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ERIC Number: ED598860
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 38
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-
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Content Validation of Direct Behavior Rating Multi-Item Scales Using Exploratory Factor Analysis
Daniels, Brian; Volpe, Robert J.; Briesch, Amy M.; Owens, Julie S.
Grantee Submission
Direct Behavior Rating (DBR) is an efficient method for monitoring changes in student behavior in response to intervention. Emerging research on DBR Multi-Item Scales (DBR-MIS) indicates DBR-MIS has promising characteristics as a progress-monitoring assessment. Specifically, the multiple items within DBR-MIS allow stakeholders to measure specific behaviors at the item level, as well as global constructs at the scale level. Additionally, studies have shown fewer rating occasions are necessary to reach acceptable levels of dependability when using DBR-MIS as opposed to single-item scales (DBR-SIS). The purpose of the study was to develop and validate DBR-MIS problem behavior scales (Disruptive, Oppositional, Interpersonal Conflict, and Conduct Problems) that may be used to evaluate students' response to social-emotional or behavioral intervention. Within the first phase of development, item content was generated and subjected to evaluation by panels of researchers and school-based consumers. Exploratory factor analysis was then used in the second phase to identify items that represented the strongest indicators of each construct. Teachers (N = 307) in grades K through 3rd, from 35 school districts across 13 states in the Northeastern, Midwestern, Southern, and Southwestern United States each completed ratings for one randomly-selected student (N = 307). Results of EFA using a starting pool of 9-11 items for each DBR-MIS initially indicated one-factor solutions for the Disruptive and Oppositional scales and a two-factor solution for the Interpersonal Conflict scale. Consequently, a new Conduct Problems scale was created from items loading on the second factor. Implications for progress monitoring and future research are discussed. [This article will be published in "Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders."]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Primary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A150071
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