You and your research partner are conducting an experiment on whether classroom activities will increase math test scores among middle school students. You will spend two full days in the classroom observing students doing activities. Explain how you would prepare to make sure you and your partner maintain inter-observer reliability.
What will be an ideal response?
May vary. Possibilities include: creating a codebook beforehand based on theory
being tested; doing a “test run” of an observation to see where problems exist; create
some kind of recording mechanism, such as a worksheet, for observation.
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