Sample Behavior Tracking Form

This form tracks both the challenging behavior a team wants to decrease and the positive replacement behavior they want to increase, side by side on the same page. It's built to log multiple days or sessions at once, so a team can see both behaviors trending over time without flipping between separate sheets.

How it works:

• Label the Challenging Behavior to Decrease (e.g., "Work Refusal") and the Positive Behavior to Increase (e.g., "Taking Space" or "Using Coping Strategies")
• Record the date and any relevant comments, such as setting events or changes in routine, that add context to the data
• For the Challenging Behavior: log a start and stop time each time it occurs, capturing both how often it happens and how long it lasts
• For the Positive Behavior: log a simple count each time it occurs (for example, the number of times a student asked for a break appropriately)
• Repeat across rows to track multiple occurrences per day, and across blocks to track multiple days on one page

Why it works well as a pair:
Tracking a behavior to decrease alongside a behavior to increase keeps the focus on replacement skills, not just suppression, so the data tells a fuller story of what's actually changing.

Download the Sample Behavior Tracking Form

In Behavior Advantage: This form is automatically generated to match any Frequency and Duration Tool created in the Data & Graphs tab, so a printable PDF is ready to use as soon as the tool is set up. Graph and review the data regularly with the team to identify trends: look for decreases in the challenging behavior alongside increases in the positive skill, and use both together to gauge whether the intervention is working.