School psychologists rely heavily upon teachers' evaluation of children's classroom behavior as part of their assessment and intervention processes. However, some evidence suggests that teachers' ratings may fluctuate during the academic year, with higher levels being reported later in the year. This study assessed the comparability of different…

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,…

A 2-week therapeutic camp was held for 24 emotionally disturbed elementary school children of average intelligence. (GW)

This research sample finds the most desirable racial balance to be found in classrooms of 21-40 percent and 41-60 percent nonwhite pupil composition in the mixed white type of school. (Author/JN)

Described and presented are the Scales of Communicative Interaction, designed to identify the child who rejects verbal communicative interaction by delineating his habitual use of interactive language and noting the next highest level of language toward which remedial efforts should be directed. (DB)

Described are instruments of a cognitive, affective and social nature which might be used for studying the social and organizational climate of schools. (CB)

Fifty behavior problems were rated according to their seriousness by 100 teachers and 20 school psychologists. (Author)

Purpose of the present study was the development of two research instruments designed to assess young children's functioning in preschool settings. (Authors)

Results indicate that the achievement motivation and the debilitating anxiety of the child manifest themselves in the social interaction patterns both within the family and within the classroom. (Authors)

The behavior of 40 mainstreamed educable mentally retarded (EMR) children enrolled in 10 elementary schools was compared based on teacher rating scales and controlled behavioral observations. (SEW)

Convergent and discriminant validity of the Iowa Social Competency Scale-Preschool form was investigated using the Campbell and Fiske validity model. The methods involved were observer, mother, father and teacher ratings whereas the traits were three test factors of social activator, reassurance, and hypersensitivity. Subjects were 92 pre-school…

The Imagined Pain Tolerance Test, a paper and pencil test designed to test differences in perceptions between American Indians and non-Indians, appears to have utility as a research instrument. Available from: White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall UOHSC, 840 Southwest Gaines Road, Portland, OR 97201. (Author/CM)