Monitoring Student Behavior

Introduction to the Behavior Monitoring Checklist

The following behavior evaluation checklist would be most useful with a student who has trouble with organization and staying on task. A student with ADHD may benefit from the use of this behavior chart in conjunction with other interventions because it will help the student understand and reflect on their behavior. This chart would be used in a middle school for students who change classes throughout the day. At the beginning of each day, the student would be given a copy of the student version of this checklist. At the end of each class period, the student would be required to fill out the checklist for that period, giving him- or herself one point for each skill successfully demonstrated. At the end of the day, the student will compare his or her perceived score with the score given by each teacher and will write a reflection on the discrepancies between the scores and how he or she can improve. The student will then bring both copies of the chart home to get parent initials. This will help keep parents in the loop. Each day, the student would be required to turn both charts in to the person heading up their behavioral intervention (likely a school psychologist or guidance counselor).

To help be consistent throughout the student’s life, the parents will be asked to fill out a version of the checklist created based on issues the child has at home that mirror the issues at school. The parents will be asked to fill out the checklist at least a few times per week and to bring the filled out checklists to meetings with the teacher or psychologist monitoring the behavior plan. This will help parents be more aware of their child’s progress and will help the school see if behavior is generalizing to other settings. Additionally, if the same behaviors are monitored at school and at home, this will help the student become consistent with his or her behavior.

Each of the student’s teachers would need to be involved in this process, especially at the beginning. A checklist like this would help determine if the student’s behavior is generalized to all classes or if it is specific to just one class. Teachers would, of course, be invited to give more detailed feedback, but this chart allows for a more streamlined, every day solution. Teachers would have access to the entire behavior evaluation and would, ideally, collaborate with other teachers to make sure that behavior expectations are consistent across classes.

            This chart could easily be adapted to an individual student’s specific difficulties. Maybe a student always completes his or her assigned work, but he or she often gets into physical confrontation with other students. Each of the behaviors listed could be made more specific or completely changed to fit individual students. One of the most important pieces of this behavior chart that would remain constant in all variations is the part requiring student reflection. If the student can reflect on his or her own behavior, he or she is well on the way to being able to monitor his or her behavior. Ideally, the student would eventually be able to stop using this chart once the student becomes more aware of the behaviors that are causing issues and learns to monitor them. 

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Behavior Evaluation – Teacher

Student Name:

Date:

      Class Period

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Prepared for class with all materials
In seat at bell
Used inside voice
Followed directions
Respectful to teacher
Respectful to classmates
Raised hand
On task during work time
Completed assigned work
Teacher’s initials
Total points

Total points for the day:______

Behavior Evaluation – Student

Name:

Date:

      Class Period

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Prepared for class with all materials
In seat at bell
Used inside voice
Followed directions
Respectful to teacher
Respectful to classmates
Raised hand
On task during work time
Completed assigned work
Teacher’s and parent’s initials
Total points

Total points for the day:______

Did I reach the same point totals as my teachers?

If not, where were our scores different?

What can I do to improve in areas that I did not receive points?

Behavior Evaluation – Parent

Student Name:

Date:

      Class Period

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Finished homework
Place homework in backpack before bed
Put backpack by the door
Set alarm clock
Respectful to parents
Respectful to siblings
Left for school on time
Brought home all assigned work
Brought home evaluations
Parent’s initials
Total points

Total points for the day:______

Notes for the school: