Operation Definition for a Problem Behavior in a Classroom Setting

Operation Definition for a Learner who Gazes Outside the Window During Lessons
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Operation Definition for a Learner who Gazes Outside the Window During Lessons
Brian is a third-grade learner with above-average academic outcomes. In the classroom, he sits at the back, close to the window. Midway through the lesson, he is always gazing outside through the window. Even when asked to pay attention to the teacher in front of the classroom, he will concentrate for a few moments. However, it seems his gaze will be automatically attracted by anything outside, like a bird chirping or someone walking on the pavement below. He will stare until whatever is happening outside passes or the teacher jolts him back into the classroom affairs.
Webster (2019) holds that it is important to provide Brian’s behavior with an operational definition in such situations. This way, even a disinterested observer can identify the behavior in different settings. In this case, Brian gazes outside through the classroom three to four times midway through a lesson. In other words, it seems Brian gets bored easily with what is being taught in the classroom after the first twenty minutes of the lesson and is easily distracted by what is happeni...