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Markelz, Andrew M.; Riden, Benjamin S.; Zoder-Martell, Kimberly A.; Miller, Joseph E.; Bolinger, Sarah J. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2021
Supported by decades of research on praise and its effect on student behaviors, we developed the Behavior-Specific Praise--Observation Tool (BSP-OT) to measure characteristics of effective praise. We evaluated interrater reliability of the BSP-OT to measure praise specificity, contingency, and variety using intraclass correlation (ICC) and Cohen's…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Classroom Observation Techniques, Positive Reinforcement, Interrater Reliability
Cronin, Linda; Capie, William – 1986
The influence of day-to-day variation in teacher performance on the reliability and validity of teacher assessment was examined. An attempt was made to identify and quantify sources of score variation attributable to differences in teacher performance, day of observation, observers, and test subscales; and to determine their effects on reliability…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Evaluation Methods