Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Dissertations Graduate College 8-1988 The Ability of Teachers of Preschool Handicapped to Use Observational Behavioral Assessment Techniques in Assessing Social Skills Stephen P. Barbus Western Michigan University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations Part of the Disability and Equity in Education Commons, and the Special Education and Teaching Commons Recommended Citation Barbus, Stephen P., "The Ability of Teachers of Preschool Handicapped to Use Observational Behavioral Assessment Techniques in Assessing Social Skills" (1988). Dissertations. 2195. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/2195 This Dissertation-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE ABILITY OF TEACHERS OF PRESCHOOL HANDICAPPED TO USE OBSERVATIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING SOCIAL SKILLS by Stephen P. Barbus A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Department of Special Education Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan August 1988 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. THE ABILITY OF TEACHERS OF PRESCHOOL HANDICAPPED TO USE OBSERVATIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING SOCIAL SKILLS Stephen P. Barbus, Ed.D. Western Michigan University, 1988 Socially competent preschool children effectively use a variety of social skills, including initiating and maintaining interactions, using others as resources, expressing affection and hostility appropriately, and competing with, leading, and following peers.