Development and testing of a direct observation code training protocol for elementary aged students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 281-302

  Steiner, Naomi J ^a   Sidhu, Tahnee ^a   Rene, Kirsten ^a   Tomasetti, Kathryn ^a   Frenette, Elizabeth ^a   Brennan, Robert T ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Behavior observation; Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS); Classroom observation; Direct observation codes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887407212     PISSN: 18748597     EISSN: 18748600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-013-9166-x     Document Type: Article

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