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Stability of Pupil Behavior in Short-Term Classroom Observations

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Forness, Steven R.; Guthrie, Donald – Psychology in the Schools, 1977

To determine the point at which successive days of classroom observation results in a reliable sample of behavior, a classroom of 30 kindergarten children was observed over a period of 18 days in four behavior categories. High correlations between running and total averages were obtained around the fourth day. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Kindergarten Children

Classroom Behavior of Mentally Retarded Children across Different Classroom Settings.

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Forness, Steven R.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1981

While total ontask behavior distinguished institutionalized children from children in community schools and special classes, it did not differentiate retarded children in community based classrooms from one another. (Author/SB)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation