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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
Matthew C. Lambert; Jorge E. Gonzalez – School Mental Health, 2024
Over the past several decades, the education, mental health, and social service fields have witnessed a significant shift in the focus of assessment of children moving from a solely deficit-based approach to a model incorporating strengths and competencies, which has been referred to as strength-based assessment. The "Behavioral and Emotional…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Behavior, Test Validity, Racial Differences
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
Lambert, Matthew C.; Sointu, Erkko T.; Epstein, Michael H. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2019
Child assessment practices have undergone, and are continuing to undergo, significant changes. Among the most prominent changes is the movement toward measuring child well-being, in general, and emotional and behavioral strengths, in particular. The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS) is a strength-based instrument which is widely used in…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Translation, Psychometrics, Scores
Nordness, Philip D.; Lambert, Matthew C.; Geležiniene, Renata; Kuhn, Miriam – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2019
Given the increasing international calls for more strength-based assessment, there is a need for European schools, mental health programs and family service agencies to identify psychometrically sound instruments in their native languages. The purpose of this study was to examine the convergent and concurrent validity for [?] the Behavioral and…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Indo European Languages
Rodriguez, Jennifer C. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Hispanic-American youth have been identified as a high-risk group for developing behavioral and emotional difficulties. Currently, there exist few behavioral and emotional screening measures targeting young children, with even fewer accessible to the Spanish speaking populations in the U.S. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, At Risk Students, Spanish, Emotional Disturbances
Castro-Olivo, Sara M.; Palardy, Gregory J.; Albeg, Loren; Williamson, Ariel A. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2014
The psychometric properties of the Coping With Acculturative Stress in American Schools (CASAS-A) scale were examined using a sample of 148 Latino middle school students. CASAS-A is a self-report scale designed to identify students in need of culturally responsive social-emotional interventions due to having high levels of school-related…
Descriptors: Coping, Stress Variables, Hispanic American Students, English Language Learners
Sointu, Erkko T.; Savolainen, Hannu; Lappalainen, Kristiina; Epstein, Michael H. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Multiple informants such as teachers, students, and parents are commonly used as sources of information when assessing students' behaviors and emotions. However, there are few studies about cross informant agreement of strength-based assessment. The purpose of this study was to extend the international research on the Behavioral and Emotional…
Descriptors: Validity, Rating Scales, Emotional Development, Grade 5
Liau, Albert Kienfie; Chow, Daryl; Tan, Teck Kiang; Senf, Konrad – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2011
The purpose of this study was to establish the reliability and validity of the scores on a brief strengths-based assessment, the 22-item Personal Strengths Inventory (PSI). In Study 1, findings from exploratory factor analysis of 410 adolescents provided evidence for a five-factor solution--social competence (four items), emotional awareness (five…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Validity, Reliability, Adolescents
Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Kalberg, Jemma Robertson; Menzies, Holly; Bruhn, Allison; Eisner, Shanna; Crnobori, Mary – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
In this article the authors provide practitioners and researchers with three illustrations of how to use systematic screening tools within the context of three-tiered models of support to (a) measure the overall level of risk present in a school over time and (b) identify students who may require more targeted supports in the form of secondary and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention, Program Implementation, Data Analysis
Klingbeil, David A. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2009
This article presents a review of the Five Factor Personality Inventory-Children (FFPI-C), a quick and easily administered personality assessment for children and adolescents with clear and straightforward scoring and interpretation procedures. The FFPI-C is based on a theoretical model of personality developed through the work of Allport (Allport…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Personality Assessment, Test Reviews, Personality
Epstein, Michael H.; Synhorst, Lori L.; Cress, Cynthia J.; Allen, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to document the development and standardization of the "Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale" and to examine its factor structure, internal consistency, and criterion validity. Data from a nationally representative sample (N = 1,471) of preschool children with and without disabilities were…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Predictive Validity, Disabilities, Factor Structure
Benner, Gregory J.; Beaudoin, Kathleen; Mooney, Paul; Uhing, Brad M.; Pierce, Corey D. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008
In the present study, we sought to extend instrument validation research for a strength-based emotional and behavior rating scale, the "Teacher Rating Scale of the Behavior and Emotional Rating Scale-Second Edition" (BERS-2; Epstein, M. H. (2004). "Behavioral and emotional rating scale" (2nd ed.). Austin, TX: PRO-ED) through…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Emotional Disturbances, Test Validity, Rating Scales