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Didaskalou, Eleni; Briesch, Amy M.; Volpe, Robert J.; Roussi-Vergou, Christina – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2022
The use of systematic direct observation offers several advantages as a behavioral assessment method including enhanced objectivity of measurement, the ability to account for the environmental context, and the facilitation of local comparisons. The Classroom Observation of Engagement, Disruptive, and Disrespectful Behavior (COEDD) was designed to…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Psychometrics, Elementary School Students
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Volpe, Robert J.; Chaffee, Ruth K.; Yeung, Tat Shing; Briesch, Amy M. – School Mental Health, 2020
Although there is a growing body of evidence to support the use of direct behavior rating (DBR) as a formative behavioral assessment method in school-based problem-solving models, this work has centered largely on the assessment of attending and problem behaviors and on the use of single-item DBR scales. The primary purpose of the current study…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Test Construction, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement
Volpe, Robert J.; Chaffee, Ruth K.; Yeung, Tat Shing; Briesch, Amy M. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Although there is a growing body of evidence to support the use of direct behavior rating (DBR) as a formative behavioral assessment method in school-based problem-solving models, this work has centered largely on the assessment of attending and problem behaviors and on the use of single-item DBR scales. The primary purpose of the current study…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Test Construction, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement
Hustus, Chelsea L.; Owens, Julie Sarno; Volpe, Robert J.; Briesch, Amy M.; Daniels, Brian – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2020
The primary goal of this study was to assess the treatment sensitivity of four newly developed Direct Behavior Rating--Multi-Item Scales (DBR-MIS) that assess the domains of academic engagement, disruptive behavior, organizational skills, and oppositional behavior in the context of a Daily Report Card (DRC) intervention. To achieve this goal, we…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
Hustus, Chelsea L.; Owens, Julie Sarno; Volpe, Robert J.; Briesch, Amy M.; Daniels, Brian – Grantee Submission, 2020
The primary goal of this study was to assess the treatment sensitivity of four newly developed Direct Behavior Rating--Multi-Item Scales (DBR-MIS) that assess the domains of academic engagement, disruptive behavior, organizational skills, and oppositional behavior in the context of a Daily Report Card (DRC) intervention. To achieve this goal, we…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
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Johnson, Austin H.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Briesch, Amy M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
In this study, generalizability theory was used to examine the extent to which (a) time-sampling methodology, (b) number of simultaneous behavior targets, and (c) individual raters influenced variance in ratings of academic engagement for an elementary-aged student. Ten graduate-student raters, with an average of 7.20 hr of previous training in…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Sampling, Elementary School Students, Learner Engagement
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Riley-Tillman, T. Chris; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Christ, Theodore; Briesch, Amy M.; LeBel, Teresa J. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2009
Direct behavior ratings (DBRs) combine aspects of both systematic direct observation and behavior rating scales to create a feasible method for social behavior assessment within a problem-solving model. The purpose of the current study was to examine whether accuracy of DBRs was affected depending on the behaviors selected to be rated using a DBR.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Social Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales