Development and Validation of a Learner Interactions Behavioral Observation Checklist (BOC)

Instruction, designed to impact learning, accentuates the quantity and quality of learner interactions. Learner interactions during instruction are fostered through learner-to-learner, learner-to-instructor, and learner-to-content experiences. Scholarship examining interactions has been criticized when using self-reports that gather perceptions of interactions, rather than actual behavior data. An observational checklist was developed to track learner interaction behaviors. Instrument validation processes included literature review, item development, usability analysis, and theoretical/content validation. A Content Validity Ratio of .91 indicated agreement on instrument item relevance and content validity.