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Frequency Recording Observation

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A frequency recording is according to McIntyre (n.d.), “a simple counting of how many times a behavior occurs during a designated period of time”. I have actually had to use a frequency count-type observation for a new student this year. Some background information on this student was that he was a second grader who used to live in the inner city of New York. His mental health was questionable and was assessed/observed the whole time he attended our school. After numerous observations, he was seen unfit to be in a traditional classroom and therefore we provided a teacher to go to his house every day to conduct his lessons. For this specific observation, the duration of the time was the whole time that he was in my class, which was 45

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