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Peer reviewedEpstein, Michael H. – Remedial and Special Education, 1999
Describes the development of "The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: A Strength-Based Approach to Assessment" for use with children with special needs. Reports on several pilot studies conducted to establish the scale's validity prior to the scale being normed on a nationally representative sample. These studies addressed content…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Special Needs Students
Direct linkUhing, Brad M.; Mooney, Paul; Ryser, Gail R. – Journal of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, 2005
The authors' studies evaluated the discriminative ability of the youth and parent forms of the "Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale--Second Edition" (BERS-2; Epstein, 2004). The BERS-2 is a standardized rating scale system that assesses the emotional and behavioral strengths of children and youth. Separate studies compared the…
Descriptors: Parents, Rating Scales, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Problems
Download full textEpstein, Michael H. – 1998
This paper reports on the development of a scale to identify a child's emotional and behavioral skills, competencies, and characteristics, the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: A Strength-Based Approach to Assessment (BERS). The BERS is a 52-item scale that identifies strengths in five areas: interpersonal strengths, family involvement,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Emotional Development, Emotional Disturbances
Friedman, Karen A.; Friedman, Philip; Leone, Peter – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated the consistencies and the differences revealed among teachers and school counselors when using the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS) to rate the strengths of children at three separate school levels: elementary, middle, and high school. The sample included 60 children (ages…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education
Matto, Holly C.; Naglieri, Jack A.; Clausen, Cinny – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: This is the first validity study to date to examine the relationship between the Draw-A-Person: Screening Procedure for Emotional Disturbance (DAP:SPED) and strengths-based emotional and behavioral measures. The incremental predictive validity of the DAP:SPED relative to the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale was examined. Method:…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Predictive Validity, Rating Scales, Correlation
