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Forness, Steven R.; Nihira, Kazuo – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1984
Ratings on Adaptive Behavior Scale factors obtained for 47 children and adolescents in eight trainable mentally retarded classrooms were compared with data from direct classroom observations sampled over a four-day period. Findings indicated significant relationships between Ss's adaptive behavior in a residential environment and acutal observed…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; Guthrie, Donald – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
To determine the point at which successive days of classroom observation results in a reliable sample of behavior, a classroom of 30 kindergarten children was observed over a period of 18 days in four behavior categories. High correlations between running and total averages were obtained around the fourth day. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Kindergarten Children
