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Sean T. Wachsmuth; Timothy J. Lewis; Nicholas A. Gage – Behavioral Disorders, 2023
A large body of research has reported a positive relation between participation in extracurricular activities (ECA) and improved academic performance, social competence, and school engagement. This study explored the relation between ECA, social competence, and school engagement for students with and at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Student Participation, Learner Engagement, Interpersonal Competence
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Hartman, Kelsey; Gresham, Frank M.; Byrd, Shelby – Behavioral Disorders, 2017
Universal screening for emotional and behavioral risk in schools facilitates early identification and intervention for students as part of multitiered systems of support. Early identification has the potential to mitigate adverse outcomes of emotional and behavioral disorders. The purpose of this study was to extend existing research on the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Screening Tests, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Oakes, Wendy Peia; Ennis, Robin Parks; Royer, David James – Behavioral Disorders, 2015
We report findings of a validity study comparing two screening tools: the Student Risk Screening Scale-Internalizing and Externalizing (SRSS-IE) and the Social Skills Improvement System-Performance Screening Guide (SSiS-PSG; Elliott & Gresham, 2007). Participants were 1,680 kindergarten through sixth-grade elementary students from three…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Screening Tests, At Risk Students, Interpersonal Competence
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Hosp, John L. – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
The educational success of Latino students has never been a more pressing issue. As of July 2001, people of Hispanic origin are the second largest racial/ethnic group in the United States and continue to be the fastest growing group in the United States. Despite this, there is little research on the behavior of Latino students--possibly because…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Hispanic American Students
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Bullis, Michael; Davis, Cheryl – Behavioral Disorders, 1997
Two measures of community-based social behavior for adolescents and young adults with emotional and behavioral disorders, the male and female forms of the Test of Community-Based Social Skill Knowledge and the Scale of Community-Based Social Skill Performance, were examined. Results found the measures yielded acceptable reliabilities and exhibited…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Correlation