PO435: The Better Judge: Strategies for Reducing Bias on Behavioral Ratings

  • PMD: 1
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 4: Recent Developments in Assessment and Research

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand how to use direct behavior ratings (DBRs) to measure classroom behavior;
  2. understand the extent to which raters are consistent in their ratings over time; and
  3. consider the best methods for reducing rater effects and improving rater consistency over time.

Description

Raters may be inconsistent over time, but training and statistical adjustment methods can help. This study investigates different ways to mitigate rater effects on direct behavior ratings.

Presenter(s)

Annika L. Hodges, Northern Illinois University
Robert F. Adams, II, Northern Illinois University
Kara M. Styck, Northern Illinois University

Contributor(s)

Abigail E. Pruitt, Christopher J. Anthony, Robert J. Volpe

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