A Comparative Study of Two Behavior Rating Formats

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This investigation determines if teacher ratings of students' classroom behavior would be influenced by the format of the instrument. Six elementary school teachers completed dual ratings of 119 students on the Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale (DESB). The DESB scale was used in its original individually administered format and in an adapted group-administered format that allowed for the concurrent rating of all students in a given classroom. A chi-square was calculated for each item to determine if the response pattern was independent of format. Results indicated that 42 of the 47 response patterns were not significantly different for the individually and group administered forms. This finding suggests that the two forms can be used interchangeably without biasing the results.

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