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Rogers, Christopher M.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Liu, Kristin K. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
The purpose of this report is to present a synthesis of the research on test accommodations published in 2015 and 2016. We summarize the research to review current research trends and enhance understanding of the implications of accommodations use in the development of future policy directions, to highlight implementation of current and new…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education

Goh, David S.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Compared the performance of learning-disabled and behavior-disordered children (N=60) on the Personality Inventory for Children (PIC). Results showed that learning-disabled and behavior-disordered children could be differentiated clearly on subtests that comprise the cognitive development and conduct disorder factors. However, less differentiation…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education

Wilson, Michael J.; Bullock, Lyndal M. – Behavioral Disorders, 1989
Six behavior rating scales used with children with problematic behaviors were reviewed for psychometric soundness of reliability and validity. They are: Behavior Dimensions Rating Scale; Behavior Evaluation Scale; Child Behavior Checklist, Teacher Report Form; Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale; Revised Behavior Problem Checklist;…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education
Kratochwill, Thomas R.; Johnston, Hugh; Racine, Caroline N. – 1998
This report describes the development of a rating scale and direct observation measure to monitor the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in the home or school setting. The study applied an accuracy-reliability paradigm to validate the newly created rating scale and observation measure. An incontrovertible index using a scripted…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education

Gresham, Frank M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2003
This article discusses evidence for functional behavioral assessment (FBA) procedures in terms of the meaning and interpretation of different forms of reliability and validity in FBA. It concludes that additional research needs to be conducted with various target behaviors across different settings to support the continued use of FBA. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Bruno, Rachelle M.; Walker, Stephen C. – Diagnostique, 1990
The Behavior Evaluation Scale-2 was designed to identify students in grades K-12 with behavior disorders/emotional disturbance. It measures five dimensions: learning problems, interpersonal difficulties, inappropriate behavior, unhappiness/depression, and physical symptoms/fears. This paper describes the instrument's administration, summation of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education
Simpson, Robert G. – Diagnostique, 1990
The Revised Behavior Problem Checklist is used to screen for behavior disorders in K-12 students, develop clinical diagnoses, classify juvenile offenders, and evaluate psychological and pharmacological interventions. The checklist addresses conduct disorder, socialized aggression, attention problems-immaturity, and anxiety-withdrawal. This paper…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Clinical Diagnosis

Brigham, Frederick J.; Tochterman, Suzanne; Brigham, Michele St. Peter – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article discusses potential benefits and detriments of high-stakes assessment on students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). It suggests these tests are unlikely to be useful for students with EBD because they differ dramatically from validated assessment procedures for students with disabilities. These students may experience…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Behavior Disorders, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education

McDermott, Paul A. – Psychological Assessment, 1993
Design, nationwide standardization, and validation of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents are presented, using a norm sample of 1,400 5- through 17-year-olds, with an additional 1,418 in supplementary samples. Eight reliable and distinct syndromes are recognized, six of which are generalizable across age, gender, and ethnicity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Children
Bullock, Lyndal M.; And Others – 1988
Prompted by the increased use of behavior rating instruments in educational environments and evidence of confusion over the interpretation of labels designating behavior clusters, the present two-phase study analyzed 410 specific items contained in seven behavior rating instruments and investigated whether these items could be intuitively sorted…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
The Importance of Construct Validity: Alternative Models for the Assessment of Behavioral Disorders.

Skiba, Russell J. – Behavioral Disorders, 1989
The quantitative synthesis of 89 correlations from 16 studies of behavioral ratings and classroom observations suggested significant problems in the areas of the construct of behavioral disorder and criterion-related validity of widely used measures of social behavior. A "components of variance" model is proposed to aid in educational decision…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Decision Making

Center, David B.; Steventon, Candace – Education and Treatment of Children, 2001
Two studies examined the validity of a self-report instrument that assesses occupational stressors in teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Differences were found in the stress management resources of low and high scoring EBD teachers on the measure and between scores of EBD and general education teachers, although…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Quality of Working Life

Gresham, Frank M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1995
The Student Self-Concept Scale (SSCS) assesses self-efficacy expectations, outcome expectations, and subjective task value across academic, social, and self-image domains. This article discusses the scale's theoretical basis, standardization, reliability, and validity and offers a case study illustrating use of the SSCS with a child who had a…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances

Gresham, Frank M. – School Psychology Review, 1985
School psychologists have experienced difficulties in assessing students' behavior disorders, because of lack of training and problems associated with the traditional medical model of abnormal behavior. An alternative assessment model is described in terms of its five principles: problem solving; functional analysis; multiple operationalism;…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Friedman, Karen A.; Friedman, Philip; Leone, Peter – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated the consistencies and the differences revealed among teachers and school counselors when using the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS) to rate the strengths of children at three separate school levels: elementary, middle, and high school. The sample included 60 children (ages…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education
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