Teachers' ratings are often used as early as the preschool period to provide an overall picture of children's behavioral adjustment and social competence. The goals of this study are to (1) show the relations among general, outcome-oriented observational categories of preschoolers' social competence and (2) specify those discrete emotions and…

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate a microcounseling technique, microtechnology, with regard to its effects on three measures of cooperation in young children. A 3x3x2 factorial analysis of covariance was carried out on two of the three measures, with three grade levels, three levels of teacher involvement with microtechnology, and…

Studies of sex roles and their relationship to behavioral and personality variables have abounded since Bem published her original theory of androgyny (1974). To examine different kinds of sex roles, 256 college students (191 females, 65 males), with a median age of 18.4 years, completed the Activities Inventory. The Inventory is based on…

This panel presentation presents results of an assessment study of the reliability, validity, and utility of caregivers' reports on: (1) the behavioral competencies of severely handicapped children, and (2) the adaptive and intellectual behaviors of moderately handicapped children. The Kent Infant Development (KID) Scale (used with severely and…

The purpose of precision teaching is to modify those academic or social behaviors that are in need of change, as effectively and efficiently as possible. Development of a precision teaching program involves pinpointing the target behavior, administering daily probes, charting the data, setting the aim, implementing the instructional strategies,…

This study was designed to explore the concurrent validity of the Spiritual Well-being Scale (SWB). Ninety first-year student volunteers at an evangelical seminary served as subjects. As part of a larger study, the students completed the SWB and the Interpersonal Behavior Survey (IBS). The SWB Scale is a 20-item self-report scale. Ten items…

This study of motivational differences in the school situation and the development of a sensation-seeking scale of preadolescent children rests upon an interactive psycho-biological theory formulated by Farley (1981). Stimulation-seeking and arousal in relation to instructional features are central concepts. As a point of departure for the…

An observational rating instrument was developed to measure affective traits of medical technology students. Fourteen categories of behavioral traits evaluated by medical technology programs were identified, based on results of a national survey. These traits were then grouped according to the affective domains established by Krathwohl, Bloom, and…

A study was conducted to assess the validity and reliability of R. Moss's "Classroom Analysis of Teachers' Theoretical Orientation to Reading" in order to provide an observation system specifically intended for assessing a teacher's reading instruction as a function of theoretical orientation. Five reading experts were chosen to…

In this study, elementary school teachers were asked to rate their students on items describing personality traits observable in a classroom setting. The ratings were done in two sessions. Results strongly indicated that teachers were not consistent in rating the personality traits of pupils. (Author)

Described are scales of communicative interaction which can be used to evaluate children who are marginal communicators (such as the retarded, emotionally disturbed, or culturally deprived) by determining at what level the child uses interactive language in various situations. (LS)

Paper presented at the Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency (1st, Montpellier, France, September 16, 1967).

Teacher perception of a student's IQ may bias adaptive behavior measures used for placement in special classes. The study investigated the effect of perceived IQ on teachers' ratings of disturbed and normal children on the Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale. Fifty-two urban severe behavior handicapped students, Grades K through 12,…

This study compared the effects of "instructor administered" versus "administrator administered" rating forms on student assessment of instruction given by faculty and graduate assistants. Twelve physical education instructors who taught "paired" sections, i.e., two sections of the same activity course, were studied. Each of the instructors…

Two predictors of coding performance were validated when 26 trained subjects used the Flanders System of Interaction Analysis to code 11 half-hour videotapes of fifth grade classrooms. The Teacher Evaluation Scale, a high-inference rating system based on the Global Rating Scales, was also used. The predictors were scores on a shortened form of the…