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Quality of Teacher-Child Relationship and Preschoolers' Pro-Social Behaviour in German Kindergartens
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Glüer, Michael; Gregoriadis, Athanasios – Education 3-13, 2017
Teacher-child relationships in early childhood are a crucial prerequisite for children's emotional, social and academic development. Therefore, it is important to be able to measure accurately the quality of interactions among them. The Student-Teacher Relationship Scale (STRS) is a widely accepted instrument in measuring the quality of…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Factor Analysis
The Parent Version of the Preschool Social Skills Rating System: Psychometric Analysis and Adaptation with a German Preschool Sample
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Hess, Markus; Scheithauer, Herbert; Kleiber, Dieter; Wille, Nora; Erhart, Michael; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
The Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) developed by Gresham and Elliott (1990) is a multirater, norm-referenced instrument measuring social skills and adaptive behavior in preschool children. The aims of the present study were (a) to test the factorial structure of the Parent Form of the SSRS for the first time with a German preschool sample (391…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rating Scales, Norm Referenced Tests, Interpersonal Competence
Measurement and Population Miss-Fits: A Case Study on the Importance of Using Appropriate Measures to Evaluate Early Childhood Interventions
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LeBoeuf, Whitney A.; Fantuzzo, John W.; Lopez, Michael L. – Applied Developmental Science, 2010
This study explored the importance of using relevant measures when evaluating the effectiveness of early childhood interventions. Data from the federally-funded evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program were used to examine whether the behavior measure, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), was an appropriate tool for the diverse…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5 in a Sample of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Pandolfi, Vincent; Magyar, Caroline I.; Dill, Charles A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
Validity studies of measures for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) for use with preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are lacking. The Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5 (CBCL; Achenbach and Rescorla, Manual for the ASEBA Preschool Forms & Profiles. VT: University of Vermont, Research Center for Children, Youth, and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Test Validity, Behavior Disorders
Diagnostic Specificity and Nonspecificity in the Dimensions of Preschool Psychopathology
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Sterba, Sonya; Egger, Helen L.; Angold, Adrian – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: The appropriateness of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition" (DSM-IV) nosology for classifying preschool mental health disturbances continues to be debated. To inform this debate, we investigate whether preschool psychopathology shows differentiation along diagnostically specific lines…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Hyperactivity, Construct Validity, Psychopathology