out, loss of privileges, or other consequences, to decrease the frequency and intensity of undesired behaviors.
- Monitoring and tracking the target behavior, and using the data to inform instruction and support student growth.
3 stages of behaviour modification
Stages of behavior modification
- Identifying the behavior
- Implementing strategies to change the behavior
- Maintaining the changed behavior
Identifying the behavior
Implementing strategies to change the behavior
Maintaining the changed behavior
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50 Behavior Change Quotes for Students
- "The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes." - William James
- "If you want to change the world, start with yourself." - Mahatma Gandhi
- "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
- "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." - Carol Burnett
- "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Socrates
- "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle
- "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." - Lao Tzu
- "Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt
- "Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale
- "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs
- "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Albert Schweitzer
- "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky
- "The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker
- "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker
- "Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life." - Steve Jobs
- "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein
- "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
- "Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
- "It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela
- "The power of imagination makes us infinite." - John Muir
- "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Edison
- "The best way out is always through." - Robert Frost
- "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates
- "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." - Maya Angelou
- "The most effective way to do it, is to do it." - Amelia Earhart
- "We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough." - Helen Keller
- "The only way to have a good day is to start it with a positive attitude." - Unknown
- "The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself that you can't achieve it." - Jordan Belfort
- "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." - Confucius
- "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary." - Vidal Sassoon
- "The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement." - Unknown
- "The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win." - Kobe Bryant
- "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
- "You can't change what's going on around you until you start changing what's going on within you." - Zig Ziglar
- "If you want to change your life, you have to change your mind." - Unknown
- "Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." - Christian D. Larson
- "The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up." - Paul Valery
- "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
- "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." - Mark Twain
- "You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight." - Jim Rohn
- "The only failure in life is not trying." - Unknown
- "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
- "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." - Beverly Sills
- "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear." - Rosa Parks
- "If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree." - Jim Rohn
- "Believe that you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt
- "Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire." - Reggie Leach
- "The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it." - Jordan Belfort
- "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs
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