Classroom observation

Educating people is essentially a social interaction process. It relies heavily on communication skills and group dynamics. Both can be studied with The Observer® XT. This type of research is typically video based and carried out in real life situations.

Examples of research topics

  • Teacher-student interaction
  • Shared book reading 
  • The effectiveness of special education programs for young children with developmental delay
  • The engagement of students with behavior problems

A portable lab allows video recording from different viewpoints. The Observer XT is used to code the video and analyze the data. Combine continuous and instantaneous sampling, which is very useful especially in a classroom situation. Just follow the behavior of the teacher continuously, while sampling all the children instantaneously, for example see what they are doing once every two minutes.  

Interested? Read an interesting case study from Martijn van Schaik "Looking at learning in practice. Classroom observation with Noldus Observer XT".

You can also read what others think about this coding solution. The Observer XT featured in the Journal of Special Education Technology:"The Observer XT appears to be the best coding solution" is the closing of the Associate Editor's Column in the Journal of Special Education Technology. The writers, Dave Edyburn and James Basham, recognize the ongoing interest in observational data collection systems. As a result, they have highlighted four software products. Interested? Please read the column to get to know more about The Observer XT.