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Backer van Ommeren, Tineke; Koot, Hans M.; Scheeren, Anke M.; Begeer, Sander – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Poor reciprocity is a defining feature of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the current study, we examined the reliability and validity of the Interactive Drawing Test (IDT), a new instrument to assess reciprocal behavior. The IDT was administered to children and adolescents with ASD (n = 131) and to a typically developing group (n = 62). The…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
White, Marie C. – Online Submission, 2011
This study was designed to identify the help seeking behaviors of preservice teachers who are at risk for failure of state certification examinations through use of a scale adapted to the arena of teacher education, the Preservice Teacher Help Seeking Scales (PTHSS). In the past, self-report measures of help seeking behavior patterns have been…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Certification, Behavior Patterns
Oregon Univ., Eugene. School of Education. – 1969
Three levels of screening procedures were used to identify the incidence and nature of learning disabilities. The first level involved the application by classroom teachers of the Classroom Screening Instrument (CSI), especially developed for the study, and of other measures; the second level involved psychoeducational differential diagnosis by…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Educational Testing

Wiersma, Uco; Latham, Gary P. – Personnel Psychology, 1986
The practicality of three appraisal instruments was measured in terms of user preference, namely, behavioral observation scales (BOS), behavioral expectation scales (BES), and trait scales. In all instances, BOS were preferred to BES, and in all but two instances, BOS were viewed as superior to trait scales. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Personnel Evaluation
Leedy, Melissa J.; Leffingwell, Thad R. – Journal of Drug Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to develop a new measure of incidental behaviors that put college students at increased risk of legal consequences while using alcohol, the Legal Risk Behaviors while using Alcohol (LRBA) scale. Two hundred and twenty one college students who used alcohol were recruited to complete an online study about their use of…
Descriptors: College Students, At Risk Persons, Drinking, Test Reliability
Ross, Linda J.; Gallagher, Patricia A. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Newtson, Darren; And Others – 1976
Two five-week test-retest reliability studies of a measure of the unit of perception of ongoing behavior were conducted. In the first, 25 females and 23 males segmented a 7-minute action sequence under fine-unit or gross-unit instructional sets. Number of units marked at first viewing correlated .87 with number of units at retest. Correlations…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Processes

Canivez, Gary L.; Perry, Amanda R.; Weller, Elizabeth M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Investigates the short-term stability of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents for 124 randomly selected children in grades kindergarten to grade 12. Significant test-retest stability coefficients were obtained and mean differences across the retest interval did not exceed .8 raw score points. Results were similar to those obtained in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales

Adelson, R.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1982
Reports the reliability and validity of the Health Professional-Geriatric Patient Interaction Behavior Rating Code, an observational instrument that is used to quantify the interpersonal behaviors of health professionals in the care of the geriatric patient. Condensed 15 behavioral factors into 10 operationally defined behavioral categories.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Health Personnel
Kratochwill, Thomas R.; Johnston, Hugh; Racine, Caroline N. – 1998
This report describes the development of a rating scale and direct observation measure to monitor the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in the home or school setting. The study applied an accuracy-reliability paradigm to validate the newly created rating scale and observation measure. An incontrovertible index using a scripted…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education
Prescott, Elizabeth; And Others – 1972
An observational schedule to assess child behavior in natural settings was devised, using a system of precoding of types of behavior. The schedule was designed to discover the opportunities the adult has provided for the child and the personal setting the child has selected from those available. Two types of codes are used. The first-level coding…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Day Care, Family Environment, Observation
Rojahn, Johannes; Tasse, Marc J.; Sturmey, Peter – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1997
Development of the Stereotyped Behavior Scale for adolescents and adults with mental retardation is described. Use with 600 individuals resulted in refinement and a 26-item scale with an internal consistency alpha of 0.88, test-retest reliability of p=0.90, and interrater reliability of p=0.76. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales

Hamilton, Seward E. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Describes a nontraditional technique for identifying gifted African American children. Defining giftedness from an African culture-centered perspective is discussed. The Gifted Children Locator for Parents and a version for teachers are presented as behavioral-observational interview rating scales. Studies with 64 and 284 children support validity…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Behavior Patterns, Black Culture, Children

Rie, Ellen D.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1978
A Behavior rating scale, usable for parents and teachers, was devised to measure overt behavioral characteristics of children with learning disabilities. (SBH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education

Tustin, R. Don; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1991
Analysis of data from the Behaviour Disorder Scale for 405 adults and adolescents with intellectual disability revealed that subjects exhibited a mean of 14 problem behaviors per person. Factor analysis identified two general syndromes (a conduct syndrome and an emotional syndrome), raising the possibility of dealing with sets of problem behaviors…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
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