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Talbott, Elizabeth; Zurheide, Jaime L.; Karabatsos, George; Kumm, Skip – Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Valid and reliable teacher ratings serve as the foundation for screening and assessment of youth with behavioral disorders and twin studies offer an opportunity to study those ratings. We conducted a meta-analysis of 15 empirical investigations of aggressive and rule-breaking behavior using teacher ratings in the context of a twin research design.…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Twins, Teacher Attitudes, Predictor Variables
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Oakes, Wendy Peia; Common, Eric Alan; Brunsting, Nelson; Zorigian, Kris; Hicks, Tyler; Lane, Nathan A. – Behavioral Disorders, 2019
We report findings of a psychometric study comparing scores from two screening tools: "Student Risk Screening Scale--Internalizing and Externalizing" (SRSS-IE, an adapted version of the Student Risk Screening Scale) and "Behavior Assessment System for Children--Second Edition, Behavioral and Emotional Screening System" (BASC-2…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Rating Scales, Screening Tests, Middle School Students
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Taylor, Crystal N.; Allen, Amanda; Kilgus, Stephen P.; von der Embse, Nathaniel P.; Garbacz, Andrew S. – Behavioral Disorders, 2019
A line of research has supported the incremental and construct validity of multi-informant assessment. Accordingly, multiple universal screening systems have been designed to support the collection of information from multiple informants. The purpose of the study was to expand the "Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener"…
Descriptors: Parents, Affective Behavior, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students
Dunlap, Glen; Kern, Lee; dePerczel, Maria; Clarke, Shelley; Wilson, Diane; Childs, Karen E.; White, Ronnie; Falk, George D. – Behavioral Disorders, 2018
Functional assessment and functional analysis are processes that have been applied successfully in work with people who have developmental disabilities, but they have been used rarely with students who experience emotional or behavioral disorders. In the present study, five students in elementary school programs for severe emotional disturbance…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary School Students
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Conroy, Maureen A.; Asmus, Jennifer M.; Ladwig, Crystal N.; Sellers, Jennifer A.; Valcante, Greg – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
In this study the authors examined the descriptive effects of adult proximity on the behaviors of six elementary-aged students with autism spectrum disorders served in general education settings. A descriptive analysis was conducted to determine the effects of adult proximity on the rate of challenging behaviors and academic engagement. In…
Descriptors: General Education, Proximity, Autism, Student Behavior
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Konold, Timothy R.; Walthall, Johanna C.; Pianta, Robert C. – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
Standardized rating scales are the most often used part of the multidimensional assessment of children's behavior. However, low cross-informant correlations raise concerns about the reliability and validity of the resulting scores. This study examined whether the manner in which behavioral constructs are measured differs across informants, across…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Context Effect, Child Behavior, Check Lists