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Social-Emotional Assessment in Early Childhood: The Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales.
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Merrell, Kenneth W. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1996
Psychometric evaluation of the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales (PKBS) is reported. Factor analyses indicated the presence of a stable factor structure for both social skills and problem behaviors scales. Reliability studies indicated the PKBS has adequate-to-strong stability. Explorations of within-scale relationships yielded evidence…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Content Validity
An Investigation of Relationships between Social Behavior and ADHD in Children and Youth: Construct Validity of the Home and Community Social Behavior Scales.
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Merrell, Kenneth W.; Boelter, Eric – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
Two studies investigated the construct validity of the Home and Community Social Behavior Scales (HCSBS), a new behavior rating scale for assessing children's social behavior, and relationships between characteristics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and children's social behavior. Results indicated a strong link between social behavior…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education
Predictive Validity of the Battelle Developmental Inventory as a Measure of Social-Behavioral Development for Young Children with Disabilities.
Merrell, Kenneth W.; Mauk, Gary W. – Diagnostique, 1993
The Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) was administered to 121 young children, and parents rated them with the Social Skills Rating System 2-3 years after entry into the study. Correlations between the two measures revealed very weak to modest relationships, providing limited support for the BDI as a predictive measure of future…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Relationships among Early Childhood Behavior Rating Scales: Convergent and Discriminant Construct Validity of the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales.
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Merrell, Kenneth W. – Early Education and Development, 1995
Presents data that establish the convergent and discriminant construct validity of a new behavior-rating scale for use with the early childhood-preschool population, the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales (PKBS). The scale appears to show promise as a research tool, screening device, and assessment instrument for assessing social-emotional…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Educational Assessment
Teacher Ratings of Young Children with and without ADHD: Construct Validity of Two Child Behavior Rating Scales
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Carney, Amy G.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2005
This study examined teachers' behavioral ratings of young children (ages 5 and 6) with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A study group consisting of 30 children with formal diagnoses of ADHD and a comparison group of 30 children without ADHD were developed using randomized matching procedures. Teachers of these children…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Attention Deficit Disorders
An Investigation of the Construct Validity of the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales.
Jentzsch, Clarice E.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Diagnostique, 1996
The construct validity of the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales (PKBS) was evaluated with 94 kindergarten students. Results supported both the convergent and discriminant validity of the Social Skills and Problem Behavior scales of the PKBS. Results also support use of the PKBS for identifying young children who are behaviorally at risk.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Disability Identification
Validity of the Home and Community Social Behavior Scales: Comparisons with Five Behavior-Rating Scales.
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Merrell, Kenneth W.; Streeter, Angela L.; Boelter, Eric W.; Caldarella, Paul; Gentry, Amanda – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Examines convergent and discriminant validity for the Home and Community Social Behavior Scales (HCSBS). The Social Competence scale evidenced strong positive correlations with measures of social skills and adaptability. The Antisocial Behavior scale evidenced strong positive correlations with measures of externalizing behavior problems. Results…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Interpersonal Competence
The Alliance of Adaptive Behavior and Social Competence: An Examination of Relationships between the Scales of Independent Behavior and the Social Skills Rating System.
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Merrell, Kenneth W.; Popinga, Monique R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This study used the Scales of Independent Behavior (SIB) and the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) to examine the relationship between ratings of adaptive behavior and social competence with 208 students in kindergarten through third grade with a variety of disabilities. The study provided evidence for the concurrent criterion-related validity of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence
Parent-Teacher Concordance and Gender Differences in Behavioral Ratings of Social Skills and Social-Emotional Problems of Primary-Age Children with Disabilities.
Merrell, Kenneth W.; Popinga, Monique R. – Diagnostique, 1994
Analysis of social competence and problem behaviors for 164 special education students in grades K-3, using the Social Skills Rating System, found weak to moderate relationships between parents' and teachers' ratings. Gender comparisons revealed mixed findings. Results provide evidence for the instrument's convergent validity and suggest that…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Emotional Problems
Using Behavior Rating Scales to Assess Social Skills and Antisocial Behavior in School Settings: Development of the School Social Behavior Scales.
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Merrell, Kenneth W. – School Psychology Review, 1993
Constructed School Social Behavior Scales (SSBS) to include teacher-related and peer-related forms of social competence and antisocial behavior. Standardized SSBS using teacher ratings on 1,858 kindergarten through grade 12 students across United States Evidence presented from several related studies in present investigation indicated that SSBS…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education