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Despite the tremendous attention being given to functional assessment and legal mandates regarding its use, little is known empirically about this process for students with emotional or behavioral disorders (E/BD). This article discusses the promise and practice of functional assessment, provides a critical review of the existing experimental literature in the area of E/BD, and presents a research agenda that will lead to more informed decisions regarding the use of functional assessment in the schools.
Sasso et al. (2001) studied this question.