Table 5 Operational Definition of Dependent variables

Dependent variable Participant Operational Definition
out of seat behavior A The student leaves the chair for more than 3 seconds and follows the teacher’s side, regardless of the class activity during class time.
B The student leaves the chair for more than 3 seconds and climbs onto the locker at the back of the classroom, regardless of the class activity during class time.
C The student leaves the chair for more than 3 seconds and lies down on the classroom floor or climbs onto a desk and lies down, regardless of the class activity during class time.
requesting behavior A The student removes the ‘Give me 00’ picture card from the communication board and hands it to the teacher.
B The student removes the ‘I want to rest’ or ‘Give me 00’ picture card from the communication board and hands it to the teacher.
C The student removes the ‘Give me 00’ picture card from the communication board and hands it to the teacher.