Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze the organization of on-task behavior in the classroom. Four observational methodology techniques— T-pattern detection, lag sequential analysis, trend analysis, and polar coordinate analysis—were used to study the organization of on-task and off-task behavioral patterns during class time in a primary school setting. The specific objective was to detect and explore relationships between on-task behavior and different social interaction categories in relation to the actual distribution of activities in a real-life classroom setting. The study was conducted using the behavioral observation system for social interaction SOC-IS and the software programs Theme (version 6, Edu), SDIS-GSEQ (ver-sion 4.1.2), HOISAN (version 1.6), and STATGRAPHICS (version 6). We describe the results obtained for the four techniques and discuss the methodological implications of combining complementary techniques in a single study.
Translated title of the contribution | Observational analysis of the organization of on-task behavior in the classroom using complementary data analysis |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 497-514 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Anales de Psicologia |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia. Murcia (Spain).
Other keywords
- Academic engagement
- Lag sequential analysis
- Observational methodology
- Polar coordinates
- Social interaction
- T-pattern
- Trend analysis