Accuracy of paper-and-pencil systematic observation versus computer-aided systems.

ABSTRACT: Computer-aided behavior observation is gradually supplanting paper-and-pencil approaches to behavior observation, but there is a dearth of evidence on the relative accuracy of paper-and-pencil versus computer-aided behavior observation formats in the literature. The current study evaluated the accuracy resulting from paper-and-pencil observation and from two computer-aided behavior observation methods: The Observer XT® desktop software and the Big Eye Observer® smartphone application. Twelve postgraduate students without behavior observation experience underwent a behavior observation training protocol. As part of a multi-element design, participants recorded 60 real clinical sessions randomly assigned to one of the three observation methods. All three methods produced high levels of accur

SUBMITTER: Virues-Ortega J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10027644 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature