Comparison of Teacher, Peer, and Self-Ratings of Classroom and Social Behavior of Adolescents
- 1 May 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Behavioral Disorders
- Vol. 8 (3) , 153-160
- https://doi.org/10.1177/019874298300800301
Abstract
The present study assessed the concurrent validity of three methods of measuring classroom and social behavior — teacher ratings, peer roster ratings, and self-ratings — by comparing these measures with observational data. Results indicated that both the peer roster rating and the teacher rating were effective in measuring time-on-task during various classroom activities. Teacher and peer ratings did not correlate well with observed social behavior. Self-ratings correlated only with time-on-task during lectures, but even in this instance the explained variance was minimal. Implications for screening social and behavior problems were discussed.Keywords
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