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Leung, Cynthia; Lo, S. K.; Leung, Shirley S. L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The aim of this study was to validate a questionnaire on academic competence behaviour for use with Chinese preschool children in Hong Kong. A parent version and a teacher version were developed and evaluated. The participants included 457 children (230 boys and 227 girls) aged four and five years old, their preschool teachers and their parents.…
Descriptors: Validity, Developmental Disabilities, Reliability, Preschool Children
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Dimitropoulos, A.; Blackford, J.; Walden, T.; Thompson, T. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by hyperphagia and food preoccupations. Researchers indicate that individuals with PWS, including young children, exhibit food and non-food-related compulsions. Normative rituals are also often present among typically developing preschoolers. However, it is unclear how these behaviors…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Questionnaires, Developmental Delays, Preschool Children
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Green, Vanessa A.; O'Reilly, Mark; Itchon, Jonathan; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
This study examined the persistence of early emerging aberrant behavior in 13 preschool children with developmental disabilities. The severity of aberrant behavior was assessed every 6 months over a 3-year period. Teachers completed the assessments using the Aberrant Behavior Checklist [Aman, M. G., & Singh, N. N. (1986). "Aberrant…
Descriptors: Persistence, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities