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Guess, Doug; Roberts, Sally; Rues, Jane – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
This article critiques the research methodology used by Mudford, Hogg, and Roberts (1999) that resulted in a failure to achieve inter-observer agreement on adults with mental retardation when using an experimental, 13-category behavior state code. Arguments are provided on why their videotape study does not meet requirements of acceptable…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Evaluation Methods, Interrater Reliability