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Instrument for Observing Supervisor Behavior in Educational Programs for Mentally Retarded Children.
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Cherniss, Cary – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1986
A structured behavior-observation instrument for studying supervision (mode of communication, function, content, tone, location, and target) had high reliability when used with five administrators in schools for severely mentally retarded children. Supervisors generally spent more time on administrative than professional or teaching-related…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Observation, Severe Mental Retardation, Supervisors
The Supervisor Emphasis Rating Form-Revised.
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Lanning, Wayne; Freeman, Brenda – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1994
Discusses revision of Supervisor Emphasis Rating Form (SERF) into ipsative instrument and suggests future research that could profitably be done with new instrument. Explains rationale for choosing ipsative format and presents findings of study conducted to establish instrument reliability. SERF-Revised is appended. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Counselor Educators, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Instructional Leadership in Special Education: Establishing Reliability of an Instrument.
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Rees, Janice W.; Kline, Charles E. – Journal of Research in Education, 1991
Investigates the reliability of the Instructional Activity Questionnaire, Form 3, Revised, in measuring instructional leadership behaviors of special education supervisors, using a sample of 38 supervisors and 133 special education teachers. Using Cronbach's coefficient alpha, acceptable reliability is found for special education supervisors. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Likert Scales, Measurement Techniques