The factorial validity and internal consistency reliability of the Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale were examined with a random sample of elementary school children. Given the problem of multicollinearity that was shown to exist among subscales, the authors suggest caution in the interpretation of Devereux subscales as discrete…

To examine the bias that may exist in reports of adaptive behaviors of retarded children, the perceptions of teachers and parents regarding the adaptive behavior of selected moderately or severely retarded children were compared. It was found that parents and teachers did not always agree on the child's level of adaptive behavior. (Author/DLS)

Analysis of scores of 537 autistic children on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale is presented and the administration, composition, and scoring of the scale are discussed. Findings noted include the scale's ability to distinguish two groups of autistic Ss from other developmentally disabled Ss. (CL)

Thirty-three psychologists with experience in mental retardation rated the 452 statements contained in Part Two of the Adaptive Behavior Scale (used to assess the mentally retarded) along a continuum of severity. (Author/DLS)

The behavior of 95 children (grades three through six) was rated by two groups of teachers using the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed no significant differences between the mean ratings of the two groups. Normative data for males and females are presented. (Author/DB)

An inventory based on Miller's Model for Professionalism in Nursing was completed by 515 of 1,600 registered nurses. The majority demonstrated professional behaviors in continuing education activities, autonomous quality assurance participation, community service, and theory-based nursing practice. (Author/JOW)

This study reports on the replication of the four-factor structure and the internal consistency of the Learning Behaviors Scale (LBS) with an independent sample of 241 students in Grades 1 through 7. Internal consistency estimates were as high or higher than those obtained with the standardization sample. Substantial replication of the four LBS…

The researchers of this study investigated how frequently a set of 17 non-academic behavioral indicators were used to determine impairment of master's-level counseling students that resulted in remediation and termination. Thirty-five academic unit leaders of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)…

This article reports findings from a mixed-method investigation of a cohort of teacher candidates who were placed in an urban and culturally diverse practicum site at an elementary school. Fifteen preservice teachers completed pre- and posttest measures related to hope, motivation for teaching, and efficacy for teaching. Throughout the semester,…

The study examined the 2-year stability and validity of playroom observations of behaviors associated with hyperactivity in 48 boys who were evaluated originally as outpatients in a child psychiatry clinic, and seen again approximately 2 years later at follow-up. At both evaluations, the boys participated in two 15-minute playroom procedures: a…

This article presents a scale for the measurement of teacher-provided levels of Meaning, an interpersonal process variable similar to the characteristic called Empathy by Carl Rogers. (Author)