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The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: Long Term Test-Retest Reliability.
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Epstein, Michael H.; Hertzog, Melody A.; Reid, Robert – Behavioral Disorders, 2001
Data are reported on the long-term (6-month) test-retest reliability of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS), which is a strength-based assessment instrument. Participants included 95 typical elementary students and 26 children at risk of having or having emotional or behavioral disorders. Moderate to high test-retest correlations were…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
Establishing the Technical Adequacy of Functional Behavioral Assessment: Conceptual and Measurement Challenges.
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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
Development of a Scale To Assess Emotional Disturbance.
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Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas; Ryser, Gail; Pearson, Nils – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
This study reports on the standardization of the Scale for Assessing Emotional Disturbance. Data collected on 2,266 typical students (ages 5- 18) and 1,371 students with emotional disturbances led to the identification of six behavioral problem factors that correspond to the federal definition of emotional disturbance and were highly internally…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Research Issues in Functional Assessment of the Challenging Behaviors of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
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Fox, James; Conroy, Maureen; Heckaman, Kelly – Behavioral Disorders, 1998
Twenty-four studies involving functional assessment of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) or those at risk for E/BD are reviewed in three main areas: (1) characteristics of participants; (2) types of functional assessment procedures and instruments employed; and (3) the reliability and validity of these instruments and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods
Further Examination of Two Measures of Community-Based Social Skills for Adolescents and Young Adults with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
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Bullis, Michael; Davis, Cheryl – Behavioral Disorders, 1997
Two measures of community-based social behavior for adolescents and young adults with emotional and behavioral disorders, the male and female forms of the Test of Community-Based Social Skill Knowledge and the Scale of Community-Based Social Skill Performance, were examined. Results found the measures yielded acceptable reliabilities and exhibited…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Correlation
The Behavior of Child Behavior Ratings: Measurement Structure of the Child Behavior Checklist across Time, Informants, and Child Gender
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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