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Peer reviewedPrewett, Peter N.; McCaffery, Lucy K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1993
Examined relationship between Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT), Stanford-Binet, two-subtests short form, and Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (K-TEA) with population of 75 academically referred students. K-BIT correlated significantly with Stanford-Binet and K-TEA Math, Reading, and Spelling scores. Results support use of K-BIT as…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Screening Tests
Peer reviewedLawrence, Brenda; Carter, Jenny – British Journal of Special Education, 1999
This study evaluated the use of the Dyslexia Screening Test (DST) in six primary schools in England with 44 children from 12 classes. Teachers perceived the DST to be useful and necessary. The great majority of teachers indicated that the test's findings were consistent with their expectations from pupils' classroom performance and that they…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Dyslexia, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedScott, Marcia Strong; Fletcher, Kathryn L.; Martell, Blanca – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Thirty-four (Study 1) and 37 (Study 2) pairs of three-year-old children with and without mild learning problems were presented with a battery of five or six simple cognitive tasks. Children without learning problems performed at a significantly higher level on 17 of the 18 measures. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Ability, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedSmith, Everett V., Jr.; Karabatsos, George – Popular Measurement, 1998
The first article, by Everett V. Smith, Jr., in this section discusses screening college students for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder using the Adult Behavior Checklist (B. Johnson and S. Lyonfields, 1995). The second article, by George Karabatsos, describes the Rasch analysis and graphical depiction of measures of criminals' attitudes.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attitude Measures, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Peer reviewedWrobel, Nancy Howells; Lachar, David – Psychology in the Schools, 1998
Examines the comparative validity of a parent-report scale and a self-report scale, both designed to assess behavioral and emotional problems. Results, based on 111 children in regular education classrooms, indicate that parent reports were more sensitive to overt behavioral problems, whereas self-reports were sensitive to mood disturbances and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedYoung, Alys; Andrews, Elizabeth – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2001
A review of the literature reporting effects on parents of universal neonatal hearing screening (UNHS) focuses on debates surrounding false positive identification, the evidence base for maternal/parental anxiety, consent, and family cultural/sociodemographic influences on the effective implementation of the UNHS programs, especially the pilot…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Disability Identification, Family Attitudes, Family Influence
Peer reviewedBailey, Donald B., Jr.; Roberts, Jane E.; Mirrett, Penny; Hatton, Deborah D. – Infants and Young Children, 2001
This article discusses the difficulties of early identification of Fragile X syndrome (FXS), provides an overview and analysis of existing screening checklists, and recommends a set of characteristics to enhance the identification process of infants and toddlers with FXS. Indicators address family history, behavior, social/communication,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Clinical Diagnosis, Early Identification, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedRescorla, Leslie; Alley, Amie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2001
Two studies are reported demonstrating the reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the Language Development Survey (LDS) as a screening tool for the identification of expressive language delay in toddlers. The LDS test-retest reliability was .97. The LDS also correlated highly with other measures and the LDS identified at-risk group scored…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Disability Identification, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedCorn, Anne L.; Webne, Steve L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2001
A study explored the internal consistency of items in a visual screening instrument developed by Project PAVE: Expectations for Visual Functioning (EVF). The test includes 20 items that evaluate a child's functional use of vision. A pilot test involving 129 teachers indicates the EFV is internally consistent. (Contains three references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Children, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedYellin, M. Wende; Culbertson, William R.; Tanner, Dennis C.; Adams, Tracy – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 2000
A study explored gender differences in neonatal transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) by comparing the reproducibility and amplitude of TEOAEs in 392 female and 435 male newborns. Results indicate female newborns had significantly higher response reproducibility and response amplitude. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedFilipek, Pauline A.; Accardo, Pasquale J.; Baranek, Grace T.; Cook, Edwin H., Jr.; Dawson, Geraldine; Gordon, Barry; Gravel, Judith S.; Johnson, Chris P.; Kallen, Ronald J.; Levy, Susan E.; Minshew, Nancy J.; Prizant, Barry M.; Rapin, Isabelle; Rogers, Sally J.; Stone, Wendy L.; Teplin, Stuart; Tuchman, Roberto F.; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1999
This paper presents detailed recommendations for diagnosis of autism established by a multidisciplinary panel of the Child Neurology Society and the American Academy of Neurology. The paper offers dual-level (general development and specific symptoms) guidelines for diagnosis of autistic disorder, Asperger disorder, childhood disintegrative…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedSprafkin, Joyce; Gadow, Kenneth D.; Nolan, Edith E. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
A study involving 103 children (ages 5-17) examined the clinical utility of the ADHD Symptom Checklist-4 (ADHD-SC4), a screening measure for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Findings support the internal consistency and validity of the ADHD-SC4 as a screening instrument for ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and aggressive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
Peer reviewedBrachlow, Allison; Jordan, Augustus E.; Tervo, Raymond – Journal of Rural Health, 2001
Two developmental screening tests were applied to 73 children, aged 1 month-6.7 years, in Sioux Falls and the Cheyenne River Reservation (South Dakota). There were no racial differences; compared to urban children, rural reservation children of any race were more likely to pass the Child Development Review and to fail the Denver II Developmental…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Delays, Reservation American Indians, Rural Urban Differences
Peer reviewedWeismer, Susan Ellis; Tomblin, J. Bruce; Zhang, Xuyang; Buckwalter, Paula – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2000
This study examined nonword repetition performance in 581 second graders participating in a longitudinal investigation of specific language impairment. Results indicated that children with language impairments, as well as those in intervention, exhibited deficient nonword repetition skills and that the Nonword Repetition Task is a culturally…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods, Grade 1
Peer reviewedErford, Bradley T.; Dorman, Stacy L.; Ivey, Elizabeth A.; Wingeart, Leah N. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
Four independent samples of children were used to study the reliability and validity of the Writing Essential Skill Screener, a measure designed to screen primary grade children at risk for writing difficulties. Among findings was that the measure is comprised of two dimensions, writing and name writing, that the factor structure did not fit the…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Factor Structure, Primary Education, Psychometrics
