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Observations of Middle School Environments: Classroom

Direct observation of staff behavior management practices and overall student behavior in the classroom.

observations, behavior, behavior management, middle school,
Julie Rusby
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Contact

Julie C. Rusby
Oregon Research Institute
1715 Franklin Blvd.
Eugene OR, 97403
juliecr@ori.org

Citation and Copyright

Rusby, J. C., Milchak, C., Gordon, J., Ware, R., & Hulegaard, K. (2007). Observations of Middle School Environments: Classroom. (Unpublished manual). Eugene, OR: Oregon Research Institute.


Instrument

a four page paper coding sheet (teleform format)
upload/PBSObsClassroom43471Activa_3307931.pdf

Assessment Modality

Direct observation of staff behavior management practices and overall student behavior in the classroom.

Respondent

Instrument Details

Middle Schools
20 minutes
Classroom Content:
Teacher Lead Instruction (TLI), Independent Seat Work (ISW),
Cooperative Work Groups (CWG), Free Choice Time (FCT), Transition (TT)

Staff Behavior Management Strategies:
Precorrection/Prompt (PRE), Approval (APP), Criticism (CRIT), Tangible
Reinforcer (T+), Tangible Punitive Consequence (T-)

Student Behavior:
Non-comply (NC), Disruptive (DIS), Major Rule Violations (MRV)

Publications & Presentations

Rusby, J.C., Crowley, R., Sprague, J., Biglan, A. (2011). Observations of the middle school environment: Context for student behavior beyond the classroom. Psychology in the Schools, 48, 400-415.

Manual

Observation Protocol and Behavior Coding Definitions
upload/ObservationMiddleSchoolEnvironmentClassroom_1451642.pdf

Psychometric Properties

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