Ecological Validity of the Conners' Continuous Performance Test II in a School-Based Sample

Autor/inn/en	Weis, Robert; Totten, Sara J.
Titel	Ecological Validity of the Conners' Continuous Performance Test II in a School-Based Sample
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 22 (2004) 1, S.47-61 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/073428290402200104
Schlagwörter	Performance Tests; Validity; Grade 1; Grade 2; Student Behavior; Hyperactivity; Attention; Scores; Correlation; Computer Assisted Testing; Attention Deficit Disorders; Observation; Conners Rating Scales; Continuous Performance Test; Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test; Behavior Assessment System for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsermittlung; Leistungsmessung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Gültigkeit; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Hyperaktivität; Aufmerksamkeit; Korrelation; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Beobachtung
Abstract	The ecological validity of the Conners' Continuous Performance Test II (CPT-II) was examined using a sample of 206 first- and second-grade children. Children's CPT-II scores were correlated with observations of inattentive/hyperactive behavior during CPT-II administration, observations of children's behavior during analogue academic task, classroom observations, and parent/teacher reports. CPT-II scores showed moderate correlations with test session behavior but low correlations with external measures of inattention/hyperactivity. On the other hand, test session observations, analogue task observations, classroom observations, and teacher reports showed moderate and significant intercorrelations. Furthermore, test session observations predicted a significant amount of variance in children's classroom behavior above and beyond CPT-II scores alone. Results suggest that psychologists should supplement CPT-II scores with observational data to estimate children's functioning outside the test setting. (Contains 3 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10