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A Comparison of In-Vivo and Videoconference Momentary Time Sampling Observations of On-Task Behavior
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Fischer, Aaron J.; Dart, Evan H.; Lehman, Erica; Polakoff, Ben; Wright, Sarah J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2019
Systematic direct observation (SDO) is frequently used in schools to document student response to evidence-based interventions, determine eligibility for special education services, and provide objective data during high-stakes decisions. However, there are several limitations associated with this widely used data collection tool including a…
Descriptors: Observation, Time on Task, Data Collection, Videoconferencing
How Principals in Public and Private Schools Use Their Time: 2011-12. Stats in Brief. NCES 2018-054
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Hoyer, Kathleen Mulvaney; Sparks, Dinah – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
The data in this brief come from the nationally representative 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Public and Private School Principal Data Files and the Public and Private School Data Files. Principals who participated in SASS provided information about the percentage of time spent on various tasks by answering the question: "On…
Descriptors: Principals, Public Schools, Private Schools, Time Management
Observations of Students' Functioning in Contrasted Settings.
Grannis, Joseph C. – 1984
This paper discusses the creation of analytic categories that were applied to behavior in quite different, contrasting settings and that at the same time retained their ecological validity. In Project Follow Through, behavior stream observations were conducted on 20 second-grade children for an entire school day. To study the structure of behavior…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Data Collection
Classroom Processes Observer Manual.
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Reyes, Laurie; Fennema, Elizabeth – 1981
This manual describes procedures for collecting data about two classroom elements: (1) teacher-student interactions; and (2) amount and type of student engagement in academic work. Although the system was originally developed from a study of influences on sex-related differences in mathematics, it is designed to be adapted as needed for…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
An Evaluation of the Napa County Office of Education's Follow Through Staff Development Effort to Increase Student Learning Time and Achievement.
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Stallings, Jane A. – 1984
This report assesses the effectiveness of the Napa County (California) Instructional Skills Staff Development Program, focusing on its impact on student achievement and student engaged rate in classrooms. The program, providing training for teachers and principals in administrative and instructional skills, is examined for outcomes in two schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Demography, Educational Environment
Improving Discipline through the Use of Social Skills.
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Cook, Danielle; Rudin, Lynn – 1997
Faced with increasing concerns of educators, parents, and students regarding the lack of school discipline, this study evaluated a social skills program to reduce inappropriate behavioral incidents in urban middle and rural high school students. Students' inappropriate behavior, such as talking back, not preparing for class or not participating in…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Learning