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Editorial.(Editorial)
It is with pleasure that we present this issue of JPBI. The issue contains an excellent mix of discussion and experimental articles, including topics related to assessment, intervention, and values. We also included two Forum articles in this issue, as they tied together very nicely on the nationally timely topic of schoolwide positive behavioral support.
We lead off with an interesting article by Carlson, Luiselli, Slyman, and Markowski on the important motivation variable of choice making. The authors add to this rapidly growing volume of research and extend it to the interesting area of disruptive behavior involving public disrobing. The authors show that choice making can have a major impact on disruptive behavior, adding to the increasingly large applications of this variable.
The next article, by Riley-Tillman, Chafouleas, Sassu, Chanese, and Glazer, is on the topic of measurement and adds to our knowledge in the important area of observer agreement. The results show that teacher ratings can be a valuable and ...
- Validation of the Contextual Assessment Inventory for problem behavior.(Report)
- Magazine article from: Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions Carr, Edward G. Ladd, Mara V. Schulte, Christine F. April 1, 2008 700+ words
...problem behavior. The authors previously developed the Contextual Assessment Inventory and evaluated it for efficiency, comprehensiveness...and predictive validity. Implications for extending contextual assessment and using such information to develop intervention strategies...
- Bolivian students learn about trade: readers should comment on Trade Forum...
- Magazine article from: International Trade Forum July 1, 2007 700+ words
...services we offer. Q What would be the best way for these articles to reach readers in Bolivia? A One way is by using Trade Forum articles to support research and analysis in university classes. Based on my own experience, I believe this is a very effective...
- Going beyond reading--Forum articles used in training workshops.(Our Readers...
- Magazine article from: International Trade Forum McGuigan, Claire January 1, 2004 700+ words
My organization, which subscribes to Forum, delivers services to developing country producers to enhance their export skills. As part of a new training workshop we are designing on effective sales missions, we used the article "Business Negotiations: Making the First Offer" (2/2000) to help us
- Trade Forum online your comments: readers comment on Trade Forum articles...
- Magazine article from: International Trade Forum Stefanovic, Marija October 1, 2006 700+ words
Earlier this year, we launched a comments feature for readers of Trade Forum online. You can use it to send reactions to specific articles, contact authors or share information on related topics or events you are organizing. We set up the comments feature as part of our commitment to make the
- A comparative study of teacher ratings of emergent literacy skills and student...
- Magazine article from: Education Beswick, J.F. Willms, J. Douglas Sloat, E.A. September 22, 2005 700+ words
...Parker (2000) found that these contextual assessment measures had limited evidence of...current emphasis on teachers' contextual assessment of emergent literacy skills, we...both teacher referrals and their contextual assessment of students (Fletcher &...
- Children more resilient than adults in absorbing severe...
- Magazine article from: Clinical Psychiatry News Brunk, Doug February 1, 2007 700+ words
...children, where they administered an instrument called the Contextual Assessment of Stressful Events in Childhood, the Child Behavior...Depression Scale, and the Manifest Anxiety Scale. (The Contextual Assessment is not published but is available free of charge from...
- Course Management Systems as tools for the creation of online learning...
- Magazine article from: International Journal on E-Learning Papastergiou, Marina October 1, 2006 700+ words
...perspectives, (g) knowledge construction and validation through action and discourse, (h) authentic, contextual assessment, and (i) development of metacognitive skills (Heinecke et al., 2001). The instructor is viewed as a...
- Women's health in primary care: interdisciplinary interventions.
- Magazine article from: Families, Systems & Health Striepe, Meg I. Coons, Helen L. September 22, 2002 700+ words
...interdisciplinary approach to address women's multifaceted health concerns is described, including utilizing a contextual assessment to understand the needs of, and create culturally sensitive interventions, for women. Two specific interdisciplinary...
Source: HighBeam Research, Editorial.(Editorial)