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Iverson, Landa J. – 1984
Three groups of visually impaired children--10 with rubella, 7 with retrolental fibroplasia (RLF), and 9 with blindness other than rubella or RLF--were observed for stereotypic behaviors. Ss were observed in four different environmental settings: classroom/instruction; mealtime activity/breakfast, lunch, or supper; physical education/movement…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Multiple Disabilities, Neurological Impairments, Rubella
Winzer, Margret; Malarczyk, Barbara – 1981
Difficulties in identifying learning disabilities (LD) are examined, and special problems presented by hearing impaired children with LD are considered. The value of rating scales as a quick instrument for obtaining, measuring, recording and communicating information is emphasized. Adaptations of the Pupil Rating Scale for hearing impaired…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Handicap Identification, Hearing Impairments
Miller, Leon K. – 1984
Stereotypic behavior was examined in a group of five multiply handicapped children (4-10 years old) over a 2-year span. Observational data were collected at 6-month intervals in the form of 2-minute running descriptions of the child's behavior and the general setting, or condition, of the behavior (e.g., unattended, or stressed). Results revealed…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education
Shaffer, Joyce; And Others – 1985
WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) and WRAT (Wide Range Achievement Test) data from the first sample of 60 children with uncomplicated meningomyelocele (a neurological condition) were examined to determine their deviation from test norms. A second sample of 46 children was tested with the WISC-R, WRAT, VMI (Visual Motor Integration)…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Memory
Download full textGuess, Doug; And Others – 1993
This investigation analyzed information pertaining to behavior states and their relationship to numerous environmental, physiological, and demographic variables and events. The 66 participants ranged in age from 1 to 21 years and were classified as having profound and multiple disabilities, with developmental ages that ranged to 24 months.…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Behavior Patterns, Children, Developmental Disabilities
McCarthy, Robert E.; Bakaitis, Patricia – 1975
Evaluated were the effects of music therapy sessions on the behavior of approximately 300 moderately retarded, physically handicapped and multiply handicapped students. Data on attentive behavior and disruptive behavior were recorded by 37 special education teachers, 25 instructional aides and one principal who were trained to observe and record…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
