The Impact of Training on the Accuracy of Direct Behavior Ratings (DBR)

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-83

  Schlientz, Mine D ^a   Riley Tillman, T Chris ^a   Briesch, Amy M ^b   Walcott, Christy M ^a   Chafouleas, Sandra M ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior assessment training; direct behavior ratings

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749130874     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016255     Document Type: Article

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