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Everett, Gregory E.; Swift, Honora S.; McKenney, Elizabeth L. W.; Jewell, Jeremy D. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
The current study evaluated the effectiveness of individualized math-to-mastery (MTM) interventions, selected though brief experimental analysis (BEA), at increasing math fluency skills for three elementary-aged females. As MTM has only been investigated as a multicomponent intervention, the present study utilized BEA to identify those specific…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Intervention, Mathematics Achievement, Low Achievement
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Zhang, Hong; Tang, Hanwei; Zhang, Mengnan; Wang, Fuyan – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
The present study investigated how students' attitudes toward bullying were influenced simultaneously by personal and contextual factors in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taipei. Participants included 25,338 students (15-year-olds, from grade 7 to 12) and 663 schools from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taipei drawn from the Program for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Secondary School Students
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Cullinan, Douglas; Lambert, Matthew C.; Epstein, Michael H. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Provide data on the five characteristics of emotional disturbance (ED). For 503 students with ED and 2016 without disabilities, teachers rated the characteristics ("Inability to Learn;" "Relationship Problems;" "Inappropriate Behavior;" "Unhappiness or Depression;" "Physical Symptoms or Fears"),…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Males
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Yoke Y. Chen; Chuong H. Ting; Siti R. Ghazali; Ang A. Ling – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
With the increasing prevalence of mental health issues among children, there is a growing need to implement school-based preventive programs for emotional well-being in Malaysia. Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic preventive program designed based on the cognitive-behavioral therapy concept to address emotional problems among…
Descriptors: Well Being, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Self Control
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Ashworth, Emma; Humphrey, Neil; Lendrum, Ann; Hennessey, Alexandra – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
This mixed-methods study examines two moderators of the impact of the Good Behavior Game--implementation variability, participant risk status, and the interaction between them--as predictors of behavioral and academic outcomes. Quantitative data from 38 primary schools were utilized, with outcome data collected at baseline and 2-year follow-up.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Intervention, Student Behavior, Elementary School Students
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McKevett, Nicole M.; Kiss, Allyson J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
Teachers' judgments of student achievement are a crucial aspect of instruction and intervention. Previous research examining teachers' judgments has primarily focused on oral reading fluency and results are mixed with respect to how accurate teachers are. The purpose of the current study was to examine the accuracy of kindergarten and first-grade…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Accuracy, Data Use, Reading Achievement
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Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Choi, Taehoon; Bruhn, Allison Leigh; Fernando, Josephine – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
This study examined the relationship of teachers' ratings of students' 21st century skills (i.e., persistence, curiosity, externalizing and internalizing affect, and cognition) via the Human Behavior Rating Scale: Brief (HBRS: Brief; Eaves & Woods-Groves, 2011) with student performance. Midwestern K-11 teachers (n = 96) rated students (n =…
Descriptors: Correlation, Teacher Attitudes, 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement
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Lynne, Shauna; Radley, Keith C.; Dart, Evan H.; Tingstrom, Daniel H.; Barry, Christopher T.; Lum, John D. K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a variation of the Good Behavior Game (GBG) in which teachers used ClassDojo to manage each team's progress. ClassDojo is a computer-based program that enables teachers to award students with points for demonstrating target behaviors. Dependent variables included class-wide…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Student Behavior, Program Effectiveness, Computer Games
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Van Norman, Ethan R.; Nelson, Peter M.; Klingbeil, David A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
A fundamental assumption of multi-tiered systems of support is the bidirectional movement of students between tiers. In comparison to research on when to intensify instruction, less attention has been paid to the validity of decisions to exit students from supplemental supports. We used data from 554 third-grade students who met the criteria to be…
Descriptors: Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Reading Instruction, Decision Making
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Cueli, Marisol; Areces, Débora; Rodríguez, Celestino; Cabaleiro, Paloma; González-Castro, Paloma – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
This study aims to analyze knowledge and attitudes toward attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in university students (infant education, primary education, teaching, and psychology students) and teachers (elementary, primary and secondary school teachers, and university teachers). A total of 417 university students and 170 teachers took…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, College Students, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Dinnen, Hannah L.; Baker, Jack; Dallal, Renee; Brann, Kristy; Flaspohler, Paul D. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
This study explored negative emotional, behavioral, and academic performance outcomes for highly mobile students and potential protective factors. Participants were fourth and fifth-grade students (N = 647, 51% male) from three schools with low socioeconomic status, highly mobile student populations within a large, suburban school district in the…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Poch, Apryl L.; Allen, Abigail A.; Lembke, Erica S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
Spelling has been identified as a key transcription skill that emerges during the elementary years as students learn how to write and subsequently develop fluency with writing, making the assessment of spelling a critical component of evaluation systems within schools. This includes the use of curriculum-based measures of writing (CBM-W). This…
Descriptors: Spelling, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Based Assessment, Scoring
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Wink, Mackenzie N.; LaRusso, Maria D.; Smith, Rhiannon L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
Managing students' problem behaviors in the classroom is a difficult challenge for many teachers. A teacher's ability to empathize with students' perspectives and life experiences could impact their approach to the student's problem behaviors; however, few previous studies examine teacher empathy. This study adapted an existing empathy measure to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Empathy, Student Attitudes
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Griggs, Marissa Swaim; Mikami, Amori Yee; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
Student behavioral concerns are a top priority for school psychologists. This project took an ecological systems perspective by examining the contribution of students' initial externalizing and internalizing behaviors and the quality of their classroom environments to their behavioral outcomes across one school year. Participants included 322…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Ecological Factors, Educational Environment
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Mire, Sarah S.; Keller-Margulis, Milena A.; Izuno-Garcia, Amy K.; Jellinek, Emily R.; Loría Garro, Elías S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Students with autism may struggle to develop the academic skills necessary for success in school and beyond. Understanding and improving academic skills performance requires appropriate measurement approaches. One such option that has been minimally studied with students with autism is curriculum-based measurement (CBM). Coinciding with the need…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Feasibility Studies, Curriculum Based Assessment
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