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McClain, Maryellen Brunson; Schwartz, Sarah E.; Bera, Jac'lyn; Farmer, Ryan L.; Serang, Sarfaraz; Harris, Bryn; Golson, Megan E. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Measurement of adaptive skills is important in the diagnosis, intervention planning, and progress monitoring of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Thus, ensuring accurate measurement, including measurement invariance, across children with and without IDD is critical. In this study, we evaluate the measurement…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Measurement, Children, Adolescents
Briesch, Amy M.; Donaldson, Aberdine R.; Matta, Michael; Volpe, Robert J.; Daniels, Brian; Owens, Julie Sarno – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2022
Prevalence estimates suggest that up to 20% of students in schools experience significant internalizing behaviors that impact behavioral, social, or academic functioning. School-based interventions have great potential to promote student mental health; however, validated and feasible brief assessments are needed to progress monitor students'…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Behavior Rating Scales, Progress Monitoring, Observation
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Eleni Didaskalou; Amy M. Briesch; Robert J. Volpe; Christina Roussi-Vergou – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2024
Given the dearth of technically adequate universal screening tools in the Greek language, the current study sought to examine the psychometric properties of a 67-item universal screener (i.e. Integrated Teacher Rating Form; ITRF), that was originally developed in American English and then translated and implemented in Greek primary schools. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Greek, Psychometrics
Briesch, Amy M.; Donaldson, Aberdine R.; Matta, Michael; Volpe, Robert J.; Daniels, Brian; Owens, Julie Sarno – Grantee Submission, 2021
Prevalence estimates suggest that up to 20% of students in schools experience significant internalizing behaviors that impact behavioral, social or academic functioning. School-based interventions have great potential to promote student mental health; however, validated and feasible brief assessments are needed to progress monitor students'…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Behavior Rating Scales, Progress Monitoring, Observation
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Viezel, Kathleen D.; Freer, Benjamin; Morgan, Chelsea D. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
As an increasing number of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) matriculate on college campuses, all stakeholders should be prepared to meet their needs. Despite a body of literature describing adaptive behavior deficits of individuals with ASD, there is a paucity of research examining these skills among those who are college-ready. The…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Student Adjustment, College Freshmen
Fiorello, Catherine A.; Jenkins, Tiffany K. – Communique, 2018
This article is an overview of identification of intellectual disabilities (ID), with a focus on meeting legal and ethical requirements when assessing children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those living in poverty. Specific procedures and recommended instruments will be reviewed.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Disability Identification, Best Practices, Legal Responsibility
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McKenney, Elizabeth L. W.; Stachniak, Catherine; Albright, Jordan; Jewell, Jeremy D.; Dorencz, Julie M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
An exploratory, observation-based study sought to strengthen understanding of the development of social communication skills that facilitate academic success, particularly within general education settings. Sixteen middle and high school students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), all of whom participated in at least one period per day of core…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Behavior, General Education
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Boswell, M. Alison; Knight, Victoria; Spriggs, Amy D. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
This investigation used an ABAB withdrawal design to determine the effect of self-monitoring using the MotivAider® (MotivAider, 2000) on percentage of intervals of on-task behavior by an 11-year old male with a moderate intellectual disability who attended a rural middle school. The MotivAider® is a small device, the size of a pager, which can be…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Task Analysis, Self Management
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McIntosh Kent; MacKay, Leslie D. – Beyond Behavior, 2008
Sometimes educators are puzzled by how students can demonstrate a social skill perfectly during a practice session in a social skills curriculum but fail to use the same skill in real-life situations. Students with a lack of social skills are more likely to experience teacher and peer rejection, and are more at risk for negative life outcomes,…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Generalization, Classroom Techniques, Teachers
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Merrell, Kenneth W.; Streeter, Angela L.; Boelter, Eric W.; Caldarella, Paul; Gentry, Amanda – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Examines convergent and discriminant validity for the Home and Community Social Behavior Scales (HCSBS). The Social Competence scale evidenced strong positive correlations with measures of social skills and adaptability. The Antisocial Behavior scale evidenced strong positive correlations with measures of externalizing behavior problems. Results…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Interpersonal Competence
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Burns, G. Leonard; Patterson, David R. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2001
Addresses limitations of previous normative studies on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) and the Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory (SESBI). Presents two studies that provide normative information on the ECBI for 2- to 17-year-old children and adolescents and on the SESBI for kindergarten through 6th grade children. Clinicians and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Behavior
Feldman, David H.; Sears, Pauline S. – Educ Technol, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
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Goh, David S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1997
Examines whether the criterion-related validity of the Devereux Behavior Rating Scales--School Form (DSF) can be generalized to racial/ethnic subpopulations. Results based on 267 children support the DSF's utility in screening for serious emotional disturbance. Findings suggest its criterion related validity are generalizable to Caucasian, African…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Concurrent Validity, Cultural Pluralism
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Puustinen, Minna; Kokkonen, Marja; Tolvanen, Asko; Pulkkinen, Lea – Learning & Individual Differences, 2004
The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between students' (100 children aged 8 to 12) help-seeking behavior and impulsivity. Help-seeking behavior was evaluated using a naturalistic experimental paradigm in which children were placed in a problem-solving situation and had the opportunity to seek help from the experimenter, if…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Conceptual Tempo, Structural Equation Models, Measures (Individuals)
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Zion, E.; Jenvey, V. B. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: There has been limited research on differences in temperament between typically developing children and children with an intellectual disability (ID). Individual differences have generally been neglected in previous investigations of children with an ID. The present research investigated differences in temperament and social behaviour…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Social Behavior, Individual Differences, Mental Retardation
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