The Interaction Sequence Graph records the occurrence of events according to Flanders' 10 categories of verbal interaction, the duration of each behavioral event, and the relationship of each event to those which precede and follow it. Data obtained by observing classroom teaching are analyzed and converted from a long series of numbers to a…

The reliability of coding problems associated with observation studies is discussed. The purpose is two-fold: a) to examine coding reliability by applying the profile method to two coding occasions separated by a lengthy time interval with the object of determining both within-occasion reliability (agreement) and between-occasion reliability…

Examines the acquisition of teacher skills which facilitate learning on both affective and cognitive levels. The successful teacher "intentionally" chooses between a wide range of alternative teaching behaviors when reacting to the situation at hand. Flander's Interaction Analysis System and Ivey Taxonomy provide information useful to…