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Direct linkNordness, Philip D.; Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas; Pierce, Corey D. – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
The Emotional and Behavioral Screener (EBS) is a universal screening instrument designed to identify students whose excessive problem behaviors put them at risk of the education disability category of emotional disturbance (ED). This article reports findings from three studies that address the reliability and validity of the EBS. Studies 1 and 2…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Disability Identification, Behavior Problems, At Risk Students
Cullinan, Douglas; Epstein, Michael H. – Preventing School Failure, 2013
This article describes the Emotional and Behavioral Screener, a brief universal screening procedure designed to help identify students whose emotional and behavioral functioning puts them at risk for future serious problems, including identification in the emotional disturbance category. Development of the screener drew on items and normative…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Peer reviewedEpstein, Michael H.; Hertzog, Melody A.; Reid, Robert – Behavioral Disorders, 2001
Data are reported on the long-term (6-month) test-retest reliability of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS), which is a strength-based assessment instrument. Participants included 95 typical elementary students and 26 children at risk of having or having emotional or behavioral disorders. Moderate to high test-retest correlations were…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
Download full textEpstein, Michael H. – 1998
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,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Emotional Development, Emotional Disturbances
Epstein, Michael H. – Diagnostique, 2000
This article provides an overview of strength-based assessment of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders and discusses the development and psychometric characteristics of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS). The BERS is a norm-referenced, standardized test that assesses the strengths of children and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
Gonzalez, Jorge E.; Ryser, Gail R.; Epstein, Michael H.; Shwery, Craig S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2006
This study examined the extent to which the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: Parent Rating Scale (BERS: PRS) constitutes a reliable measure for assessing strengths of Hispanic children and youth. Major conceptual and theoretical issues with respect to cross-cultural assessment are presented. Further, emotional and behavioral disorders are…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Hispanic American Students
Epstein, Michael H.; Mooney, Paul; Ryser, Gail; Pierce, Corey D. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
Objective: This article reports findings of three studies addressing convergent validity and test-retest reliability of the Youth Rating Scale of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-Second Edition (BERS-2). Method: Pearson product-moment correlations were used in all three studies, the first two addressing convergent validity and the third…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Behavior Rating Scales, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
