Behavioral Observation: Technology and Applications in Developmental Disabilities - Softcover

 
9781557664518: Behavioral Observation: Technology and Applications in Developmental Disabilities
Softcover
ISBN 10: 155766451X ISBN 13: 9781557664518
Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co, 2000

Synopsis

Thompson (psychology, Vanderbilt U.), Felce (psychological medicine, U. of Wales, UK), Symons (psychiatry, U. of North Carolina) present 20 contributions which treat the analysis of mental retardation on the individual level from a biobehavioral and transactional perspective which is made possible by the increasing use of sophisticated software programs which can manage large amounts of data relatively easily. The papers are divided into sections on the principles of behavioral observation, new technologies for observation, applications in residential and community settings, applications in education and families, and units of analysis and quantitative issues in analysis of observational data. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Review

A professional observing a student carries a "light pen" and a list of bar codes, each bar code signifying a specific behavior or occurrence in the student's environment. Each time the student displays a behavior, the observer runs the pen over the appropriate bar code. The pen records the codes and stores them for later analysis

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Publisher
Paul H Brookes Pub Co
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
155766451X
ISBN 13 
9781557664518
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
365
Editor
Thompson Travis, Felce David, Symons Frank James