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Content Validation of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale--3rd Edition: Strength-Based Interview
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Pierce, Corey D.; Epstein, Michael H.; Wood, Matthew D. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2023
Strength-based assessment has achieved acceptance from educational, mental health, and social service professionals as a means to measuring emotional and behavioral strengths of children. Several standardized, norm-referenced tests have been developed to assess these strengths; however, the primary mode of assessment is via informal interviews of…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Content Validity, Psychometrics, Mental Health
Validity and Reliability Evidence for Use of the Teacher-Rated Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale with Transition-Age Students
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Lambert, Matthew C.; Sinclair, James; Martin, Jodie R.; Epstein, Michael H. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2023
Identifying student strengths is central to transition planning. However, school personnel use few assessments that operationalize behavioral and emotional strengths, and the psychometric functioning of those measures have not been established with transition-age students. In this two-part study, we used a national sample of transition-age…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Attitudes
Comparing Behavioral and Emotional Strengths of Students with and without Emotional Disturbance
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Lambert, Matthew C.; January, Stacy-Ann A.; Gonzalez, Jorge E.; Epstein, Michael H.; Martin, Jodie – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2021
The present study investigated evidence of the construct validity of scores from the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS-3), which is a multi-informant assessment designed to measure the behavioral and emotional strengths of school-aged youth. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the degree to which BERS-3 scores differed between…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Test Validity, Construct Validity, Student Behavior
Factor Structure of the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance -- 3 Rating Scale for Students Identified with Emotional Disturbance
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Lambert, Matthew C.; Cullinan, Douglas; Epstein, Michael H.; Martin, Jodie – Behavioral Disorders, 2022
This study examined the internal structure of the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance-3 Rating Scale (RS), a teacher-completed RS developed to measure emotional disturbance (ED). As defined in U.S. law and regulations, ED involves five characteristics or patterns of behavioral and emotional maladaptation. RS data obtained on a sample of…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Rating Scales, Students with Disabilities, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Differences between Students with Emotional Disturbance, Learning Disabilities, and without Disabilities on the Five Dimensions of Emotional Disturbance
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Lambert, Matthew C.; Cullinan, Douglas; Epstein, Michael H.; Martin, Jodie – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2022
The present study investigated evidence of the construct validity of scores from the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance Rating Scale (SAED-3 RS), which is designed to help identify emotional disturbance (ED) as defined by U.S. law and regulations. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the degree to which SAED-3 RS scores differed…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Rating Scales
A Review of the Research on the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance: Screener
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Lambert, Matthew C.; Garcia, Allen G.; Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas; Martin, Jodie D. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2021
The purpose of this article is to provide a qualitative review of the published research on the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance-3: Screener noting the psychometric properties and overall findings. Results from 10 studies were reviewed and summarized. Across the studies, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and inter-rater…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Screening Tests, Psychometrics, Test Validity