No differences in achievement were evident in a college-level general psychology course between students who had completed a high school psychology course and those students who had not. The results are discussed in terms of the content, quality, and objectives of high school psychology courses. (Author)

A survey was sent to doctoral school psychologists to determine their research productivity and topical interests. Approximately two thirds of 147 respondents indicated doing some research during 1974-75. Studies dealing with topics of assessment and program evaluation were most prevalent. (Author)

An 11-year-old boy with a six-year history of elective mutism in school was successfully treated with operant reinforcement and contingency management techniques. The plan was carried out by the classroom teacher with a minimum amount of management consultation. (Author)

The Teacher-Pupil Interaction Scale was developed for use by educational consultants to provide teachers with systematic data for analyzing and improving the learning of pupils. Using the sequential record of verbal and nonverbal interactions with students, teachers can pinpoint conditions serving both as antecedents and consequents of current…

This article describes an investigation of consultant services rendered by school psychologists to teachers. Results indicated that consultants lacking in skills failed to identify consultee problems and never reached the stage of plan development and implementation. Consultants successful in identifying problems were able to solve those problems.…

IQ tests were viewed solely as predictors in this investigation. The results revealed equal but very low within-ethnic-group correlations between IQ and achievement measures administered concurrently prior to desegregation and for tests administered one and two years following desegregation. (Author)

The major finding of the study was that both male and female students, regardless of their locus of control, gained more on the achievement measure under internal teachers than under external teachers. (Author)

This study demonstrates, in the area of individual intelligence test administration, how competency standards can be implemented in school psychology training. The paper sets up behavioral objectives, determines what training is required for specified levels of mastery, and shows what specific training procedures contribute to the achievement of…

This study, by comparing for learning disabled and control children parental frequency rating of physical punishment and of completion of tasks, hypothesized that parental indulgence is associated with learning disorders. Referral children with learning problems (N=18), were rated significantly lower on both measures that students referred for…

Examined the effects of early identification and psychological services on underachievement through a follow-up study conducted six years later. One hundred and seventeen fourth-grade underachievers were divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received psychological services. Follow-up studies were made of them at high…

A total of 72 school psychologists administered both the WISC and WISC-R to 164 black, white and Latino children. These children had been referred to the school psychologist because of concerns about their intellectual ability. Significant WISC/WISC-R differences were found, with the WISC-R yielding lower results. (Author)

The potential undermining effects of a reinforcement program were examined in two studies with kindergarten-first grade children. The procedures were designed to provide an analog to typical classroom incentive programs. The subjects' initial interest was low in one study and high in the other. (Author)

Although authors have varied opinions, it is the general concensus that the WISC-R is superior to the WISC. This author concurs. However, serious consideration should be given to the research findings before the WISC-R is substituted freely for the WISC as a criterion for special education placement. (Author)

Brief, interpersonal coping courses (N=4) were conducted in a junior high school for early adolescent students. Two classes (N=24) consisted of students regularly utilizing school guidance personnel; the remaining (N=19) consisted of adolescents from the school population. Results support the conclusion that students' interpersonal coping skills…

Studied a new device and training procedure for teaching the directional orientation and sentence tracking skills used in reading and writing western languages. Left-right and up-down directional confusion were shown to be rapidly corrected in normal children by the use of a simple electronic device providing clear feedback. (Author)