Agreement among independent ratings assigned by members of observation teams administering an interview schedule was studied. The appropriateness of selection requirements and the adequacy of observer training are reviewed. Implications are drawn from the objectivity of the ratings for the estimated reliability and validity of the interview…

Reports on a classroom activity that emphasizes to journalism students the importance of good observational skills and of getting accurate information firsthand. (RL)

A classroom consequation matrix has been developed which will aid teachers of handicapped students to identify and record reinforcers, monitor progress toward internal reinforcement, and identify reinforcement schedules. (PHR)

An example of how quantitative research methods and qualitative methods can complement each other in the service of inquiring into classroom learning environments. (Author/MLF)

Rain observation activities are described for preschool and lower-elementary children. (BB)

Research on classroom behaviors of students and teachers, which was conducted at Massey University in New Zealand, is reviewed. (GW)

Ecological violations, observer problems, and intrusions of real world phenomena are discussed in relation to observations of family interaction in home settings. (Author/SB)

A group of 3-year-old children were observed in a Strange Situation immediately prior to admission to day care and again three months later. Their behavior was compared with that of a control group, matched in all respects except for the fact that their parents had no plans to enroll them in day care. (SB)

Using a research design controlling for time of day, day of week, classroom structure and subject matter, study of classrooms with varying types of structure showed that teaching behavior and strategy variables appeared to be associated with (a) differences in subject matter and (b) differences in classroom structure. (MJB)

This study was designed to assess the influence of "Sesame Street" and "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," two popular children's television programs, on the social behavior of 26 children. (BRT)

Twenty-eight 10-month-old infants were observed by two independent teams, one measuring activity in the home situation and one measuring attachment behaviors in a videotaped standard laboratory sequence. (MS)

This paper (1) discusses methodological issues in the study of interaction; (2) describes a statistical approach to data analysis that derives the amount of interaction empirically from separate and independent observations of simultaneously occurring behaviors of mother-child dyads; and (3) discusses the application of this technique to the…

Reviews behavior correlates of effective teaching. (DAG)

Describes a relatively inexpensive, easy to install, reliable telephone system for communication between therapy and observation rooms, developed with the construction of new counseling facilities at Texas Tech University. Describes how to set up the telephones, and how they operate. (KS)