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Walkup, John R.; Jones, Ben S. – Online Submission, 2008
This article presents a mathematical algorithm that relates student achievement with directly observable, quantifiable teacher and student behaviors, producing a modified form of the Walberg model. The algorithm (1) expands the measurable factors that comprise the quality of instruction in a linear basis of research-based teaching components and…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Observation, Educational Change, Mathematics
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McWilliam, R. A.; Ware, William B. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1994
Forty-seven young children, 15 with disabilities, were observed 4 times for types and levels of engagement. Results indicated that engagement is difficult to measure through molecular data collection techniques because of error in dependability measures. The number of observed sessions could be increased to achieve generalizability, but increases…
Descriptors: Attention, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Disabilities
Grannis, Joseph C. – 1984
This paper discusses the creation of analytic categories that were applied to behavior in quite different, contrasting settings and that at the same time retained their ecological validity. In Project Follow Through, behavior stream observations were conducted on 20 second-grade children for an entire school day. To study the structure of behavior…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Data Collection
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Del'Homme, Melissa Ann; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
Task-related and social behaviors of preschool children (n=21) at risk for behavior problems were examined in two school settings, a structured instructional context and an unstructured free play context. Results indicated that group differences in on-task, aggressive, and prosocial behavior depended on context. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Context Effect
Stallings, Jane A. – 1984
This report assesses the effectiveness of the Napa County (California) Instructional Skills Staff Development Program, focusing on its impact on student achievement and student engaged rate in classrooms. The program, providing training for teachers and principals in administrative and instructional skills, is examined for outcomes in two schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Demography, Educational Environment
Romberg, Thomas A.; And Others – 1982
Data are reported for the classroom observational portion of a cross-sectional study conducted in Tasmania, Australia to examine the acquisition and development of addition and subtraction skills in young children. During the study, a group of students in grades l, 2, and 3 who differed in cognitive processing skills were observed during…
Descriptors: Addition, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cross Sectional Studies