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Gender Differences in Adolescents' Academic Motivation and Classroom Behaviour
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Bugler, Myfanwy; McGeown, Sarah P.; St Clair-Thompson, Helen – Educational Psychology, 2015
The present study investigated gender differences in adolescents' academic motivation and classroom behaviour and gender differences in the extent to which motivation was associated with, and predicted, classroom behaviour. Seven hundred and fifty students (384 boys and 366 girls) aged 11--16 (M age?=?14.0, 1.59 SD) completed a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Motivation, Academic Aspiration, Classroom Environment
Universal Screening in Middle School: Examining the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System
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Chin, Jenna K.; Dowdy, Erin; Quirk, Matthew P. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
Universal screening is a promising approach for identifying students at risk for behavioral and emotional problems. Due to the frequent adolescent onset of behavioral and emotional problems, middle school is an important time for early identification. This study explored the ability of the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS) to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Screening Tests, Identification, At Risk Students
First Grade Norms, Factor Analysis and Cross Correlation for Conners, Davids, and Quay-Peterson Behavior Rating Scales.
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Arnold, L. Eugene; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
Three behavior rating scales were filled out by teachers for the entire first grades of three public schools, totalling 225 children. Factor analyses on this nonclinical sample yielded different factors from those found previously on clinical samples. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Factor Analysis, Hyperactivity
The SNAP Rating Scale for the Diagnosis of the Attention Deficit Disorder.
Swanson, James M.; And Others – 1981
The correlation of ratings from the SNAP Rating Scale with the ratings from the established Conners' Ratinq Scale are discussed as a method for assessing the validity of the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) criteria for attention deficient disorder with hyper-activity (ADDH). The questionnaire of SNAP items and…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis
On the Independence of Ratings of Hyperactivity, Conduct Problems, and Attention Deficits in Children: A Multiple Regression Analysis.
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Lahey, Benjamin B.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Findings of this study argue against the existence of a separate diagnostic category of hyperactivity. Hyperactivity and conduct-problem scales should be combined for purposes of rating child behavior problems. A category of "attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity" should be considered as a separate rating scale factor.…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder among Mentally Retarded Children.
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Fee, Virginia E.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Teachers completed the Connors' Teacher Rating Scale on 100 boys (ages 6-8) who either had attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mental retardation, both ADHD and mental retardation, or no disability. Children with mental retardation were generally more anxious than normal peers, but there were few differences between the normal IQ ADHD…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems