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Greenwood CR, Walker HM, Todd NM, et al. Selecting a cost-effective screening measure for the assessment of preschool social withdrawal. J Appl Behav Anal. 1979;12(4):639-52doi: 10.1901/jaba.1979.12-639.
Greenwood, C. R., Walker, H. M., Todd, N. M., & Hops, H. (1979). Selecting a cost-effective screening measure for the assessment of preschool social withdrawal. Journal of applied behavior analysis, 12(4), 639-52. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1979.12-639
Greenwood, C R, et al. "Selecting a cost-effective screening measure for the assessment of preschool social withdrawal." Journal of applied behavior analysis vol. 12,4 (1979): 639-52. doi: https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1979.12-639
Greenwood CR, Walker HM, Todd NM, Hops H. Selecting a cost-effective screening measure for the assessment of preschool social withdrawal. J Appl Behav Anal. 1979;12(4):639-52. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1979.12-639. PMID: 120363; PMCID: PMC1311493.
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J Appl Behav Anal. 1979;12(4):639-52. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1979.12-639.

Selecting a cost-effective screening measure for the assessment of preschool social withdrawal.

Journal of applied behavior analysis

C R Greenwood, H M Walker, N M Todd, H Hops

PMID: 120363 PMCID: PMC1311493 DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1979.12-639
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Abstract

The utility of teacher judgment (rankings, ratings) and peer judgment (sociometric ratings) were studied as screening variables for preschool social withdrawal/responsiveness. Observational measures of preschoolers' interaction were used as the validation criterion based upon theoretical, empirical, and practical considerations related to development of a multipurpose behavioral assessment system. Results indicated that teacher rankings of students' verbal interaction frequencies (1) were most highly correlated to interaction rate in two preschool settings, (2) had test-retest reliability consistently above Rho = .80, and (3) were useful in that 77% of teachers using this procedure could identify their least socially responsive student within five rankings. The peer nomination sociometric rating was the least reliable measure at retest (Rho = .35) and showed consistently the lowest correlation with observational indices of interaction partner preferences, e.g., reciprocal rate (Rho = .29 to .39). The tendency for relationships among screening measures and the criterion to increase at retest suggested a training effect on screening accuracy. The use of teacher rankings in combination with observational measures to confirm selection accuracy and for monitoring treatment progress is discussed as a cost-effective behavioral assessment procedure for preschool social withdrawal/responsiveness.

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