ERIC Number: EJ973739
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Sep
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-5084
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the "Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale" (PreBERS) with Preschool Children with Disabilities
Cress, Cynthia J.; Synhorst, Lori; Epstein, Michael H.; Allen, Elizabeth
Assessment for Effective Intervention, v37 n4 p203-211 Sep 2012
The "Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale" (PreBERS) is a standardized, norm-referenced instrument that assesses emotional and behavioral strengths of preschool children. This study investigated whether the PreBERS four-factor structure (i.e., emotional regulation, school readiness, social confidence, and family involvement) could be replicated with an early childhood special education (ECSE) sample of children. Teachers who participated in the study rated a total of 1,103 preschool children with disabilities. Confirmatory factor analysis determined the extent to which the ECSE data fit the original four-factor PreBERS structure identified with the national normative sample. Results indicated that the four-factor structure demonstrated an acceptable fit with the ECSE sample. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Preschool Children, Disabilities, Special Education, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Preschool Teachers, Self Control, Affective Behavior, School Readiness, Self Esteem, Family Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Minnesota; Missouri; New Mexico; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale
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