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Variations in Methods of Calculating Reliability of Duration Data.
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Wyatt, W. Joseph; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Compared traditional percentage and correlational methods of estimating reliability of duration recording to reliability obtained with event-by-event examination of observers' records in which the actual percentage of time that the observers were in agreement was calculated. Traditional percentage reliability scores were found to be significantly…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Higher Education, Interrater Reliability
Toward an Understanding of Academic and Nonacademic Tasks Procrastinated by Students: The Use of Daily Logs.
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Ferrari, Joseph R.; Scher, Steven J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Examines procrastination by college students (30 women, 7 men) of academic and nonacademic tasks at beginning and end of semester. Analysis found that procrastinated tasks early in the term were more effortful and anxiety provoking than other tasks during the term. Results imply that academic and nonacademic tasks should be challenging, yet fun,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Assignments, College Students, Higher Education
Aversiveness of Teacher-Chosen Interventions and Student Problem Characteristics: Is There a Relationship?
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Wood, Frank H.; Dorsey, Beth – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Questioned 91 graduate students in education to see whether teachers considered salient characteristics such as student age and problem behavior when selecting interventions for managing students' behavior. Results suggest that both regular and special education teachers take student characteristics into consideration when making such intervention…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Education Majors