Systematic Direct Observation of Time on Task as a Measure of Student Engagement

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-126

  Spanjers, Deanna M ^a   Burns, Matthew K ^a   Wagner, Angela R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

engagement; observation; time on task

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992905068     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534508407311407     Document Type: Article

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