Diagnostic Accuracy of a Universal Behavior Screener for Identification of Attention Problems in First Grade
dc.access.option | Open Access | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Walcott, Christy M | |
dc.contributor.author | Ezell, Erin | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Wuensch, Karl | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Curtindale, Lori | |
dc.contributor.department | Psychology | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-14T14:46:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-01T08:01:52Z | |
dc.date.created | 2018-08 | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-07-25 | |
dc.date.submitted | August 2018 | |
dc.date.updated | 2018-08-09T20:00:46Z | |
dc.degree.department | Psychology | |
dc.degree.discipline | MA-School Psychology | |
dc.degree.grantor | East Carolina University | |
dc.degree.level | Masters | |
dc.degree.name | M.A. | |
dc.description.abstract | Teacher-rated inattention predicts reading outcomes, and children with both reading and elevated inattention may require special intervention. Therefore, screening of inattention seems warranted. It is examined whether teacher ratings on a universal behavior screener, the Social Emotional Academic Behavior Rating Scale (SAEBRS), has a similar diagnostic accuracy to the ADHD-IV-Rating Scale, Inattention Scale for 1st grade students (n = 273). The SAEBRS-Total Behavior (SAEBRS-TB) and SAEBRS-Academic Behavior (SAEBRS-AB) scores were utilized for this study. Based on a receiver operator characteristic analysis, the SAEBRS-TB and SAEBRS-AB yielded high diagnostic accuracy. A SAEBRS-TB cut score of 40 yielded acceptable sensitivity and specificity, and a SAEBRS-AB cut score of 11 yielded optimal sensitivity and acceptable specificity. Therefore, the SAEBRS appears to be an accurate method to screen for children who are at-risk for elevated inattention. | |
dc.embargo.lift | 2020-08-01 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/6948 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | East Carolina University | |
dc.subject | Universal screening | |
dc.subject | inattention | |
dc.subject | ADHD | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Attention in children | |
dc.subject.lcsh | First grade (Education) | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Early childhood education | |
dc.title | Diagnostic Accuracy of a Universal Behavior Screener for Identification of Attention Problems in First Grade | |
dc.type | Master's Thesis | |
dc.type.material | text |
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