A Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) is guided by data from which assessment?

• A. Formative reading assessment
• B. Attendance report
• C. Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
• D. Standardized tests

Answer: (C)

Understanding why a behavior happens is essential to planning effective support. A Functional Behavior Assessment builds the data needed to determine the function of a behavior—what the student is trying to get or avoid, and which triggers and consequences are maintaining it. This information directly informs a Behavior Intervention Plan by identifying targeted strategies that address that function: modifying the environment, teaching a safer or more appropriate replacement behavior, and ensuring consistent consequences and supports. The data used in an FBA can come from observations, interviews, ABC (antecedent-behavior-consequence) data, and rating scales to form a hypothesis about function. With that function in mind, the BIP specifies specific interventions, supports, and progress-monitoring steps to reduce problem behavior and promote positive alternatives. In contrast, measurements like reading assessments, attendance reports, or standardized tests focus on academic or attendance outcomes and do not determine why a behavior occurs or how to address it.