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The Effect of Two Training Procedures on Observer Agreement and Variability of Behavior Ratings
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Wildman, Beth G.; And Others – Child Development, 1975
Observer reliability and number of behaviors rated were compared following two types of observer training: (1) training of observers by one individual, and (2) self-training, or each pair of observers training itself. Results suggest that more adequate standards for the training of observers and the reporting of observer reliability be adopted by…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Observation, Reliability, Training Methods
Overt versus Covert Assessment of Observer Reliability.
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Weinrott, Mark R.; Jones, Richard R. – Child Development, 1984
Examines the tendency of observers to make less reliable recordings of behavorial events when a calibrating observer is absent. Using four different multicategory systems, 26 experienced observers coded 200 hours of videotaped family interactions. Concludes that observers lapse into a less attentive "set" prior to coding without a…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Family (Sociological Unit)
Production and Discrimination of Facial Expressions by Preschool Children.
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Field, Tiffany M.; Walden, Tedra A. – Child Development, 1982
The production and discrimination of eight basic facial expressions were investigated among 34 preschool children three to five years of age. Children's productions were elicited and videotaped under four different prompting conditions. Children's discrimination of drawings depicting facial expressions, sociometric ratings, and spontaneous…
Descriptors: Adults, Facial Expressions, Nonverbal Communication, Observation
The Effects of Level of Effectance Motivation, IQ, and a Penalty/Reward Contingency on the Choice of Problem Difficulty.
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Pearlman, Charles – Child Development, 1984
The effectance motivation of 624 sixth graders was assessed on the basis of two measures completed by teachers. Student were also observed for their choice of hard and easy problems after being informed of contingencies based on the correctness of solutions. (Author/CI)
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Observation
A Multimodal Assessment of Behavioral and Cognitive Deficits in Abused and Neglected Preschoolers.
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Hoffman-Plotkin, Debbie; Twentyman, Craig T. – Child Development, 1984
Multiple measures of social and cognitive functioning were obtained to investigate whether abused and neglected children demonstrate serious psychological disturbances following instances of child maltreatment. Participants were 42 preschool children who had a previous history of physical abuse, serious neglect, or no maltreatment. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Cognitive Ability
Convergence of Parent and Observer Ratings of Temperament with Observations of Peer Interaction in Nursery School.
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Billman, Jean; McDevitt, Sean C. – Child Development, 1980
Convergence between temperament ratings from two different sources (mothers and observers) and observer codings of peer-peer interaction was assessed. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Comparative Analysis, Individual Differences
Multiple Sources of Data on Social Behavior and Social Status in the School: A Cross-Age Comparison.
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Coie, John D.; Dodge, Kenneth A. – Child Development, 1988
Results generated by peers, teachers, and unbiased observers converged in some behavioral domains and diverged in others. All three sources provided similar pictures of the relation between aggression and status, although observations of third grade boys did not yield sufficient frequencies of aggression to allow meaningful conclusions. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Check Lists, Child Neglect