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Investigation of a Multiple-Gated Screening System for Preschool Behavior Problems.
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Feil, Edward G.; Becker, Wesley C. – Behavioral Disorders, 1993
The Walker/Severson Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders measure was revised for use with preschool children. The revision consists of three hierarchical stages of increasingly time-consuming methodologies: (1) teacher rankings, (2) teacher ratings, and (3) direct behavioral observations. Testing with 121 children demonstrated significant…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Agreement among Teachers of Secondary Students in Using the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist to Identify Deviant Behavior.
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Simpson, Robert G. – Behavioral Disorders, 1991
The behavior of each of 120 students in grades 9-12 was rated by 2 of the student's teachers using the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist. Results indicated a generally low to moderate degree of relationship among teacher ratings. It is recommended that clinicians collect behavioral ratings from many raters before reaching diagnostic conclusions.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Clinical Diagnosis, Interrater Reliability
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