ERIC Number: ED283979
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1982
Pages: 62
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Rehabilitation Associate Training for Employed Staff. Behavior Observation and Measurement (RA-5).
Trace, Michael W.
This learning module, which is intended for use in in-service training for vocational rehabilitation counselors, reviews the systematic methods available to measure and record client behavior. The first section covers procedures for making necessary calculations and keeping needed records with respect to behavioral events and their duration and interval. Also covered in the first section are procedures for use in time sampling, calculating a placheck (a term derived from the words "planned,""activity," and "check"), continuous recording, and developing permanent products. The second section deals with reliability for event and duration data and for interval and time sampling. Sample charts and graphs developed from various types of raw client observation data are presented. Five self-tests are also included. (MN)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Charts, Classroom Observation Techniques, Counselor Training, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Evaluation Methods, Graphs, Inservice Education, Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Mathematical Formulas, Measurement Techniques, Postsecondary Education, Records (Forms), Rehabilitation Counseling, Vocational Evaluation, Vocational Rehabilitation
Materials Development Center, Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Rehabilitation Services Administration (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Wisconsin Univ.-Stout, Menomonie. Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Inst.; Ellsworth Community Coll., IA Falls, IA.
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Note: For related documents, see CE 047 642-655.