This paper reports upon the evaluation and implementation of a 30-item Likert-type rating scale for teachers to use in assessing children's behaviors within preschool classrooms. The Preschool Observation Scale (POS) was developed to evaluate programs of the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project, North Ryde, Australia. Items were constructed on the…

EDUCATIONAL CONTROL OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RESTS ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE IS A SUBSTANTIVE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TEACHING FOR WHICH PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION IS NECESSARY. IF SO, THE TEACHER MUST BE EVALUATED NOT AS A PERSON BUT AS A FUNCTIONARY IN A SPECIAL SITUATION (THE CLASSROOM). FOR THAT PURPOSE, CRITERIA ARE NECESSARY. PERSONALITY…

THE AUTHORS STATE THAT A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR DETERMINING PUPIL PERSONNEL AND RELATED SERVICES NEEDED IN A SCHOOL SYSTEM IS DESIRABLE. THIS STUDY TOOK PLACE IN THE WISCONSIN COOPERATIVE EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY 13 AND INVOLVED 87 PERCENT OF THE TEACHERS IN 30 SCHOOLS. THESE TEACHERS IDENTIFIED 2,300 PUPILS IN NEED OF REMEDIAL HELP. FROM…

THIS PORTION OF AN "INVESTIGATION OF OBSERVER-JUDGE RATINGS OF TEACHER COMPETENCE" WAS PRIMARILY DEVOTED TO STATISTICAL ISSUES IN ASSESSING THE RELIABILITY OF OBSERVATIONS OF TEACHERS' CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR. FROM 67 TO 130 STUDENT TEACHING SUPERVISORS, ACADEMIC PROFESSORS, AND EDUCATION PROFESSORS FROM TWO LARGE MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITIES AND…

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS' OVERT CLASSROOM BEHAVIORS (EARLIER SHOWN TO BE A FUNCTION OF THEIR BELIEF SYSTEMS) UPON THE LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN 118 K-1 CLASSES IN RURAL AND URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCORES FOR EACH CLASS ON HARVEY'S STUDENT RATING SCALE (ON WHICH OBSERVERS RATE STUDENT COOPERATION,…

The use of an observational assessment instrument designed for autistic children is described. The Behavior Rating Instrument for Autistic and other Atypical Children (BRIAAC) measures behavior in eight developmental areas: relationship to an adult, communication, drive for mastery, vocalization and expressive speech, sound and speech reception,…

A study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the Ramirez and Castaneda rating scale used to distinguish ethnic behaviors in schools and to generate a more comprehensive scale for identifying those behaviors. Two hundred and sixty two elementary school children and 39 teachers from Spanish bilingual and English as a Second Language…

Although the use of personality traits as criteria for performance appraisal is still dominant, behavior-oriented measures of job performance have become more and more popular. One such test used, Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS), seems to have two shortcomings. The individual scales are multidimensional, making it difficult for a rater…

THIS MANUAL DESCRIBES MEASURES USED IN "THE COGNITIVE ENVIRONMENTS OF URBAN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN" PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE SAMPLE FOR THE STUDY CONSISTED OF 163 NEGRO MOTHER-CHILD PAIRS SELECTED FROM 3 SOCIOECONOMIC CLASSES BASED ON THE FATHER'S OCCUPATION AND THE PARENTS' EDUCATION. A FOURTH GROUP INCLUDED FATHER-ABSENT…

A SOCIAL COMPETENCY SCALE DESIGNED TO RATE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AGED TWO YEARS, SIX MONTHS THROUGH FIVE YEARS, SIX MONTHS WITHIN A NURSERY SCHOOL CONTEXT WAS DEVELOPED AND STANDARDIZED. AFTER EXTENSIVE OBSERVATIONS OF PRESCHOOLERS, DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESCHOOL PERSONNEL, AND REVIEWS OF AVAILABLE MATERIAL THE FIRST FORM OF THE SCALE WAS WRITTEN, BASED…

There are reasons why teaching behavior should be assessed, including (1) upgrading teacher education, (2) gaining insights into the learning of both teachers and children, and (3) studying social interactions. Two means of assessing teacher ability are quantification of teacher behavior by the use of rating scales, behavioral categories, etc.,…

A systematic procedure for obtaining objective data of nonverbal teaching behaviors focusing on specific behaviors is presented. Teacher behaviors, recorded on video-tape, are studied and evaluated for the following nonverbal behaviors: (1) use of proximity control in maintaining discipline; (2) emphasis on the need for eye contact as a speaker;…

Marital satisfaction, involving 150 couples selected at-large and 40 couples in therapy, was investigated in two studies. An initial focus was the development of a 280-item Marital Satisfaction Inventory (MSI) including one validity scale, one global affective scale, and nine additional scales focusing on specific areas of marital interaction.…

After a survey of existing behavioral measures was made, a behavior rating scale was developed to measure the observable disruptive behavior of emotionally disturbed children in the classroom. Estimates of various types of reliability were calculated, and scale validity was examined. The scale was used to evaluate the effect of counseling on…

The present study explored the effect of verbal dissembling on nonverbal behavior. Subjects were 146 females who were led to be either truthful or deceptive verbally to a confederate. The underlying affective state of the subjects and the publicness of the interaction between subject and confederate were also varied experimentally. The nonverbal…