The reliability of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) rating scales in children with mental retardation was assessed. Parents, teachers, and teaching assistants completed ADHD rating scales on 48 children aged 5-12 diagnosed with mental retardation. Measures included the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Conners Rating Scales, the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Test (ADHDT...

This study investigated the relationship between children’s ability to regulate emotions and display of appropriate behavior in social settings. A sample of 33 children representing a wide range of social economic status was randomly selected from a Head Start Program and an Early Childhood Development Center in the Midwest. Data were collected using the Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC) devel...

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A avaliação de professores tem sido conduzida com instrumentos como o Teacher Behavior Checklist (TBC) cuja evidência validade conteúdo foi obtida por relato verbal. relação entre seis itens do TBC e estímulo “Bom Professor” avaliada IRAP, a correlação nota dos participantes em uma disciplina da graduação professor. Participaram 40 estudantes universitários que responderam aos dois informaram r...

Children in foster care experience higher levels and rates of psychosocial difficulties than children from the general population. Governments and child welfare services have a responsibility to identify those children in care who have need for therapeutic services. This can be achieved through systematic screening and monitoring of psychosocial difficulties among all children in foster care. H...