An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Conners Teacher's Rating Scale

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 525-532

  Gumpel, Thomas ^a   Wilson, Mark ^a   Shalev, Ruth ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEACHING;

EID: 0032210418     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949803100602     Document Type: Article

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