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Hanchon, Timothy A.; Allen, Ryan A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
From its inception as a disability category in the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, serving students under the special education category Emotional Disturbance (ED) has been a challenging task for school psychologists. In particular, the vague and ambiguous federal definition has created an environment in which inconsistent assessment…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Emotional Disturbances, School Psychologists, Evaluation Methods
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Phillips, Beth M.; Lonigan, Christopher J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This study investigated relationships among teacher, parent, and observer behavioral ratings of 3- and 4-year-old children using intra-class correlations and analysis of variance. Comparisons within and across children from middle-income (MI; N = 166; mean age = 54.25 months, standard deviation [SD] = 8.74) and low-income (LI; N = 199; mean age =…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Rating Scales, Preschool Children
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Luk, S. L.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Elementary school teachers (N=222) in Hong Kong completed Conners Teacher's Rating Scale (CTRS) for total of 874 students. Two months later, teachers decided whether students had behavioral or emotional problems requiring referral, considering 55 students as requiring referral. Referred students had significantly higher CTRS scores compared to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
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Cohen, Morris; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Teachers completed Connors Teacher Rating Scale on 581 special education and 45 regular education students to examine effects of age, sex, and race on Cohen and Hynd Factor Analysis. Four special education subgroups obtained distinct behavioral profiles. Results support use of Cohen and Hynd factor analysis in providing clinically meaningful…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
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Furlong, Michael J.; Fortman, Jay B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Completed a factor analysis of the abbreviated Conners Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS) for 108 regular and special education students. Two factors accounted for 69.5 percent of the total response variance: Factor I described attention deficits and motor activity, and Factor II described excessive affective reactions. (JAC)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Hyperactivity
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Cohen, Morris; Hynd, George – Psychology in the Schools, 1986
Conners Teacher Rating Scale was completed as part of a psychological evaluation of 138 children who were subsequently placed into one of four special education classrooms. Questionnaires were subjected to principle component analysis with varimax rotation, and comparisons were made between the factor structure and Conners's (1969, 1973) original…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Factor Structure
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Moehle, Kurt A.; Fitzhugh-Bell, Kathleen B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Examined factor structure of Conners Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS) in medically referred brain-damaged and learning-disabled children and adolescents. Extracted six factors: Conduct Disorder, Hyperkinesis, Distractibility, Depression, Dyssocial Behavior, and Introversion. Results support use of CTRS as brief objective instrument for assessing child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
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Bain, Sherry K.; Pelletier, Kimberly A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1999
Investigates the relationship between problem behaviors and social skill deficits in a predominantly African American sample of preschool children. Children were evaluated by their teachers using the Conners' Teacher Rating Scales-28, the ADHD Rating Scale, and the Social Skills Rating System. Implications of results regarding children at risk for…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Black Students, High Risk Students, Hyperactivity