ERIC Number: ED137380
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Apr
Pages: 120
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Alternative Procedures for Collecting Instructional Time Data: When Can You Ask the Teacher and When Must You Observe for Yourself?
Marliave, Richard; And Others
Records kept by teachers and data collected by trained observers were examined as alternatives for measuring allocated and engaged instructional time in elementary school classes. The teacher ratings of student engagement did not correlate with observer ratings of engagement, but a high correlation between teacher ratings of engagement and student aptitude was found. However, teacher records of allocated instructional time were judged to be acceptable, using observed data as a criterion. In general, the predictive validity of observational records is higher than that for teacher records, while that of engaged time is higher than that for allocated time. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Span, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Collection, Educational Researchers, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 2, Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Predictive Validity, Reading Instruction, Records (Forms), Reliability, Teacher Behavior, Time
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA.
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