There currently exists a clear need for counseling process research scales developed to reflect the specific behaviors unique to vocational rehabilitation counseling interviews. In research at the Menninger Foundation, Taylor developed methods for constructing example-anchored (EA) scales which increase rater reliability and decrease response…

This study investigated graduate students' perceptions of ideal and actual instructor behavior, the match between ideal and actual behavior, and relations of these variables to student and course characteristics. A review of over 300 psychological and educational articles identified four basic dimensions of leader and teacher behavior:…

Presented is the M-A-P (motor, academic, and perceptual) skill development checklist, said to be designed to provide the teacher of young handicapped children with a behavior oriented evaluation of the child's skills leading to the provision of appropriate learning objectives. The checklist is designed to be completed as a result of teacher…

A paper-and-pencil measure of aggressive resonse was developed to study the effects on children of exposure to television-mediated violence. Using this measure, a series of experiments was conducted using actural television programs as stimulus material. The results of these studies suggest: 1) Although the majority of children understand the…

A discussion of the classification of behavior disturbance, the paper focuses on the results of behavior and ways to avoid uncontrolled inference and observer-interpretation. One hypothesis of maladjustment which is explored is a failure to think about the consequences of behavior and to act on impulse. An experimental revision of the Bristol…

Designed to be completed by the work supervisor for each individual male enrollee in the Neighborhood Youth Corps, the scale contains ten statements about things that work supervisors consider important about enrollee attitude and performance. See also TM 000 865. (CK)

The rating scale was completed by the work supervisor for each individual female enrollee in the Neighborhood Youth Corps. The scale contains ten statements about things that work supervisors consider important about enrollee attitude and performance. See also TM 000 865. (CK)

The author attempts to determine the value of psychometric measures of impulsiveness and anxiety for predicting potential disciplinary problems among high school males. A secondary purpose is to relate these personality factors to academic achievement. Approximately 320 sophomores were administered a psychometric battery which included: (1) an…

Cognizant of certain recurring characteristics of emotional maladjustment, the author hypothesized (1) that no significant differences would be found between characteristics of emotional maladjustment related to reading disability and characteristics observed in a group of retarded readers and (2) that there would be no significant differences…

The feasibility of using an observational rating schedule to elicit information about parent-child interaction was studied. The Parent-Child Interaction Rating Procedure (P-CIRP), focusing specifically on parent-child interaction with a structured teaching task, was developed for this purpose. The interaction setting is teaching the child simple…

The document, intended to convey some practical application of behavior principles to teachers and teacher educators involved with exceptional children, is a synthesis of the 12 presentations from the CEC Invisible College on the Application of Behavioral Principles in Exceptional Child Education (March 25-26, 1971). Although all were…

The procedural details of three measures of family problem-solving behavior are presented. These measures are used to code videotapes that are recorded when family members discuss and try to solve a family problem that they consider important. The measures were developed to accompany methods for training parents and their preadolescent and…

The authors report on procedures used to develop and evaluate behaviorally-based performance appraisal checklists for skilled university support personnel. (Editor/JT)

Emotional disturbance was rated by teachers, parents, and the school psychologist for a group of 104 children diagnosed as severely emotionally disturbed. Teachers were found significantly more severe in their judgments than the school psychologist on the Behavior and Socialization scales of the Referral Checklist, but not on Communication.…

Comparison was made between Devereux Child Behavior Rating Scale (DCB) ratings of matched groups of hyperactive and emotionally-behaviorally disturbed children. Results suggested that the DCB can assist in differentiating hyperactive children from children presenting symptoms similar to those of hyperactivity. (Editor/RK)