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Interrater agreement for discriminant classifications for the adjustment scales for children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Canivez Gary L.,
Watkins Marley W.,
Schaefer Barbara A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.10043
Subject(s) - inter rater reliability , psychology , linear discriminant analysis , discriminant , discriminant validity , agreement , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , statistics , rating scale , internal consistency , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science , linguistics , philosophy
Investigation of interrater agreement for the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA) discriminant classifications is reported. Two teaching professionals or paraprofessionals working in the same classroom for a minimum of 1 hour per day provided independent ratings of the same child using the ASCA. A total of 119 students ranging in age from 7 to 18 years were independently rated on the ASCA. Results indicated significant and moderate to substantial interrater agreement for the discriminant classifications. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.