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EEX Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
What are the phases of the Acting-Out Cycle? - Answer✔✔-1. Calm Phase
2. Triggers
3. Agitation
4. Acceleration
5. Peak
6. De-escalation
7. Recovery
In the Acting-Out Cycle, what are the characteristics of a student in the Calm Phase? -
Answer✔✔-Student behavior is characterized as goal-directed, compliant, cooperative, and
academically engaged. Students are responsive to teacher praise and receptive to working with
their peers.
Acting-Out Cycle: What are three things you can do to keep a student in the Calm Phase? -
Answer✔✔-Creating a sound classroom structure of a kind specified in your classroom
management plan
Explicitly teaching social and behavioral expectations to students
Giving students sufficient levels of attention for meeting your expectations
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Acting-Out Cycle: During the Trigger phase students misbehavior can be triggered by... -
Answer✔✔-a concern that is left unaddressed
What are examples of school-based triggers> - Answer✔✔-A negative interaction with a
teacher, an argument with a peer, a change in the daily schedule, high rate of failure on an
academic task, and confusion about an assignment.
What are some non-school based triggers? - Answer✔✔-hunger, lack of sleep, medical
problems, stressful home situations
Acting-Out Cycle: What characterizes the Agitation Phase? - Answer✔✔-Behavior is unfocused,
some students increase behaviors like darting their eyes or tapping their hands, moving in and
out of groups, and starting and stopping activities. Some students decrease movement:
disengage from groups, stare into space, lower involvement in instructional activities.
Ultimately, students are disconnected from the learning experience.
Acting-Out Cycle: What is the best discipline plan? What are other ways to intervene at the
trigger phase? - Answer✔✔-A good lesson plan is the best discipline plan. Use contingent and
noncontingent attention.
Acting-Out Cycle: What occurs during the Acceleration Phase? - Answer✔✔-Students use a
variety of behaviors (e.g., questioning, arguing, refusing to work, committing minor property
destruction) to engage the teacher and interfere with instruction. Some students will complete
assignments with poor-quality work or only a portion of the asssignment. This is when the
teacher first recognizes the problem.
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EEX Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
What are the phases of the Acting-Out Cycle? - Answer✔✔-1. Calm Phase
2. Triggers
3. Agitation
4. Acceleration
5. Peak
6. De-escalation
7. Recovery
In the Acting-Out Cycle, what are the characteristics of a student in the Calm Phase? -
Answer✔✔-Student behavior is characterized as goal-directed, compliant, cooperative, and
academically engaged. Students are responsive to teacher praise and receptive to working with
their peers.
Acting-Out Cycle: What are three things you can do to keep a student in the Calm Phase? -
Answer✔✔-Creating a sound classroom structure of a kind specified in your classroom
management plan
Explicitly teaching social and behavioral expectations to students
Giving students sufficient levels of attention for meeting your expectations
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Acting-Out Cycle: During the Trigger phase students misbehavior can be triggered by... -
Answer✔✔-a concern that is left unaddressed
What are examples of school-based triggers> - Answer✔✔-A negative interaction with a
teacher, an argument with a peer, a change in the daily schedule, high rate of failure on an
academic task, and confusion about an assignment.
What are some non-school based triggers? - Answer✔✔-hunger, lack of sleep, medical
problems, stressful home situations
Acting-Out Cycle: What characterizes the Agitation Phase? - Answer✔✔-Behavior is unfocused,
some students increase behaviors like darting their eyes or tapping their hands, moving in and
out of groups, and starting and stopping activities. Some students decrease movement:
disengage from groups, stare into space, lower involvement in instructional activities.
Ultimately, students are disconnected from the learning experience.
Acting-Out Cycle: What is the best discipline plan? What are other ways to intervene at the
trigger phase? - Answer✔✔-A good lesson plan is the best discipline plan. Use contingent and
noncontingent attention.
Acting-Out Cycle: What occurs during the Acceleration Phase? - Answer✔✔-Students use a
variety of behaviors (e.g., questioning, arguing, refusing to work, committing minor property
destruction) to engage the teacher and interfere with instruction. Some students will complete
assignments with poor-quality work or only a portion of the asssignment. This is when the
teacher first recognizes the problem.
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