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Putnam, Frank W.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1993
Evaluation of the Child Dissociative Checklist found it to be a reliable and valid observer report measure of dissociation in children, including sexually abused girls and children with dissociative disorder and with multiple personality disorder. The checklist, which is appended, is intended as a clinical screening instrument and research measure…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Children, Emotional Disturbances, Psychological Evaluation
Peer reviewedFuchs, Douglas – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1987
The impact of examiner/examinee familiarity and rapport on psychological test performance is reviewed. Drawing upon research involving hundreds of young handicapped and nonhandicapped children, it was found that certain handicapped children obtain higher scores when tested by familiar examiners. Implications for practice, theory, and personnel…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMatarazzo, Joseph D. – American Psychologist, 1990
Increasingly neuropsychologists are under pressure, particularly in child custody and personal injury litigation, to justify the validity of the tests upon which their assessments are based. Reviews research on the validity of clinical opinions based on tests and concludes that test scores must be used in conjunction with life history and current…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Neurological Impairments
Peer reviewedGullone, Eleonora; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This study compared psychometric results on the Fear Survey Schedule for Children-II for 187 children and adolescents with mental retardation and 372 intellectually average students. The schedule demonstrated sound psychometric properties for both samples. Mentally retarded subjects scored significantly higher than the comparison sample, and their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedShek, Daniel T. L.; Mak, Wai Kwong – Chinese University Education Journal, 1989
Describes the chronic and acute subscales (SOMAC and SOMAA) of the Chinese Somatic Scale that was administered to 2150 Hong Kong secondary education students to measure their psychological well being. Results showed that both the SOMAC and SOMAA had acceptable reliability and validity status as compared with similar type tests. (GG)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries
Download full textHoge, Robert D.; Wichmann, Cherami – 1994
Noting that reliable and valid measures of competence are essential for preschool screening, diagnostic, and research purposes, this review for practitioners and researchers presents an inventory and evaluation of standardized measuring instruments designed for assessing social and emotional competence in preschool children. A total of 39…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Emotional Development, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBisconer, Sarah W.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
This study of 1,477 rating forms on students (grades 6-12) with mild disabilities attending mainstream vocational courses found that curriculum-based vocational assessment is a feasible means of assessing student career/vocational behaviors and skills. A two-factor solution representing work-related behaviors and generalized instructional outcomes…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Career Development, Factor Analysis, Intermediate Grades
