Measurement invariance of a direct behavior rating multi item scale across occasions

dc.contributor.authorGebhardt, Markus
dc.contributor.authorDeVries, Jeffrey M.
dc.contributor.authorJungjohann, Jana
dc.contributor.authorCasale, Gino
dc.contributor.authorGegenfurtner, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorKuhn, Jörg-Tobias
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-11T15:40:10Z
dc.date.available2019-11-11T15:40:10Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-04
dc.description.abstractDirect Behavior Rating (DBR) as a behavioral progress monitoring tool can be designed as longitudinal assessment with only short intervals between measurement points. The reliability of these instruments has been mostly evaluated in observational studies with small samples based on generalizability theory. However, for a standardized use in the pedagogical field, a larger and broader sample is required in order to assess measurement invariance between different participant groups and over time. Therefore, we constructed a DBR, the Questionnaire for Monitoring Behavior in Schools (QMBS) with multiple items to measure the occurrence of specific externalizing and internalizing student classroom behaviors on a Likert scale (1 = never to 7 = always). In a pilot study, two trained raters observed 16 primary education students and rated the student behavior over all items with a satisfactory reliability. In the main study, 108 regular primary school students, 97 regular secondary students, and 14 students in a clinical setting were rated daily over one week (five measurement points). Item response theory (IRT) analyses confirmed the technical adequacy of the instrument and latent growth models demonstrated the instrument’s stability over time. Further development of the instrument and study designs to implement DBRs is discussed.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2003/38335
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-20305
dc.language.isoende
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSocial Sciences;Jg. 8, Heft 2. S. 46-1-46-14
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectDirect behavior ratingen
dc.subjectTesten
dc.subjectSensitivity over timeen
dc.subjectRatingen
dc.subjectSchoolen
dc.subjectClassroomen
dc.subjectBehavioren
dc.subjectProgress monitoringen
dc.subject.ddc370
dc.titleMeasurement invariance of a direct behavior rating multi item scale across occasionsen
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eldorado.secondarypublication.primarycitationSocial Sciences. Jg. 8, Heft 2. S. 46-1-46-14en
eldorado.secondarypublication.primaryidentifierhttps://doi.org/10.3390/socsci8020046de

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