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The Effect of Student Race/Ethnicity on the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS)
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Eklund, Katie; Kilgus, Stephen P.; Barber, Alexandra; Dubose, Kortni; Collins, Bri'Anna; Eikenmeyer, Madison – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Universal screening has emerged as one strategy within schools for identifying students who demonstrate social emotional and behavioral (SEB) concerns to provide appropriate support. However, research has demonstrated little evidence of equity around diagnostic accuracy; that is, how students might be differentially identified as at-risk for SEB…
Descriptors: Race, Ethnicity, Racial Differences, Student Characteristics
Early Screening for Protective and Risk Factors--Polish Adaptation of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment
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Sikorska, Iwona; Adamczyk-Banach, Magdalena; Polak, Mateusz – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
There is a lack of Polish-language assessment instruments measuring resilience in preschool children. One of the most comprehensive instruments is the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA): a parent- or teacher-report instrument that measures children's protective and risk factors. It is used to guide resilience training, and to screen for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Behavior Rating Scales, Risk
Psychometric Defensibility of the Intervention Selection Profile-Social Skills (ISP-SS) with Students at Risk for Behavioral Concerns
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Kilgus, Stephen P.; Eklund, Katie; von der Embse, Nathaniel P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
The purpose of the current study was to examine the validity and diagnostic accuracy of the "Intervention Selection Profile--Social Skills" (ISP-SS), a brief social skills assessment tool intended for use with students in need of Tier 2 intervention. Participants included 160 elementary and middle school students who had been identified…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Intervention, Interpersonal Competence, At Risk Students
Stability of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents.
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Canivez, Gary L.; Perry, Amanda R.; Weller, Elizabeth M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Investigates the short-term stability of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents for 124 randomly selected children in grades kindergarten to grade 12. Significant test-retest stability coefficients were obtained and mean differences across the retest interval did not exceed .8 raw score points. Results were similar to those obtained in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
The Behavior Problem Checklist: Data from an Inner City Population
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Evans, Williams R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
This research generated norms on the Peterson-Quay Behavior Problem Checklist for an inner city population (N=101), as well as providing test-retest reliability coefficients between two applications of the checklist. Data is provided on the conduct, personality, inadequacy-immaturity and socialized delinquency dimensions of the checklist and for…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Science Research, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
A Factor Analytic and Reliability Study of the Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale
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Schaefer, Charles; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
The inter-rater and test-retest reliabilities of the (DESB) Rating Scale were found to be satisfactory when averaged over two raters. Two separate factor analyses of the eleven subscales revealed three broadband factors: Classroom Management Problem, Self-Reliant Learner, and Seeks Teacher Approval. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Evaluation, Factor Analysis, Measurement
Children's Adaptive Behavior Scale: A New Measure of Adaptive Functioning.
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Richmond, Bert O.; Horn, William R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
Describes a new instrument designed for brief administration, to be educationally relevant, and to measure five domains of adaptive behavior: language development, independent functioning, family role performance and economic-vocational activity, and socialization. An initial study indicates the instrument has high reliability. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Diagnostic Tests
A Brief Behavior Rating Scale for Children in a School Setting.
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Kahn, Paul; Ribner, Sol – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Developed a brief behavior rating scale consisting of 28 items divided into seven categories for use in a school setting. Test validity was based upon the successful discrimination between neurologically impaired, socially maladjusted, emotionally handicapped, and normal children. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Classification