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Ludlow, Larry H.; Haley, Stephen M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1996
The scale invariance of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory was examined when 412 children were rated by parents on functioning at home and the same children were rated by rehabilitation personnel in an educational setting. Results indicated that parents and personnel can be trained to make similar judgments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Context Effect, Disabilities
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Tinsley, Barbara J.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
The convergent validity of peer, self, and teacher methods of assessing youths' risk propensity and the relation of these measures to health risk behavior were studied with 436 elementary and junior high school students. Findings demonstrate low congruence between rater sources. Prediction depended on behavior assessed and grade level. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children, Elementary Education