Direct behavior rating (DBR): Generalizability and dependability across raters and observations

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 825-843

  Christ, Theodore J ^a   Riley Tillman, T Chris ^b   Chafouleas, Sandra M ^c   Boice, Christina H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

classroom behavior; direct behavior rating; direct observation; educational measurement; generalizability theory; rating scale; social behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956963834     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164410366695     Document Type: Article

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