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Teacher Perceptions of the Usability of School-Based Behavior Assessments
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Miller, Faith G.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Riley-Tillman, T. Chris; Fabiano, Gregory A. – Behavioral Disorders, 2014
Teacher perceptions of school-based behavior assessments were assessed over the course of a school year. Specifically, the utility and relevance of Direct Behavior Ratings-Single Item Scales, a hybrid direct observation method, relative to two school-based behavioral rating scales, the Social Skills Improvement System-Performance Screening Guide…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Usability, Behavior Rating Scales, Observation
Proactive Screening for Emotional/Behavioral Concerns in Head Start Preschools: Promising Practices and Challenges in Applied Research.
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Feil, Edward G.; Walker, Hill; Severson, Herbert; Ball, Alison – Behavioral Disorders, 2000
A study assessed the cross-cultural psychometric characteristics and validity of a multiple-gating screening procedure used by the Early Screening Project (ESP) to screen and identify 126 children at risk for behavioral problems in Head Start centers. Results indicate that the ESP was effective in identifying children exhibiting serious behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Early Identification, Evaluation Methods
The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: Long Term Test-Retest Reliability.
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Epstein, Michael H.; Hertzog, Melody A.; Reid, Robert – Behavioral Disorders, 2001
Data are reported on the long-term (6-month) test-retest reliability of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS), which is a strength-based assessment instrument. Participants included 95 typical elementary students and 26 children at risk of having or having emotional or behavioral disorders. Moderate to high test-retest correlations were…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
Development of a Scale To Assess Emotional Disturbance.
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Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas; Ryser, Gail; Pearson, Nils – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
This study reports on the standardization of the Scale for Assessing Emotional Disturbance. Data collected on 2,266 typical students (ages 5- 18) and 1,371 students with emotional disturbances led to the identification of six behavioral problem factors that correspond to the federal definition of emotional disturbance and were highly internally…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Measuring Problem Behaviors in Young Children.
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Konold, Timothy R.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Pianta, Robert C. – Behavioral Disorders, 2003
A study involving 1,097 2-year-olds examined whether the items located on the Child Behavior Checklist/1-5 would provide reasonable indicators of the seven first-order behavioral dimensions purportedly measured by this instrument. Results support the presence of six factors: somatic complaints, withdrawn, attention problems, aggressive behaviors,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales
Checklist Identification of Elementary Schoolboys for Clinical Referral or Evaluation of Eligibility for Special Education.
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Mattison, Richard E.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1993
The Achenbach and Edelbrock parent and teacher checklists were evaluated with boys, ages 6-11, with either severe emotional disturbance, psychiatric outpatient status, or in the general population. Logistic regression analyses showed the Total Problem scales of both checklists to be the most efficient and economical scales for classification.…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Children, Clinical Diagnosis