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Alexander Alperin; Christopher M. Dudek; Linda A. Reddy; Todd A. Glover; Nicole B. Wiggs; Briana Bronstein – Grantee Submission, 2023
Systematic direct observations (SDOs) and behavior rating scales are integral to multimethod behavioral assessment approaches. The present study investigated the convergent validity of the Behavior Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) form, a widely utilized SDO system, with the most frequently used teacher rating scales in schools, the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders
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Alexander Alperin; Christopher M. Dudek; Linda A. Reddy; Todd A. Glover; Nicole B. Wiggs; Briana Bronstein – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Systematic direct observations (SDOs) and behavior rating scales are integral to multimethod behavioral assessment approaches. The present study investigated the convergent validity of the Behavior Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) form, a widely utilized SDO system, with the most frequently used teacher rating scales in schools, the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders
Carol McDonald Connor; Ashley Adams; Elham Zargar; Taffeta Wood; Belinda E. Hernandez; Deborah Lowe Vandell – Grantee Submission, 2020
In this feasibility study, we present a newly developed observational system, Optimizing Learning Opportunities for Students (OLOS). OLOS is designed to elucidate the learning opportunities afforded to individual children within early childhood classrooms and as they transition to formal schooling (kindergarten through third grade). OLOS records…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Primary Education, Time on Task
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Blondin, Carolyn; Skinner, Christopher; Parkhurst, John; Wood, Allison; Snyder, Jamie – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2012
The authors used a withdrawal design to evaluate the effects of a modified Color Wheel System (M-CWS) on the on-task behavior of 7 students enrolled in the 4th grade. Standard CWS procedures were modified to include a 4th set of rules designed to set behavioral expectation for cooperative learning activities. Mean data showed that immediately…
Descriptors: Evidence, Cooperative Learning, Time on Task, Grade 4
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Holifield, Cassandra; Goodman, Janet; Hazelkorn, Michael; Heflin, L. Juane – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a self-monitoring procedure on increasing attending to task and academic accuracy in two elementary students with autism in their self-contained classroom. A multiple baseline across participants in two academic subject areas was used to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. Both…
Descriptors: Self Management, Autism, Self Contained Classrooms, Metacognition
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Koriat, Asher; Ackerman, Rakefet; Lockl, Kathrin; Schneider, Wolfgang – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2009
Recent work on adult metacognition indicates that although metacognitive monitoring often guides control operations, sometimes it follows control operations and is based on the feedback from them. Consistent with this view, in self-paced learning, judgments of learning (JOLs) made at the end of each study trial "decreased" with the amount of time…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Cues, Heuristics, Metacognition
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Koth, Christine W.; Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Leaf, Philip J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2009
Two studies examined the validity and factor structure of the Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation-Checklist, an instrument used to evaluate school-based programs. The checklist is a cost-effective alternative to the original interview format, and the factor structure is consistent across gender, race, age, and time of administration.…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Observation, Factor Structure, Cost Effectiveness