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McGiboney, Garry Wade; Huey, Wayne Cowan – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
The Hand Test was administered to 51 Black adolescent males who had been referred for chronic disruptiveness in the classroom. Interscorer reliability was .88. The Acting-out Ratio exceeded norms. The Interpersonal-Environmental Response Ratio was significantly imbalanced toward Interpersonal. This ratio may be a useful predictor of overt…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Black Students, Diagnostic Tests
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McGiboney, Garry Wade; Carter, Clifford – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
The Hand Test was administered to 30 male and 10 female eighth- to tenth-grade students transferred to an alternative school for acting-out behavior. When retested 21 days later, responses were significantly consistent supporting the reliability of the Hand Test variables related to acting-out behavioral tendencies. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Nontraditional Education, Predictive Measurement
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Trahan, Donald; Stricklin, Ann – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1979
The relationship between 15 emotional indicators on the Bender Gestalt Test and the acting out behavior of 93 children, ages 5 to 12, as rated by their teachers, was investigated. Use of the Bender as a projective measure was seriously questioned. The ten-item behavioral rating scale is appended. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Education, Emotional Adjustment