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Weinrott, Mark R.; Jones, Richard R. – Child Development, 1984
Examines the tendency of observers to make less reliable recordings of behavorial events when a calibrating observer is absent. Using four different multicategory systems, 26 experienced observers coded 200 hours of videotaped family interactions. Concludes that observers lapse into a less attentive "set" prior to coding without a…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Park, Hyun-Sook; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1990
The reliability of visual inspection in single-case research was investigated by determining agreement among 5 judges visually inspecting 44 graphs depicting behavior from baseline to intervention. Agreement between visual inspection and statistical procedures was determined. Implications for single-case research are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Graphs
Guess, Doug; Roberts, Sally; Behrens, Gene Ann; Rues, Jane – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1998
Responds to a critique by Mudford, Hogg, and Roberts (1997) that raised concerns about the observation code used in a longitudinal research project to assess emerging behavior state patterns in young children with disabilities. Concerns about the thoroughness of the reliability data collected by Mudford are discussed. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Disabilities
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Scope, Alison; Empson, Janet; McHale, Sue; Nabuzoka, Dabie – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2007
The objective of this paper is to report the development and use of an observation checklist to identify typically developing children with behavioural manifestations associated with inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. This measure is termed the Scope Classroom Observation Checklist (SCOC). The SCOC was developed, assessed for reliability…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Conceptual Tempo, Classroom Observation Techniques, Academic Achievement