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Direct linkHojnoski, Robin L.; Missall, Kristen N.; Wood, Brenna K. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2020
Engagement in early childhood is defined as a child's level of participation with the environment. Engagement is an important construct in assessment and intervention of social and early learning competence given its link to school achievement. Few tools exist to assess engagement of young children in early education, and there is a need for a…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Early Childhood Education, Observation, Student Behavior
Scharf, Davida – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The goal of the study was to test an intervention using a brief essay as an instrument for evaluating higher-order information literacy skills in college students, while accounting for prior conditions such as socioeconomic status and prior academic achievement, and identify other predictors of information literacy through an evaluation…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Intervention, Student Evaluation, College Students
Download full textWilliams, Lunetta M.; Hall, Katrina W.; Hedrick, Wanda B.; Lamkin, Marcia; Abendroth, Jennifer – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2013
The purpose of the present study was to develop an instrument to measure reading during in-school independent reading (ISIR). Procedures to establish validity and reliability of the instrument included videotaping and observing students during ISIR, gathering feedback from literacy experts, establishing interrater reliability, crosschecking…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Video Technology
Steed, Elizabeth A.; Webb, Mi-young L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2013
This report documents the reliability and validity of scores on the Preschool-Wide Evaluation Tool (PreSET), an assessment used to measure program-wide implementation of the universal level of positive behavior interventions and support (PBIS) in early childhood settings. Initial analyses of descriptive statistics, item, subscale, and total…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Preschool Evaluation, Student Behavior, Intervention
Sutherland, Kevin S.; McLeod, Bryce D.; Conroy, Maureen A.; Abrams, Lisa M.; Smith, Meghan M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014
The measurement of treatment integrity is critical to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based programs (EBPs) designed to improve the developmental outcomes of young children at risk of emotional/behavioral disorders. Unfortunately, the science of treatment integrity measurement lags behind the development and evaluation of EBP…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Competence, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Sutherland, Kevin S.; McLeod, Bryce D.; Conroy, Maureen A.; Abrams, Lisa M.; Smith, Meghan M. – Grantee Submission, 2014
The measurement of treatment integrity is critical to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based programs (EBPs) designed to improve the developmental outcomes of young children at risk of emotional/behavioral disorders. Unfortunately, the science of treatment integrity measurement lags behind the development and evaluation of EBP…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Competence, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Bagner, Daniel M.; Boggs, Stephen R.; Eyberg, Sheila M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2010
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Revised Edition of the School Observation Coding System (REDSOCS). Participants were 68 children ages 3 to 6 who completed parent-child interaction therapy for Oppositional Defiant Disorder as part of a larger efficacy trial. Interobserver reliability on REDSOCS categories was moderate to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Teacher Evaluation, Test Reliability
Nickerson, Amanda B.; Fishman, Callen – School Psychology Quarterly, 2009
This study assessed the convergent and divergent validity of the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA; LeBuffe, Shapiro, & Naglieri, 2008). A total of 227 (n = 94 teachers, n = 133 parents) raters completed the DESSA, in addition to the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scales-2 (BERS-2; Epstein, 2004) and/or the Behavior Assessment…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Rating Scales, Correlation, Interrater Reliability
Peer reviewedSaudargas, Richard A.; Lentz, Frances E., Jr. – School Psychology Review, 1986
Using development of a State Event Observation System as an example, the decision rules and procedures for the constructing of standardized multiple behavior observational systems that provide accurate, reliable data for school-based assessment, intervention, and research are described. Reliability and validity data from the SECOS are provided.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Interrater Reliability, Measurement
Murdock, Linda C.; Cost, Hollie C.; Tieso, Carol – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The "Social-Communication Assessment Tool" (S-CAT) was created as a direct observation instrument to quantify specific social and communication deficits of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) within educational settings. In this pilot study, the instrument's content validity and interrater reliability were investigated to determine the…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Content Validity, Test Validity
Friedman, Karen A.; Friedman, Philip; Leone, Peter – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated the consistencies and the differences revealed among teachers and school counselors when using the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS) to rate the strengths of children at three separate school levels: elementary, middle, and high school. The sample included 60 children (ages…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education
Konold, Timothy R.; Walthall, Johanna C.; Pianta, Robert C. – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
Standardized rating scales are the most often used part of the multidimensional assessment of children's behavior. However, low cross-informant correlations raise concerns about the reliability and validity of the resulting scores. This study examined whether the manner in which behavioral constructs are measured differs across informants, across…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Context Effect, Child Behavior, Check Lists
