EDEX 790

Behavioral Observation

Example 1: Narrative observation

Example 2: Peer comparison chart

Example 3: Scatterplot


Example 1:

Child’s Name: __________________________School:_________________________________

Class Observed: _______________________ Teacher’s Name: __________________________

Behavior Observed: _____________________ Task Observed: __________________________

Time Observation Began: _________________ Time Ended: ____________________________

Percent of Time On Task: ______________ (minutes on task divided by total minutes observed)

Type of activity: (small group -- large group — independent)

Content Area:

 

Consideration of attention, memory, cognition, physical activity:

 

Comparison of behavior to peers:

 

Class dynamics:

 

 

Teacher Comments:

 


Observation Log
Example 2:

Time

Student

Near Peer

Far Peer

1 min

 

 

 

2 min

 

 

 

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4 min

 

 

 

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20 min

 

 

 


Example 3: Download Classroom Scatterplot


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