Examined the differential validity of teacher ratings of Inattention/Overactivity and Aggression among 48 clinic-referred boys. These ratings were correlated with observations undertaken in three different classroom settings. Results indicated that the teachers were able to differentiate significantly between these externalizing behaviors in the…

Assessed relative validity of reports of parents, teachers, and children, and combinations of these informants, using measures of concurrent impairment associated with disruptive behavior disorders as criterion variables in 177 boys. For oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder, reports from teachers, alone and in combination with…

Initial and follow-up peer ratings of boys with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADDH) were compared. Peer ratings of aggression improved for boys whom teachers rated below the median on the Iowa Conners Aggression scale but not for boys rated above the median. Subgroups reflecting other teacher and peer ratings were less effective…

Assessed the behavioral meaning of scores from a teacher-judgment measure of social competence as it reveals itself in the classroom behavior of kindergarten children (N=l00). Results supported the validity of teachers' judgments of interest and participation displayed by the boys and cooperation and compliance displayed by the girls. (LLL)