General Information

The Behavioral Checklist allows a teacher or trained observer to assess a child's behavior during naturally occurring school activities. Observations usually last over an hour in the classroom.

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Behavioral Checklist
Author(s):	Robert Deluty
Date of Publication:	1984
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Observe Student
Manual:	Not Available
Time to Administer:	60 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Aggressiveness, Assertiveness, Submissiveness
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 6 through 12 years old Grade Level: First Grade to Sixth Grade
Method of Administration:	Individual
Source of Information:	Teacher, Therapist
Subtests and Scores:	Aggressiveness, Assertiveness, and Submissiveness
Number of Items:	32
Type of Scale:	Open response

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	50
Population:	Children from a Baltimore, MD parochial school.
Culture/ethnicity:	African-American, Asian-American, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	0.38 to 0.88

Validity: 

Criterion validity and construct validity were assessed and found to be acceptable.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	None
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Robert Deluty

Notes

Original Reference(s):	Deluty, R.H. (1984). Behavioral validation of the Children's Action Tendency Scale. Journal of Behavioral Assessment, 6(2), 115-130.
Other Reference(s):	Deluty, R.H. (l985). Consistency of assertive, aggressive, and submissive behavior for children. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 49, 1054-1065.

Contact

Name:	Robert H. Deluty, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Organization:	The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Office Location: Mathematics/Psychology Building., Room#315 Department of Psychology
Address:	1000 Hilltop Circle
City:	Baltimore
State:	MD
Zip:	21250
Phone:	(410) 455-2420
Fax:	(410) 455-1055
E-mail:	deluty@umbc.edu
Website:	http://www.umbc.edu/psyc/personal/deluty/

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  February 2007