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Guess, Doug; Roberts, Sally; Behrens, Gene Ann; Rues, Jane – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1998
Responds to a critique by Mudford, Hogg, and Roberts (1997) that raised concerns about the observation code used in a longitudinal research project to assess emerging behavior state patterns in young children with disabilities. Concerns about the thoroughness of the reliability data collected by Mudford are discussed. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Disabilities
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
