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Minglee Yong – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2024
The use of a screening tool for school-wide screening of internalizing symptoms is an important strategy for early identification and prevention of more serious and impairing emotional and behavioral health problems in adolescents. However, threshold cut-off scores determined for screening tools may not be suitable for all populations. Using a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Test Validity, Secondary School Students
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Barger, Brian; Graybill, Emily; Roach, Andrew; Lane, Kathleen – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2022
This study used item response theory (IRT) methods to investigate group differences in responses to the 12-item Student Risk Screening Scale--Internalizing and Externalizing (SRSS-IE12) in a sample of 3,837 U.S. elementary school students. Using factor analysis and graded response models from IRT methods, we examined the factor structure and the…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Item Response Theory, Screening Tests, Elementary School Students
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Huscroft-D'Angelo, Jacqueline; Wery, Jessica; Martin-Gutel, Jodie D.; Pierce, Corey; Loftin, Kara – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2022
The Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance Screener--Third Edition (SAED-3) is a standardized, norm-referenced measure designed to identify school-age students at risk for emotional and behavioral problems. Four studies are reported to address the psychometric status of the SAED-3 Screener. Study 1 examined the internal consistency of the…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Screening Tests
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Thomas, Christopher L.; Zolkoski, Staci M.; Sass, Sarah M. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2022
Educators and educational support staff are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of systematic efforts to support students' social and emotional growth. Logically, the success of social-emotional learning programs depends upon the ability of educators to assess student's ability to process and utilize social-emotional information and use…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Social Emotional Learning, Likert Scales, Behavior Problems
Bruhn, Allison; Barron, Sheila; Copeland, Bailey; Estrapala, Sara; Rila, Ashley; Wehby, Joseph – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2021
Self-monitoring interventions for students with challenging behavior are often teacher-managed rather than self-managed. Teachers direct these interventions by completing parallel monitoring procedures, providing feedback, and delivering contingent reinforcement to students when they monitor accurately. However, within self-monitoring…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Intervention, Student Behavior
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Renshaw, Tyler L.; Bolognino, Sarah J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2017
The present study reports on the psychometric defensibility of the Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Screener (PWDS), which is a 10-item self-report behavior rating scale for measuring youth's bidimensional (also known as dual-factor or two-continua) mental health. The PWDS was developed using preexisting items within the Health Behavior in…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Well Being, Mental Health, Behavior Rating Scales
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Aitken, Madison; Martinussen, Rhonda; Wolfe, Richard G.; Tannock, Rosemary – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2015
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a 25-item screening measure for emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents aged 4 to 16. Structural equation modeling was used to test the five-factor structure of teacher and parent ratings on the British version of the SDQ in a community sample of 501 Canadian children aged…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Factor Structure, Questionnaires, Elementary School Students
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Oakes, Wendy Peia; Carter, Erik W.; Lambert, Warren E.; Jenkins, Abbie B. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2013
We reported findings of an exploratory validation study of a revised universal screening instrument: the Student Risk Screening Scale--Internalizing and Externalizing (SRSS-IE) for use with middle school students. Tested initially for use with elementary-age students, the SRSS-IE was adapted to include seven additional items reflecting…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Test Validity, Screening Tests, Middle School Students
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Cook, Clayton R.; Volpe, Robert J.; Livanis, Andrew – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2010
The majority of the literature on universal screening in education is devoted to academic screeners. However, research clearly indicates that other aspects of student functioning are closely associated with outcomes inside and outside of school. As a result, there are gaps in the current literature that call for additional research extending…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, At Risk Students, Student Evaluation, Measurement
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Feeney-Kettler, Kelly A.; Kratochwill, Thomas R.; Kaiser, Ann P.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Kettler, Ryan J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2010
Accurate identification of young children at risk for mental health problems is a key step in establishing early childhood preventive intervention programs. Without psychometrically valid identification procedures, children in need of early intervention may not be identified and may not receive appropriate care. This article provides a review of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, School Psychologists, Mental Health Workers, Psychological Testing