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A Typology of Child School Behavior: Investigation Using Latent Profile Analysis and Cluster Analysis
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Mindrila, Diana L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
To describe and facilitate the identification of child school behavior patterns, we developed a typology of child school behavior (ages 6-11 years) using the norming data (N = 2,338) for the second edition of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Teacher Rating-Child form). Latent profile analysis was conducted with the entire data set,…
Descriptors: Classification, Student Behavior, Statistical Analysis, Multivariate Analysis
Same Constructs, Different Results: Examining the Consistency of Two Behavior-Rating Scales with Referred Preschoolers
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Myers, Carl L.; Bour, Jennifer L.; Sidebottom, Kristina J.; Murphy, Sara B.; Hakman, Melissa – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Broad-band or multidimensional behavior-rating scales are common tools for evaluating children. Two popular behavior-rating scales, the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2000), have undergone downward extensions so that…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Behavior, Rating Scales, Classification
A Typology of Teacher-Rated Child Behavior: Revisiting Subgroups over 10 Years Later
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DiStefano, Christine A.; Kamphaus, Randy W.; Mindrila, Diana L. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2010
The purpose of this article was to examine a typology of child behavior using the Behavioral Assessment System for Children, Teacher Rating Scale (BASC TRS-C, 2nd edition; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004). The typology was compared with the solution identified from the 1992 BASC TRS-C norm dataset. Using cluster analysis, a seven-cluster solution…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Evaluation, Child Behavior, Rating Scales
A Typology of Behavioral Adjustment in Ethnically Diverse Middle School Students
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Kim, Sangwon; Orpinas, Pamela; Martin, Roy; Horne, Arthur M.; Sullivan, Terri N.; Hall, Daniel B. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
This study examined a typology of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors of 2,552 ethnically diverse early adolescents who attended sixth grade in public schools and lived in disadvantaged communities. Behavioral adjustment of adolescents was measured by teacher ratings using the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC). Although typologies of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Early Adolescents, Classification, Grade 6
Behavioral Clustering of School Children.
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Huberty, Carl J.; And Others – 1996
This article illustrates how a cluster analysis can be conducted, validated, and interpreted. Data normed for a behavioral assessment instrument with 14 scales on a nationally representative sample of U.S. school children were utilized. The discussion explores the similarity index, cluster method, cluster typology, cluster validity, cluster…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Classification, Cluster Analysis
Short-Term Predictive Validity of Cluster Analytic and Dimensional Classification of Child Behavioral Adjustment in School
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Kim, Sangwon; Kamphaus, Randy W.; Baker, Jean A. – Journal of School Psychology, 2006
A constructive debate over the classification of child psychopathology can be stimulated by investigating the validity of different classification approaches. We examined and compared the short-term predictive validity of cluster analytic and dimensional classifications of child behavioral adjustment in school using the Behavior Assessment System…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Psychopathology, Rating Scales