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Balthazar, Earl E.; English, George E. – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Classification, Exceptional Child Research
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Tyson, Edgar H. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2004
This article reviews the literature on using behavior-rating scales to assess the mental health of children from different ethnic groups in the United States. Particular emphasis is placed on children referred to child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Differences between categorical and dimensional classification, as well as broadband versus…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Cultural Differences, Behavior Rating Scales, Mental Health
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Reddy, Linda A.; Pfeiffer, Steven I.; Files-Hall, Tara M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
The present study was designed to investigate the discriminant validity of the Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders (DSMD; Naglieri, LeBuffe, & Pfeiffer, 1994) in relation to a widely used behavior rating scale, the Teacher Report Form (TRF; Achenbach, 1991), in children and adolescents with emotional disturbance (ED). A matched sample of 148…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Test Validity, Behavior Rating Scales, Adolescents
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Wadden, Norma P. K.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
The Autism Behavior Checklist was completed for 67 autistic and 56 mentally retarded and learning-disabled children (ages 6-15). The checklist was effective in classifying children when using either the full scale or only the more highly weighted items. Results did not support a single unidimensional scale or subdividing the checklist into five…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Classification