Examines the convergence of 6 measures of aggression in a group of 43 children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders. The results suggest that measurement of clinically salient physical aggression requires multiple informant sources and that the Child Behavior Checklist and Iowa Conners Aggression Factor are assessing dimensions other…

Portfolio assessment is a method of teacher evaluation that is consistent with a professional rather than a technical view of teaching, enabling graduate students to document their creativity and wide-ranging skills. This article describes the development of a portfolio model of evaluation in a graduate program in behavior disorders at Western…

This article recommends the use of professional portfolios in preservice preparation of teachers of students with behavioral disorders and describes the graduate program in behavioral disorders at Western Carolina University (North Carolina). Program development involved determination of competencies and a format for individual project…