Parents and teachers were asked to rate the behavioural and emotional aspects of the child's behaviour over the past six months as per
their general observations of the child, young people aged 11 — 17 were asked to rate themselves over the past six months.
At the end
of the
observation, the observer wrote a summary addressing seven key features
of the classroom ecology: (a) the
general instructional approach used in the classroom, instructional sequences observed, approaches to word recognition, vocabulary, and comprehension instruction; (b) curriculum materials used; (c) teacher's style
of interacting with the
children; (d) teacher's grouping practices, and activities
of children not with the teacher; (e) student engagement; (f) classroom management; and (g) classroom climate.