Children with mild developmental disorders sometimes show giftedness. In this study, an original checklist was developed to identify gifted characteristics specific to science learning among twice-exceptional primary school children in Japan. The checklist consisted of 60 items on Attitudes, Thinking, Skills, and Knowledge/Understanding. A total…

A behavior rating scale for hyperkinesis is presented. (CB)

A study of the Pupil Behavior Rating Scale was made to determine its factor structure and to determine its utility for screening children at the elementary school level to identify potential learning disabilities. (Author)

Problem-behavior rating scale data on elementary-aged learning disabled and normal boys were factor analyzed. Somewhat different factors were identified for normal and learning disabled groups. Implications of the findings for hyperactivity as distinct from other conduct problems and for classifying youngsters' behavior and emotional problems are…

Difficulties in identifying learning disabilities (LD) are examined, and special problems presented by hearing impaired children with LD are considered. The value of rating scales as a quick instrument for obtaining, measuring, recording and communicating information is emphasized. Adaptations of the Pupil Rating Scale for hearing impaired…

Offered to aid the regular teacher in the identification of symptomatic behaviors of learning disabled or otherwise handicapped children is a behavior guide organized into six behavioral categories: visual behavior, motor behavior, graphics, physical health, multisensory skills, and socio-emotional behavior. (DB)

Teachers rated 1337 elementary school children to determine norms for the Hyperactivity Rating Scale; teacher ratings of 45 hyperactive children, referred by physicians, were also obtained. (Author)

The Ozawa Behavioral Rating Scale contains six items related to distractibility and nine items related to impulsivity. This validity study showed that the Scale shows statistically significant relationships with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised and the Matching Familiar Figures Test and may be appropriate for identifying…

To determine the value of the Pupil Rating Scale (PRS) in identifying children at risk for learning difficulty, a sample of 60 kindergarten children was studied intensively to determine whether the PRS would correlate as well with achievement measures as reported in H. Myklebust's normative sample. (Author/SBH)

H. Myklebust's Pupil Rating Scale (PRS) was administered to the first (N=92) and second (N=130) grades of a middle-class suburban elementary school to ascertain its effectiveness for predicting reading and arithmetic difficulties. (Author)

The study evaluated the effectiveness of an adaptation of the Behavior Rating Scale (BRS), a child observation form, as a screening device for identifying learning disabled children in the primary schools of Botswana. Children (N=620) in two different primary school grades (standards 5 and 7) and two different types of schools (Setswana Medium and…

The study involving 98 students (in grades 1-3) examined the statistical commonalities among three teacher checklists of student behaviors and one form of a self-reported personality questionnaire. (SBH)

The paper discusses the effects of labels on exceptional children and the benefits of tracking individual or class behaviors instead of mere labels. To determine the sensitivity of behavior rate of planning remedial action, 97 children (mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, regular, learning disabled, and brain damaged) were rated on five…

Local teachers and other school personnel in Hawaii expressed a need for operational guidelines to use in deciding whether or not to refer students for diagnostic evaluations for specific learning disabilities (SLD). This project was designed to evaluate whether the Windward Rating Scale (WRS), a locally-developed teacher rating scale of student…