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Title	The development and reliability testing of a procedure to observe and record teacher motivation of pupil on-task behavior
Author	Glascow, Conrad Burton, 1948-
Description	Thesis (M.Ed.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1981. Education
Date	1981
Pagination	x, 124 leaves
Subject	Observation (Educational method); Interaction analysis in education;
Degree	M.Ed.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography : leaves 115-122
Abstract	The purpose of this study was the development and reliability testing of a classroom observation coding scale. -- The observation scale focused simultaneously on the on- or off-task activity of the student and on the motivational aspect of teacher behaviour. The various categories of student and teacher behaviour were presented along with an outline of the training program developed for the preparation of classroom observers. - Two dimensions of the reliability problem were addressed in this study. First, eleven observers were trained in the use of the observation instrument, with the trainees given varying amounts of training time. Training was carried out using a video-tape package prepared for use with the instrument. The degree of agreement for each observer with the coding scheme for the instrument was determined using a video-taped criterion test containing samples of pupil-teacher behaviours. -- The second aspect of the reliability study addressed the reliability of observations made using the coding scale. This involved an examination of the generalizability of the behaviour categories used to actual classrooms. The two most highly trained observers were employed in live observations of nine different classrooms on several occasions for each classroom. An analysis of variance of the data furnished by these observations produced generalizability coefficients for each of the categories of the observation scale. -- The study concluded that the behaviour categorizations employed permitted an acceptable level of criterion agreement. Generally, the pupil-focus categories produced higher agreement levels than did the teacher-focus categories. However, the data indicated that additional observer training might overcome any deficiencies in coding skills on either aspect of the instrument. -- The coefficients of generalizability provided by the classroom observation data indicated that the categories of the scale are generalizable across teachers. Observations recorded using the observation instrument would therefore appear to be reliable.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75162620
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(63.23 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Glascow_ConradBurton.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	320540.cpd