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4.3.6 Measurements
The following measurement procedure and responds definitions applied for Phillip
(subject 1): Seven categories of behaviors were measured through direct observation using
an event recording system. That is, data were collected as the target child and adult
performed each step of the greeting routine. Data were recorded during Conditions A and B
(baseline- intervention) when the subject and his caregiver arrived at school before the
transition to breakfast, when the teachers were present and available, and when classroom
peers were present. Data were collected by direct observation during the morning arrival
time. The observation time started as soon as the target child and his caregiver stepped over
the threshold of the doorway that leads from the classroom to the hallway. Data collection
time ended as soon as the target child picked up a toy/material in the classroom. Data
collection stopped even if the target child had not said “hello” or “good-bye.” Data
collection sessions lasted between two and ten minutes depending on the day. Some of the
sessions were videotaped with a Panasonic AG-195 Camcorder and analyzed immediately
afterwards. The event-recording system was employed as follows: (a) The observer made a
judgment about the target child’s and adult’s behaviors in each step of the morning greeting
routine; and (b) The observer recorded the results for each step on a specially designed data
sheet (see Appendix A).
The definitions of the categories were as follows:
(a) Adult behavior
• An Adult prompt was defined as a teacher or an adult other then the classroom teacher
(i.e., the subject’s mother, etc.) assisting the target child. This assistance was either