«But projects can't just
be hands - on activities, so in the book, we discuss design
principles for a
gold standard project — how to make it rigorous, align it to state
standards, and include authenticity and student voice and choice.
Adolescents» behaviour may vary from one context to another, or from one interaction partner to another, and informants» reports may
be affected by their own perspectives.13 Because there
is no
gold standard for psychiatric disorders, and reports from different informants tend to correlate only moderately, using information from multiple informants seems the best strategy to chart mental health.14 Among other things, adherence to this first
principle is expressed in the use of child (Youth Self - report; YSR), and parent (Child Behavior Checklist; CBCL) questionnaires on child / adolescent mental health, which
are part of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA), 15,16 and the use of a teacher - report (Teacher Checklist of Psychopathology), which
was developed for TRAILS on the basis of the Achenbach Teachers Report Form.17 It
is also expressed in the use of peer nominations to assess adolescents» social status at school.