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Direct linkDiStefano, Christine; Liu, Jin; Burgess, Yin – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2017
When using educational/psychological instruments, psychometric investigations should be conducted before adopting to new environments to ensure that an instrument measures the same constructs. Exploratory structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis methods were used to examine the utility of the short form of the Pediatric…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Check Lists, Preschool Children, Structural Equation Models
Liu, Jin; Guo, Siying; Gao, Ruiqin; DiStefano, Christine – School Psychology International, 2020
The Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 was originally used in primary care settings with parents to identify their children's behavioral and emotional problems, but there has been some research supporting use of this scale in school settings. This study examined: (a) the factor structure and measurement invariance of the teacher-rated Pediatric…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Check Lists, Factor Structure, Error of Measurement
Dever, Bridget V.; Dowdy, Erin; DiStefano, Christine – School Psychology Review, 2018
Preschool has been recognized as an optimal time to provide behavioral and emotional supports to children; however, there is a need to examine the stability, accuracy, and predictive validity of universal emotional and behavioral screening scores in early childhood to inform procedures for repeated screenings across time. The present study…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Accuracy, Predictive Validity, Scores
Liu, Jin; Burgess, Yin; DiStefano, Christine; Pan, Fan; Jiang, Ning – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The purpose of this study is: (1) to investigate the underlying latent structure and cut-off scores of a teacher-rated screening form (PSC-17) for use in early elementary schools. Participants were 522 children from Grades One and Two. Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling was suggested to identify the optimal factor solution. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
DiStefano, Christine; Greer, Fred W.; Kamphaus, R. W.; Brown, William H. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2014
A screening instrument used to identify young children at risk for behavioral and emotional difficulties, the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Teacher Rating Scale-Preschool was examined. The Rasch Rating Scale Method was used to provide additional information about psychometric properties of items, respondents, and the response scale.…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, At Risk Persons, Test Validity, Rating Scales
Dowdy, Erin; Dever, Bridget V.; DiStefano, Christine; Chin, Jenna K. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2011
Students with limited English proficiency (LEP) make up one of the fastest growing segments of the student population; however, LEP status is often related to poor academic and behavioral outcomes. Teacher-reported behavioral rating scales can be informative measurements to screen and identify students at risk for behavioral and emotional…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, At Risk Students, Disability Identification, Rating Scales
