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Eric. Eric was observed a total of 30 sessions. Figure 6.9 shows the percentage of
Eric’s positive peer interactions by each condition of the study. In the baseline condition,
Eric’s positive peer interaction was quite low and variable. All data points were 18% or less,
with a range from 0% to 18%. In four sessions out of 11, no positive peer interaction was
observed. In the majority of observations the positive peer interaction was below 6%. The
adaptation of the playground (Music Hut) resulted in an increase of Eric’s positive peer
interactions, but the quality of these interactions was quite inconsistent from day to day,
ranging from 3.% to 40%. The teacher-mediated intervention (Condition C) resulted in an
abrupt and sharp increase in the level of data. The intervention increased significantly in
positive peer interaction, although it was variable across days. On all observations, Eric’s
percentage of positive peer interaction was greater than 33%, with a range from 33% to 68%.
For the last four observations, the positive peer interaction was stable in a range from 40% to
45%. On every day of observation, positive peer interaction was noted. The peer-mediated
intervention (Condition D) was not implemented due to teacher’s time commitment based on
classroom schedule issues.
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