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Prevalence of Hyperkinesis: A Comparison of Three Rating Scales.
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Holborow, P. L.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
Three rating scales--the Conners Parent-Teacher Questionnaire, the Queensland Teacher Questionnaire, and the Pittsburg Adjustment Scale--were used to assess the prevalence of hyperactivity among 1908 elementary children. Rates varied from 5 percent to 8.9 percent, with the overlap going 3.5 percent and the sum of those identified 12 percent. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Hyperactivity
An Objective Instrument for Assessing Hyperkinesis in Children
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Davids, Anthony – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1971
A behavior rating scale for hyperkinesis is presented. (CB)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Exceptional Child Education, Hyperactivity, Identification
First Grade Norms, Factor Analysis and Cross Correlation for Conners, Davids, and Quay-Peterson Behavior Rating Scales.
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Arnold, L. Eugene; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
Three behavior rating scales were filled out by teachers for the entire first grades of three public schools, totalling 225 children. Factor analyses on this nonclinical sample yielded different factors from those found previously on clinical samples. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Factor Analysis, Hyperactivity
Biasing of Hyperkinetic Behavior Ratings by Diagnostic Reports: Effects of Observer Training and Assessment Method.
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Madle, Ronald A.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The results indicated that training had the effect of reducing the biasing effect of the diagnostic label when the rating scale was employed. No biasing effect was noted for the time sampling results. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Bias, Colleges, Higher Education
Effects of Dextroamphetamine on Hyperkinetic Children: A Controlled Double Blind Study
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Denhoff, Eric; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research
Measuring Effects of Psychoactive Medication in a Child with a Learning Disability
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Carpenter, Robert L.; Sells, Clifford J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Rating Scales, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research
Guidelines for the Behavioral Assessment of Hyperactivity.
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Prout, H. Thompson; Ingram, Richard E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1982
The rationale for using a behavioral assessment approach in the evaluation of hyperactivity is explained, and the various procedures for behaviorally assessing hyperactivity are reviewed. Guidelines and resources are also suggested for the practitioner to use in behavioral assessment of hyperactivity. (SW)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis
The Internal Restlessness Scale: Performance of College Students with and without ADHD.
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Weyandt, Lisa L.; Iwaszuk, Wendy; Fulton, Katie; Ollerton, Micha; Beatty, Noelle; Fouts, Hillary; Schepman, Stephen; Greenlaw, Corey – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study explored the construct of mental restlessness in 20 college students with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using the Internal Restlessness Scale (IRS). Students with ADHD reported significantly higher ratings of internal restlessness. The IRS appears to have adequate test-retest reliability and a four-factor…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, College Students, Higher Education
Congruence of Behavioral Symptomatology in Children with ADD/H, ADD/WO, and Learning Disabilities.
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Stanford, Lisa D.; Hynd, George W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
This study compared parent and teacher behavioral ratings for 77 children (ages 5-16) diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD/H), attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADD/WO), or learning disabilities (LD). ADD/WO and LD children were rated similarly on symptoms of withdrawal and impulsivity but differed…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
Self-Management as a Strategy To Improve the Classroom Behavior of Adolescents with ADHD.
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Shapiro, Edward S.; DuPaul, George J.; Bradley-Klug, Kathy L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Reports on the application of a self-management strategy for improving the classroom behavior of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The intervention focuses on teaching students to systematically rate their own behavior according to the rating of their teacher. Two case-study illustrations are provided. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Rating Scales
An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Conners Teacher's Rating Scale.
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Gumpel, Thomas; Wilson, Mark; Shalev, Ruth – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
A study involving 453 pairs of Israeli parents and teachers used an item response theory measurement model(IRT) to examine the 28-item Conners Teacher's Rating Scale (CTRS) for diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. IRT analyses revealed structural inadequacies involving the inappropriateness of the 4-point Likert-type scale used by…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification