Volume V. No. 1 Spring & Summer 2010 - ichper•sd

Patterns of Interactions and Behaviors
top cells for the interaction patterns between teachers and students
for each lesson were extracted from the basic 20X20 matrix in
the computer program. Those cells with the highest percentages
indicated primary interaction patterns.
Data Analysis
Statistically significant differences in the teacher and student
behavior between three school levels were analyzed using
a Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA test, at the .05 level of
significance. Additional multiple comparisons using the Mann-
Whitney U test were employed when significant differences
resulted from the Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA test between the
three school levels. The Bonferroni adjusted level of significance
(p