Using SWPBS Expectations as a Screening Tool to Predict Behavioral Risk in Middle School
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| Title: | Using SWPBS Expectations as a Screening Tool to Predict Behavioral Risk in Middle School |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burke, Mack D., Davis, John L., Hagan-Burke, Shanna, Lee, Yuan-Hsuan, Fogarty, Melissa Shea |
| Source: | Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. Jan 2014 16(1):5-17. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Middle Schools Junior High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Risk, Interpersonal Competence, Prediction, Behavior Problems, Middle School Students, Validity, Correlation, Classification, Screening Tests, Emotional Development, Social Development, Behavior Disorders, Prevention, Scores, Item Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1098300712461147 |
| ISSN: | 1098-3007 |
| Abstract: | School-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) focuses on promoting social competence through the establishment of behavior expectations that are explicitly taught and reinforced by all teachers across all settings. This study investigated the validity of using adherence to SWPBS behavior expectations as a screening tool for predicting behavior risk status. A total of 961 students at a middle school serving Grades 6 through 8 were screened using the school's SWPBS expectations and a standardized norm-referenced emotional and behavioral screener. Results revealed strong associations between the extent of students' adherence to SWPBS expectations and the adaptive, externalizing, and school problem constructs derived from the norm-referenced screener items; associations with the norm-referenced screener's internalizing construct were weaker. Classification analyses yielded mixed results despite the comparability between the results of the SWPBS expectations procedure and the standardized norm-referenced screener. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 45 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1021407 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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