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Green, Carolyn W.; And Others – Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 1986
Results of a naturalistic, observational analysis of 43 self-contained classrooms serving severely handicapped students indicated that during designated instructional periods, slightly less than half of all student time was spent on-task. When students were on-task, almost two-thirds of their time involved nonfunctional instructional tasks.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Naturalistic Observation
Guess, Doug; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1990
Two studies with 50 students (ages 1 to 21) with severe, profound, and multiply handicapping conditions examined similarities and differences in behavior state conditions. Among findings were that profile groups could be identified by behavior state patterns and that students spent an average of 42 percent of classroom time in state conditions not…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Disabilities
Peer reviewedLogan, Kent R.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1997
This observational study analyzed effects of instructional variables on the engaged behavior of 29 students with moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disabilities who were included full-time in general elementary classrooms. Results indicated that one-to-one, small group, and independent work arrangements were associated with higher engaged…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
