After a 4-year interval, children who had been identified as behavior disordered but who had not received the help of any special education or psychiatric care, were reexamined to determine any spontaneous improvement or deterioration of behavior. (KW)

The booklet examines findings from the Vermont Child Development Project (VCPD) concerning the identification of and intervention with preschool children at risk for behavior disorders. It is explained that the VCPD includes epidemiological surveys, high risk family studies, intervention studies, and a follow-along survey. Provided is an example…

As part of a larger study investigating intervention procedures for children classified as homogeneous on factorially derived dimensions of classroom behavior, students in grades 1-3 (N=1,067) were screened using teacher ratings on the Walker Problem Behavior Identification Checklist (WPBIC) for the purpose of developing groupings of deviant…

State departments of education were surveyed regarding their definitions of behavior disorders, and 49 state definitions were analyzed based on their alignment to 11 criteria components. (Author/DB)

Investigated with six highly active 4- and 5-year-old Caucasian boys (three Ss labeled by teachers as hyperactive and three controls) was the extent to which inappropriate behaviors and differences in attention span provoked teachers to differentiate between highly active and hyperactive children. (IM)

This report to Congress cites the fact that about one-fourth of institutionalized juvenile delinquents tested in two states had primary learning problems or learning disabilities. Most juvenile delinquents have behavior problems in school, and many may be academic underachievers--pupils of normal intelligence who are two or more years below the…

A direct observation technique was used to investigate differences between children classified as conduct disturbed or normal on the basis of ratings given by their regular classroom teachers. (Author)

Educational decision makers (N=224) participated in a computer simulated decision making experience to ascertain the extent to which referral information on a child with a suspected handicapping condition biased classification decisions. Ss were randomly assigned to 16 conditions varying on the basis of the child's sex, socioeconomic status,…

Two studies explore the late outcome of minimal brain dysfunction in 73 patients in relation to their initial presentation and predictive factors. Both studies followed the patients for a period of 10 to 20 years. Findings from the first study of initial presentation in relation to adult outcome showed that there was a strong positive correlation…

To identify factors associated with student placement in classes for the educable mentally retarded, comparisons on socioeconomic, behavioral, and achievement variables were made between a group of 17 regular class Ss with IQs less than 80, and three groups of special class Ss. (Author)

The study involving 98 students (in grades 1-3) examined the statistical commonalities among three teacher checklists of student behaviors and one form of a self-reported personality questionnaire. (SBH)

The document reports a study to determine if there is a higher incidence of behavior disorders or language differences in a group of 50 2-year-old Ss who have multiple minor physical anomalies as compared to a group with four or fewer anomalies, and to determine if there is a significant correlation between behavior disorders and language…

A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of educable mentally retarded, behaviorally disturbed, and learning disabled students in Georgia schools. The research involved two phases: Phase 1, in which students were identified; and Phase 2, in which the original identifications were confirmed. Among findings were that of the total numbers of…

A 4-YEAR FOLLOWUP STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY EARLY SIGNS OF EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES IN CHILDREN AND TO DESCRIBE THOSE THAT PERSIST LONG ENOUGH TO BECOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS. FINDINGS CONCERNING CHILDREN WHO IN 1961 WERE IN THE SECOND AND FOURTH GRADES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK (EXCEPT IN SYRACUSE) SUGGEST THAT THE MAJORITY…