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Clusters of observable behavior in high‐risk kindergarten children
Author(s) -
Forness Steven R.,
Guthrie Donald,
Nihira Kazuo
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197507)12:3<263::aid-pits2310120303>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - observable , psychology , cluster (spacecraft) , developmental psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Children in four kindergarten classes were observed directly in their classrooms over a 10‐day period early in the chool year. Cluster analysis revealed four distinct groups of children as determined by observable classroom behavior. One group with a particular pattern of observable behavior emerged as high‐risk. This group appeared to receive more observable response from teachers and peers and also scored lower on concurrent teacher evaluations.