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Direct Observation in Special Education Classrooms: Concurrent Use of Two Instruments and Their Validation.
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Tindal, Gerald; Parker, Richard – Journal of Special Education, 1987
Concurrent use of two direct observation instruments (momentary time sample of task engagement and event recording of discrete student responses) were evaluated in six middle school resource rooms using either of two reading programs. Findings tended to be program specific with differences lost or diluted when data were combined across programs.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Evaluation Methods, Junior High Schools, Mild Disabilities
Room Management in Mainstreamed/Integrated Classrooms. Item 5.
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Thomas, Gary – SET: Research Information for Teachers, 1988
(The paper reports on implications of classroom research for class management techniques especially in classes in which handicapped students are mainstreamed. Findings demonstrating a conflict between giving attention to individual children and keeping general engagement high are identified. Recommended room management (RM) procedures are reported…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Instruction
An Analysis of the Secondary Special Education Classroom Ecology with Implications for Teacher Training.
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Rieth, Herbert; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1988
This study of the instructional ecology of 52 high school resource room programs for mildly handicapped students found that teachers instructed in a wide variety of content areas and had high student engagement rates. Instructional practices generally associated with high achievement were not typically employed. Implications for teacher training…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness
Social Validity of Three Interventions Targeting Increases in Academic Engaged Time. Research Report No. 21. University of Minnesota Instructional Alternatives Project.
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Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1989
Social validity data were collected for three educational interventions designed to increase the academic engaged time of elementary special education students: (1) a reading tutorial intervention, (2) a special education consultation intervention, and (3) a home-based consultation intervention. A total of 29 students, 14 parents, 21 teachers, and…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Elementary Education, Home Programs, Mild Disabilities