Convergent, Discriminant, and Construct Validity of the ACTeRS and ASCA

The present study examined the convergent, discriminant, and construct validity of the ADD-H Comprehensive Teacher\u27s Rating Scale, Second Edition (ACTeRS) and Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA). Participants included 106 children between in first through sixth grade for the ACTeRS and ASCA comparison of teacher ratings. The children assessed were 53 children meeting DSM-4 criteria for ADHD and 53 randomly matched control group children. Results of this study indicated moderate correlations between similar scales of the ACTeRS and ASCA. Discriminant function analysis and diagnostic efficiency estimates revealed significantly high capabilities for both instruments in accurately differentiating between known groups. Results from the present study were similar to previous studies examining ADHD rating scales. This study provides support for the construct and discriminant validity of the two measures

Implications of Teacher Burnout Related to Being a Special Education Provider

ABSTRACT The profession of special education instructor has evolved over the years. Special education teachers must often manage lesson plans that make accommodations for all intellectual and disability needs of students. Special education teachers are charged with leading the IEP team and overseeing a wide range of goals, including occupational, speech, physical, and emotional behavioral, and modified education that integrates the student into the least restrictive environment mandated by law. These responsibilities often vary across disabilities and federal educational settings. The author of this thesis reviewed a number of relevant articles that explored the multitude of responsibilities required of special education teachers as it relates to burnout and retention rates in the field. The purpose of this thesis is to explore best practices to support special education professionals to prevent professional burnout and increase the retention of teachers in the profession

Convergent, Discriminant, and Construct Validity of the ACTeRS and ASCA

The present study examined the convergent, discriminant, and construct validity of the ADD-H Comprehensive Teacher\u27s Rating Scale, Second Edition (ACTeRS) and Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA). Participants included 106 children between in first through sixth grade for the ACTeRS and ASCA comparison of teacher ratings. The children assessed were 53 children meeting DSM-4 criteria for ADHD and 53 randomly matched control group children. Results of this study indicated moderate correlations between similar scales of the ACTeRS and ASCA. Discriminant function analysis and diagnostic efficiency estimates revealed significantly high capabilities for both instruments in accurately differentiating between known groups. Results from the present study were similar to previous studies examining ADHD rating scales. This study provides support for the construct and discriminant validity of the two measures

Senior Recitals

A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree

Division Block for Bailing Presses

Patent for a division block for baling presses. Illustration included

IRC §§ 7431 and 7433: Civil Remedies for Abusive Practices by the IRS

A government must have revenue to exist, and a government the size of the present-day United States government requires a staggering amount of revenue. As the revenue assessing and collecting branch of the government, the Internal Revenue Service performs the crucial function of ensuring the steady and continuous flow of revenue. To enable it to perform this function, Congress and the courts have granted the Service broad powers of investigation and seizure that are denied most other law enforcement agencies by statutory and constitutional safeguards, and have generally shielded the Service from accountability to the taxpayers involved or to any other authority.In 1976, however, Congress began enacting legislation intended to ensure the proper exercise by the Service of its extensive powers, and to prevent the misuse of the massive database that the Service has constructed on American taxpayers. Given the ever-expanding use of the tort system in the United States as a means of private law enforcement, it is not surprising that one of the tools chosen by Congress to police the Service was the taxpayer lawsuit for damages against the federal government. This Article will focus on two provisions, section 7431 (and its substantive base, section 6103) and section 7433, in which Congress established this method of accountability.</jats:p

Compressive strength of the Springfield Coal Member in Indiana

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Growing Trees in a Gravel Bed Stormwater Retention System as a Novel Approach to Stormwater Management in Urban Sites

Dense urban areas are typically covered by impervious surfaces used to construct roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks. Sealing over soils with impervious surfaces increases stormwater runoff volume and reduces water quality downstream. Green infrastructure technologies are a commonly used stormwater control measure that can capture stormwater runoff generated from impervious surfaces. The inclusion of woody and herbaceous plants in green infrastructure mitigates stormwater runoff through canopy interception, increased soil infiltration, and evapotranspiration. However, planting trees situated amongst impervious surfaces remains difficult because they suffer from slow growth rates and shortened lifespans due to the soil compaction necessary to create a stable pavement, which diminishes the water storage capacity of soils and hampers root system development. These green infrastructure technologies in ultra-urban areas also present extremely harsh growing environments for trees due to soil moisture extremes, inhospitable microclimates, and pollution contamination. The subject of this paper is a gravel bed stormwater retention system that was developed to address the combined needs of a stable hardscape, belowground stormwater storage, and tree root development to lead to large, long-lived trees that both intercept precipitation and transpire captured runoff. The design specifications of this system are intended to be low-cost, technically simple, and highly adaptable based on site configuration and intended stormwater capture. This paper describes a pilot project on the Virginia Tech campus that constructed the first multi-tree gravel bed stormwater retention system, which aims to evaluate the functionality and feasibility of the system. This pilot study will raise awareness of trees in green infrastructure systems and provide information about the cost-effectiveness and practicality of the gravel bed stormwater retention system. Also included in this paper is an investigation of the ecophysiological and morphological adaptations that tree species confer to adapt to the unique hydrologic regime and substrate found in green infrastructure systems. Through a rigorous review of literature, a species suitability model was populated by 75 tree species. The model stratified species into groups based on foliage type and mature size to provide a diverse palette of species to allow practitioners to configure the gravel bed stormwater retention system based on cultural conditions, aboveground space limitations, and site-specific environmental challenges.USDA Forest Service 17CS11330144058Graduate Advisory Committee: P. Eric Wiseman (chair), Daniel McLaughlin, Meredith Steel