The Use of iPads for Event Recording and Anecdotal Data Recording in Observations of Classroom Management
Primary Faculty Mentor’s Name
Kymberly Drawdy
Proposal Track
Student
Session Format
Paper Presentation
Abstract
The presentation reviews the students' data collection techniques over the course of a semester in a site-based university course that incorporated observations of teachers' classroom management techniques. The students used iPads with apps that allowed for frequency monitoring of positive reinforcement and reprimands. The students were able to determine interrater reliability between groups that observed simultaneously and to create trend data over the course of 8 discrete data collection events. Results indicate a high level of agreement between observers. Other uses for the data will be discussed, including ease of data collection, use of data for functional behavior assessments, and patterns of teacher classroom management techniques.
Keywords
Technology in the classroom, Data collection
Location
Room 2903
Presentation Year
2014
Start Date
11-15-2014 11:05 AM
End Date
11-15-2014 12:05 PM
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Jersey, Cynthia and Bennett, Tawanda, "The Use of iPads for Event Recording and Anecdotal Data Recording in Observations of Classroom Management" (2014). Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (2014-2015). 66.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gurc/2014/2014/66
The Use of iPads for Event Recording and Anecdotal Data Recording in Observations of Classroom Management
Room 2903
The presentation reviews the students' data collection techniques over the course of a semester in a site-based university course that incorporated observations of teachers' classroom management techniques. The students used iPads with apps that allowed for frequency monitoring of positive reinforcement and reprimands. The students were able to determine interrater reliability between groups that observed simultaneously and to create trend data over the course of 8 discrete data collection events. Results indicate a high level of agreement between observers. Other uses for the data will be discussed, including ease of data collection, use of data for functional behavior assessments, and patterns of teacher classroom management techniques.
