The Problem of Reliability in the Study of Early Communication Skills.

Brinker, Richard P.; Goldbart, Juliet

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Publication Date: 1981-Feb

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The Problem of Reliability in the Study of Early Communication Skills.

Brinker, Richard P.; Goldbart, Juliet

British Journal of Psychology, v72 pt1 p27-41 Feb 1981

Social and communicative behavior of 28 preschoolers, some developmentally delayed, was classified under various conditions by four observers. Inter-observer agreements from observations of developmentally delayed and normal children were compared. No significant differences were found. Results are discussed in terms of reliability problems in observational child language studies. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Child Language, Classroom Observation Techniques, Communication Research, Mental Retardation, Preschool Children, Reliability, Research Problems, Social Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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