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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)
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