Widely used to assess social-emotional and behavioral referral concerns
in grades PreK-12, systematic direct observation is an essential skill
for school psychologists and other educators. This accessible book helps
practitioners conduct reliable, accurate observations using the best
available tools. Chapters present effective coding systems for assessing
student classroom behavior, the classroom environment, behavior in
non-classroom settings, and behavior in a functional assessment context;
also provided are guidelines for developing new codes when an
appropriate one does not already exist. Procedures for summarizing,
graphing, and interpreting data for different assessment purposes are
detailed. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book
includes 13 reproducible coding forms. Purchasers get access to a Web
page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools
Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.