A teacher is working with a child who frequently engages in fighting with other children on the playground. The teacher observes and records the events that immediately precede and follow the child's behavior of fighting. Which method of conducting a functional assessment is the teacher using?

direct observation

Explanation:

Direct observation is type of observation in which researchers and observer collect and gather information and data through listening and viewing the object and persons without asking questions. So in this case teachers is actually doing direct observation in which observers perceive and gather information about environment according to its senses and observation.