ERIC Number: EJ1138352
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-May
Pages: 12
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Considerations for Time Sampling Interval Durations in the Measurement of Young Children's Classroom Engagement
Zakszeski, Brittany N.; Hojnoski, Robin L.; Wood, Brenna K.
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v37 n1 p42-53 May 2017
Classroom engagement is important to young children's academic and social development. Accurate methods of capturing this behavior are needed to inform and evaluate intervention efforts. This study compared the accuracy of interval durations (i.e., 5 s, 10 s, 15 s, 20 s, 30 s, and 60 s) of momentary time sampling (MTS) in approximating the duration of classroom engagement as measured by continuous duration recording (CDR). Twenty-four sessions of children in large-group instruction were observed using the "Behavioral Observation of Students in School for Early Education" (BOSS-EE). In general, shorter intervals produced engagement estimates that more highly correlated with CDR data and had less measurement error relative to estimates from longer intervals. Findings suggest that selection of MTS interval duration may affect the accuracy of estimates for children with low levels of engagement to a greater extent relative to children with high levels of engagement. Implications and future directions are discussed.
Descriptors: Intervals, Time, Sampling, Learner Engagement, Early Childhood Education, Comparative Analysis, Large Group Instruction, Accuracy, Young Children, Computation, Error of Measurement, Child Behavior, Observation, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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