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Kathleen Lynne Lane; Wendy Peia Oakes; Mark Matthew Buckman; Nathan Allen Lane; Katie Scarlett Lane; Kandace Fleming; Rebecca E. Swinburne Romine; Rebecca L. Sherod; Chi-Ning Chang; Emily Dawn Cantwell – Behavioral Disorders, 2024
In this article, we examined predictive validity of the newly defined "Student Risk Screening Scale--Internalizing and Externalizing" (SRSS-IE 9, with nine items) when used by teachers for the first time, with a sample of 24,535 elementary students from 74 schools in four U.S. geographic regions. Results indicated fall externalizing and…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Predictive Validity, At Risk Students, Scores
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Naser, Shereen C.; Dever, Bridget V. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
Universal screening for behavioral and emotional risk is an important part of implementing multi-tiered behavioral supports in schools. The current study adds to our understanding of universal screening by examining teacher and student reports of behavioral and emotional risk. Participants included 73 fourth-grade students and 4 teachers in an…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Test Reliability, Test Validity
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Dever, Bridget V.; Dowdy, Erin; DiStefano, Christine – School Psychology Review, 2018
Preschool has been recognized as an optimal time to provide behavioral and emotional supports to children; however, there is a need to examine the stability, accuracy, and predictive validity of universal emotional and behavioral screening scores in early childhood to inform procedures for repeated screenings across time. The present study…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Accuracy, Predictive Validity, Scores
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Greer, Fred W.; DiStefano, Christine A.; Liu, Jin; Cain, Leia K. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2015
The aim of this study was to provide psychometric evidence related to the "Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Teacher Rating Scale-Preschool" form's (BESS TRS-P) ability to identify emerging problems in preschool children. Reliability and validity associated with screener scores were compared by analyzing teacher ratings of…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems
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Wanless, Shannon B.; McClelland, Megan M.; Acock, Alan C.; Ponitz, Claire C.; Son, Seung-Hee; Lan, Xuezhao; Morrison, Frederick J.; Chen, Jo-Lin; Chen, Fu-Mei; Lee, Kangyi; Sung, Miyoung; Li, Su – Psychological Assessment, 2011
The present study examined the psychometric properties of scores from a direct measure of behavioral regulation, the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task (HTKS) with 3- to 6-year-old children in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Specifically, we investigated (a) the nature and variability of HTKS scores, including relations to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Behavior Problems, Cross Cultural Studies
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Ferdinand, Robert F.; Visser, Jeroen Heijmens; Hoogerheide, Kirsten N.; van der Ende, Jan; Kasius, Marianne C.; Koot, Hans M.; Verhulst, Frank C. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To compare the predictive validity of the clinical-diagnostic and the empirical-quantitative approach to assessment of childhood psychopathology, and to investigate the usefulness of combining both approaches. Method: A referred sample (N = 96), aged 6 to 12 years at initial assessment, was followed up across--on average--a period of…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Disorders, Predictive Validity
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Belsito, Laura; Ryan, Bruce A.; Brophy, Kathleen – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
The present study validated a brief at-risk screening instrument designed for easy use by teachers in the elementary school. School performance measures were collected for students in first to sixth grade one year following initial teacher ratings using the Screening For At-Risk Status screening instrument. Findings indicated that the instrument…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Predictive Validity, High Risk Students, Academic Achievement