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Peer reviewedBullis, Michael; Davis, Cheryl – Behavioral Disorders, 1996
This study conducted item reduction analyses on two measures of job-related social behavior for adolescents and young adults with emotional/behavioral disorders (Scale of Job-Related Social Skill Knowledge and Scale of Job-Related Social Skill Performance). The shortened measures contained 40 and 94 items, respectively. Reliability was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Emotional Disturbances
The Importance of Construct Validity: Alternative Models for the Assessment of Behavioral Disorders.
Peer reviewedSkiba, Russell J. – Behavioral Disorders, 1989
The quantitative synthesis of 89 correlations from 16 studies of behavioral ratings and classroom observations suggested significant problems in the areas of the construct of behavioral disorder and criterion-related validity of widely used measures of social behavior. A "components of variance" model is proposed to aid in educational decision…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Decision Making
Peer reviewedMeadows, Nancy B.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
This study compared 13 students (grades 6 through 8) with behavior disorders who were mainstreamed part of each school day with 6 similar students not mainstreamed. Overall, the mainstreamed students had higher reading and written language scores, better work habits, and higher grades. Nonmainstreamed students demonstrated more extremes in social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Intermediate Grades
