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Effects of Sample Size on the Representativeness of Observational Data Used in Evaluation.
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Moore, Steven R. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1998
This study examined the representativeness of a time-sampling observational procedure to evaluate students with behavior disorders by examining error in samples of varying size in comparison to a criterion measure. Analyses of both single subject and multiple subject designs suggested that samples of 16 to 20 observational sessions of eight-minute…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Research Design
Sampling the Experience of Chronically Aggressive Psychiatric Inpatients.
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Waite, Bradley M. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1994
Studies the application of the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) to chronically aggressive psychiatric inpatients. ESM allows for the sampling of behavior, thoughts, and feelings of persons across time and situations by signalling subjects to record these aspects using a questionnaire at random times. (JPS)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Data Collection, Higher Education
Research on the Academic Status of Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: A Review of the Literature from 1961 to 2000.
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Trout, Alexandra; Nordness, Philip D.; Pierce, Corey D.; Epstein, Michael H. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2003
This article reviews the literature on the academic status of students with emotional and behavioral disabilities including student, placement, and assessment characteristics; functioning level of students; and trends in the research over the past four decades. Limitations of existing research are identified, such as incomplete reporting of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Data Collection, Educational Trends
Level 1 Research: Where the Rubber Meets the Road in the Treatment of Serious Mental and Physical Health Problems.
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Moore, Kevin J. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1999
Two case studies illustrate the use of Level 1 research to monitor and improve the delivery of psychological services. The cases are of a 14-year-old with escalating disruptive behavior, including assault, and a 12-year-old with escalating nocturnal enuresis. The article urges research evaluating Level 1 research techniques and development of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Data Collection
Merging Research and Practice: The Example of Positive Peer Reporting Applied to Social Rejection.
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Bowers, Frank E.; McGinnis, J. Christopher; Friman, Patrick C.; Ervin, Ruth A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1999
This study evaluated a positive peer-reporting procedure on positive and negative peer interactions, peer acceptance ratings, and the daily problem behaviors of a 15-year-old boy with multiple behavior and social problems. Results suggested the procedure was effective in all three domains. Data collection and use is discussed in terms of a Level…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Data Collection
Finding a Place for Data Collection in Classrooms for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
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Gunter, Philip L.; Callicott, Kimberly; Denny, R. Kenton; Gerber, Brian L. – Preventing School Failure, 2003
The importance of using data collection and analysis procedures to monitor academic and social behavior progress of students with emotional and behavioral disorders is the focus of this article. After reviewing literature supporting the efficacy of data collection procedures used in classrooms for students with disabilities, issues regarding the…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Data Collection, Disabilities, Behavior Disorders