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Teacher Directions: Select a time period when you think that you typically give a significant number
of commands and/or requests to your students. Record (a) the number of commands/requests that you give, whether to your whole
class or to specific students, and (b) the number of those requests that students fail to follow (according to the definition for compliance below). As soon as possible after your self-monitoring, complete the items on the front
and back of this sheet:
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seconds of the command or request being given.
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1.
How many commands and requests did you deliver to the entire class and/or individual
students during the observation period?……………... |
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2.
How many minutes long was your observation period?…...…………… |
Mins |
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3.
On average, how many commands and requests did you deliver per minute
during the observation period? (Item 1/Item 2)………………... |
Per Min |
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4. Of your commands and requests, what number did the class or individual students not comply with to your satisfaction?……………………….. |
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5.
Of your commands and requests, what percentage did the class or individual students not comply with to your satisfaction? (Item 4/Item 3)... |
% |
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ensure that I have students’ full attention (e.g., establishing eye contact with
the class) before delivering a command? |
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Never/Seldom |
Occasionally |
Frequently |
Most/All of the Time |
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0-25% |
26-50% |
51-75% |
76-100% |
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deliver only one command at a time and wait for students to comply before delivering
another? |
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Never/Seldom |
Occasionally |
Frequently |
Most/All of the Time |
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0-25% |
26-50% |
51-75% |
76-100% |
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During the monitoring period, did I…
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present the command in a matter-of-fact, businesslike way rather than as a ‘bossy
teacher’? |
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Never/Seldom |
Occasionally |
Frequently |
Most/All of the Time |
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0-25% |
26-50% |
51-75% |
76-100% |
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state the command in clear, precise, specific terms that are easy to understand? |
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Never/Seldom |
Occasionally |
Frequently |
Most/All of the Time |
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0-25% |
26-50% |
51-75% |
76-100% |
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avoid stating my commands as questions or requests that students have the right
to refuse? |
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Never/Seldom |
Occasionally |
Frequently |
Most/All of the Time |
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0-25% |
26-50% |
51-75% |
76-100% |
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avoid confusing the student with long verbalizations, justifications, or explanations
of why I am giving the command? |
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Never/Seldom |
Occasionally |
Frequently |
Most/All of the Time |
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0-25% |
26-50% |
51-75% |
76-100% |
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wait a consistent amount of time after the command (e.g., five to fifteen seconds)
without giving further directions to permit the student(s) to comply? |
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Never/Seldom |
Occasionally |
Frequently |
Most/All of the Time |
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0-25% |
26-50% |
51-75% |
76-100% |
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repeat the command to those students who initially failed to comply, firmly restating
the command as “I need you to…”? |
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Never/Seldom |
Occasionally |
Frequently |
Most/All of the Time |