New Observation Method Effective in Estimating Behavioral changes in handicapped children with epilepsy.

评估残障儿童的心理和生理状况变化，对于有效的教育干预至关重要。本研究探讨了一个观察系统，使用录像机和计算机来分析在短期和/或长期的儿童行为的变化。本研究的主要发现如下：1.我们尝试利用录像机和计算机的行为观察系统来分析目标行为。受试者为两名癫痫儿童。实验结果表明，该系统能够有效地估计目标行为在特定时间内的比例、频率和模式。2.研究了目标行为在特定时间内的状态与学生在校期间的心理和生理状况之间的关系。研究对象为两名儿童，其中一名为癫痫患儿，另一名为癫痫伴孤独症患儿。结果表明，目标行为的数量和模式与儿童在校期间的心理和生理状况有关。3.对1例癫痫儿童的行为状况进行了长期的调查。结果显示癫痫患儿在诊断和药物治疗开始后的行为改变。4.我们分析了一例癫痫患儿的发作时间。结果表明，癫痫发作的次数可能会增加，在课间的时间。如上所述，很明显，使用录像机和计算机的观察系统是有效的，在估计残疾儿童癫痫的行为。

For effective educational intervention, it is important to estimate changes in psychological and physiological status in handicapped children. The present study investigates an observation system using VTR and computer to analyze changes in child behavior in the short and/or long-term. The major findings are as follows.1.We attempted to analyze the target behavior by the behavioral observation system using VTR and computer. The subjects were two children with epilepsy. Results indicated the system is effective for estimating the ratio, frequency and pattern of target behavior in a defined time.2.We investigated the relationship between the status of target behavior in the defined time and the psychological and physiological situation at school time. The subjects were two children, one of them with epilepsy and the other was autistic child with epilepsy. Results suggested that the quantity and the pattern of the target behavior in the defined time relate to the psychological and physiological situation at school time.3.We investigated the status of behavior in one child with epilepsy in the long-term. Results indicated changes in child behavior after diagnosis and the start of medical treatment for epilepsy.4.We analyzed the time of the seizures in one child with epilepsy. Results indicated that seizures may increase in number during the times between classes.As mentioned above, it is clear that the observation system using VTR and computer is effective in estimating behavior in handicapped children with epilepsy.