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SPED 3018<br />Observational Methods
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<i>Description:</i><br /> This doctoral level course addresses what is known about quantitative, systematic observation of behavior to measure behavior that may or may not be used to infer status on psychological constructs. The content emphasis is on providing students with the rationale for selecting among the many options at all stages of observational measurement. Among the topics covered are (a) classical measurement theory and Generalizability theory as they relate to observational measurement, (b) principles for selecting measurement procedures, selecting behavior sampling methods, designing coding systems, selecting appropriate metrics (including nonsequential and sequential variables), (c) sequential analysis of behavior, (d) the tension between ecological validity, representativeness, and construct validity, (e) interobserver reliability issues, and (f) other issues related to the direct observation of behavior. Spring (3) Yoder <i>Syllabus as a PDF document:</i><br /> [A HREF="http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu:80/research_methods/SPED_3018_S06.pdf"] http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/research_methods/SPED_3018_S06.pdf </a> <i>Syllabus as a Microsoft Word document:</i><br /> [A HREF="http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu:80/research_methods/SPED_3018_S06.doc"] http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/research_methods/SPED_3018_S06.doc </a> <i>For more information, please contact</i><br /> [A HREF=20871]Professor Paul Yoder </a><br /> Department of Special Education<br /> (615) 322-8464 <i>Email address:</i><br /> [A HREF="mailto:paul.yoder@vanderbilt.edu"]paul.yoder@vanderbilt.edu</a>
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