Reliability and validity of revised pupil rating scale in regional implementation of learning disability screening.

Objective To explore the reliability and validity of revised pupil rating scale(PRS)in regional implementation of learning disability screening.Methods A total of 3 991 pupils were selected from four primary schools of urban Zhanjiang with stratified cluster random sampling method.The modified PRS were used and evaluated for reliability and validity.Results The coefficients of reliability(α)were higher than 0.90 for four functional regions and 0.84 for one region.The coefficients of reliability(α)were higher than 0.95 for both verbal and non-verbal sections.The sensitivity and specificity of PRS were 70.2% and 83.6%,respectively.The area under the ROC was 0.821.PRS has four main factors,including verbal,social adaptation,time and orientation as well as operation.The learning disability was found in 10.3% of the participants.Conclusion The PRS had good reliability and validity in its regional implementation.It is helpful for group screening of learning disabilities.