An Investigation of the Technical Adequacy of a Daily Behavior Report Card (DBRC) for Monitoring Progress of Students With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Special Education Placements

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 231-241

  Fabiano, Gregory A ^a   Vujnovic, Rebecca ^a   Naylor, Justin ^a   Pariseau, Meaghan ^a   Robins, Melissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Daily Behavior Report Card; monitor; progress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990347668     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534508409333344     Document Type: Article

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