Abstracts
Résumé
L’efficacité des interventions auxquelles sont exposés les enfants agressifs doit être évaluée avec rigueur. Pour ce faire, les chercheurs et praticiens doivent disposer de mesures fiables, valides, exemptes de biais et qui soient suffisamment sensibles pour permettre de détecter tout changement dans le comportement des enfants. Le premier objectif de cet article consiste à mettre en évidence les limites associées à l’utilisation de mesures indirectes pour évaluer le comportement des enfants exposés à une intervention. Le second objectif vise à illustrer les enjeux associés à l’utilisation de mesures directes basées sur l’observation du comportement. Une analyse des différentes possibilités qui s’offrent aux chercheurs et aux praticiens, notamment en ce qui a trait au choix des comportements ciblés par l’observation et au contexte où se déroule l’observation, est proposée.
Mots-clés :
- Mesure et évaluation,
- observation,
- intervention,
- méthodologie
Abstract
Behavioral outcomes of intervention targeting young aggressive children have to be carefully assessed. Researchers and practioners need reliable, valid, and bias-free instruments that are also sensitive enough to detect any change in children’s behavior. The first goal of this article is to highlight limitations imposed by indirect measures of behavioral assessment with children exposed to an intervention. The second goal is to illustrate issues related to direct behavioral assessment using observation procedure. The different options for researchers and practioners regarding the choice of behavioral targets and observation settings are discussed.
Keywords:
- Assessment,
- observation,
- intervention,
- methodology
Resumo
A eficácia das intervenções às quais são expostas as crianças agressivas deve ser avaliada com rigor. Para tal, os investigadores e os práticos devem dispor de medições fiáveis, válidas, isentas de enviesamentos e que sejam suficientemente sensíveis para permitir detectar toda a mudança no comportamento das crianças. o primeiro objectivo deste artigo consiste em evidenciar os limites associados à utilização de medições indirectas para avaliar o comportamento das crianças expostas a uma intervenção. o segundo objectivo visa ilustrar os desafios associados à utilização de medições directas baseadas sobre a observação do comportamento. é proposta uma análise das diferentes possibilidades que se apresentam aos investigadores e aos práticos, nomeadamente no que se refere à escolha de comportamentos-alvo para a observação e ao contexto no qual se desenvolve a observação.
Palavras chaves:
- Medição e avaliação,
- observação,
- intervenção,
- metodologia
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