Flander’S Ten-Category System and Plan and Procedure of Flander’S Interaction Analysis

Classroom observation using Flander's Ten-Category System

Abstract

In this categoriesfor classifying statements are established a code symbol. A symbol is assignedto each category by a trained observer. The trained observer acts like anautomatic device highly discriminating and does without hesitation at theinstant an event is recognized. An observe site on the last bench of theclassroom and observe, a teacher when he is teaching. At an interval of everythree seconds he writes down that category number which best represents thecommunication even just complete. For instance, when teacher is lecturing theobserver puts 5; when he asks questions he put 4’ when student replies he puts8’ the procedure of recording events goes on at the 20-25 observation sin perminute.