Use of a Teacher Rating Scale.

A study of the Pupil Behavior Rating Scale (PBRS) was made to determine its factor structure and to determine its utility (or screening children at the elementary school level to identify potential learning disabilities. An analysis of teacher ratings of 183 boys identified as having learning proble...

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Published in:Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 199 - 207
Main Authors: Bryan, Tanis Schwartz, McGrady, Harold J.
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Apr1972
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        affil: College of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Campus, Chicago, Ill. 60680.
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        Teacher evaluation
        Elementary schools
        Cognition disorders
        Learning disabilities
        People with intellectual disabilities
        People with learning disabilities
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          Teacher evaluation
          Elementary schools
          Cognition disorders
          Learning disabilities
          People with intellectual disabilities
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