Interrater reliability of teacher rating scales for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
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Authors: | Jeffrey S. Danforth George J. DuPaul |
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Affiliation: | (1) Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania;(2) Department of Psychology, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, 06226-2295 Willimantic, Connecticut |
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Abstract: | Interrater reliability of eight teacher rating scales designed to assess characteristics of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was investigated. Coteachers of 46 students completed the rating scales. The students, ages 8–17, were designated as having a Serious Emotional Disturbance. The resulting interrater reliability correlation coefficients ranged from .62 to .87. The percentage of variance shared between raters ranged from a low of 38.4% (the ACTeRS Oppositional factor and the CBCL-TRF Attention Problems factor) to 75.7% (ADHD Rating Scale). The percent of shared variance was higher for younger children. Kappa scores evaluating rater agreement were highest at the two standard deviations above the mean cutoff. The reliability coefficients were consistent with those reported in prior research. |
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Keywords: | teacher rating scales attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder interrater reliability |
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