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Direct linkSointu, Erkko; Lambert, Matthew C.; Nordness, Philip D.; Geležiniene, Renata; Epstein, Michael H. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2018
In schools, screening is an effective method to identify students at-risk for emotional and behavioural disorders. Several intervention programmes such as Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports, Response to Intervention, and Multi-tiered Systems of Supports call for the use of psychometrically sound screening instruments. This study…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, At Risk Students, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Cullinan, Douglas; Epstein, Michael H. – Preventing School Failure, 2013
This article describes the Emotional and Behavioral Screener, a brief universal screening procedure designed to help identify students whose emotional and behavioral functioning puts them at risk for future serious problems, including identification in the emotional disturbance category. Development of the screener drew on items and normative…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Nordness, Philip D.; Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas; Pierce, Corey D. – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
The Emotional and Behavioral Screener (EBS) is a universal screening instrument designed to identify students whose excessive problem behaviors put them at risk of the education disability category of emotional disturbance (ED). This article reports findings from three studies that address the reliability and validity of the EBS. Studies 1 and 2…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Disability Identification, Behavior Problems, At Risk Students
Peer reviewedEpstein, Michael H.; Nordess, Philip D.; Nelson, J. Ron; Hertzog, Melody – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2002
Two convergent validity studies of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS) were conducted with primary students. It was compared to the Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders and the Scale for Assessing Emotional Disturbance. The BERS demonstrated adequate convergent validity and is recommended for identifying students with special…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Disability Identification, Elementary Education
Download full textEpstein, Michael H. – 1998
This paper reports on the development of a scale to identify a child's emotional and behavioral skills, competencies, and characteristics, the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: A Strength-Based Approach to Assessment (BERS). The BERS is a 52-item scale that identifies strengths in five areas: interpersonal strengths, family involvement,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Emotional Development, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedNelson, J. Ron; Benner, Gregory J.; Reid, Robert C.; Epstein, Michael H.; Currin, DeAnn – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002
A study examined the office disciplinary referrals of 103 children who met the borderline or clinical cut-off scores of the Teacher Report Form. Results indicate there was a low-to-moderate degree of correspondence between children identified via a systematic gating procedure that included the form and office disciplinary referrals. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Discipline Problems, Early Identification
Epstein, Michael H. – Diagnostique, 2000
This article provides an overview of strength-based assessment of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders and discusses the development and psychometric characteristics of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS). The BERS is a norm-referenced, standardized test that assesses the strengths of children and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
Gonzalez, Jorge E.; Ryser, Gail R.; Epstein, Michael H.; Shwery, Craig S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2006
This study examined the extent to which the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: Parent Rating Scale (BERS: PRS) constitutes a reliable measure for assessing strengths of Hispanic children and youth. Major conceptual and theoretical issues with respect to cross-cultural assessment are presented. Further, emotional and behavioral disorders are…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Hispanic American Students
Epstein, Michael H.; Mooney, Paul; Ryser, Gail; Pierce, Corey D. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
Objective: This article reports findings of three studies addressing convergent validity and test-retest reliability of the Youth Rating Scale of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-Second Edition (BERS-2). Method: Pearson product-moment correlations were used in all three studies, the first two addressing convergent validity and the third…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Behavior Rating Scales, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
