Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 11, 2025

Use of a Video Scoring Anchor for Rapid Serial Assessment of Social Communication in Toddlers
Published on: March 14, 2018
Multi-informant Assessment of Internalizing Concerns: Rater Concordance and Implications for Decision-Making
Nathaniel von der Embse1, Eunsook Kim1, Dorie Ross1
1College of Education, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620 United States.
Teacher and student agreement on youth internalizing behaviors is limited. However, when they agree, positive behaviors correlate with better academic performance in students.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Mental Health Research
Background:
- Youth mental health concerns have risen post-COVID-19.
- Universal screening is recommended, but data use with informant discrepancies is unclear.
- Understanding rater concordance is crucial for effective interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- Assess teacher-student agreement on internalizing behaviors.
- Examine how concordance varies by age/grade.
- Determine the impact of concordance on academic outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Compared teacher and student ratings of internalizing behaviors.
- Analyzed concordance across different grade levels.
- Investigated links between informant agreement and academic performance.
Main Results:
- Limited agreement observed between teachers and students on internalizing behaviors.
- Concordant ratings, when present, linked positive emotional behaviors to higher academic performance.
- Patterns of agreement/disagreement and their academic links were consistent across grades.
Conclusions:
- Teacher-student agreement on internalizing behaviors is low.
- Concordance, not informant type, is key for linking behaviors to academic success.
- Findings highlight the need for nuanced interpretation of screening data.
More Related Videos
12:55Multimodal Protocol for Assessing Metacognition and Self-Regulation in Adults with Learning Difficulties
Published on: September 27, 2020
07:56Assessing the Coherence of Parents' Short Narratives Regarding their Child Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample Procedure
Published on: September 19, 2019
Related Concept Videos
Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance
Self-Report Tests of Personality
Strategies for Assessing and Addressing Confounding
Confounding can be addressed at both the design phase of a study and through analytical methods after data...
Reliability and Validity
Self-Discrepancy Theory
Self-Evaluation: Self-Enhancement and Self-Verification