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Direct linkNelson, Jason M.; Harwood, Hannah R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
We conducted a meta-analysis to examine depressive symptomatology among students with learning disabilities (LD), as reported by their parents and teachers. A 2006 meta-analysis by Maag & Reid of the self-reports of students with LD indicated that this group's higher report of depressive symptoms compared to non-LD students was small in magnitude…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Meta Analysis
Lopez, Emilia C.; Bursztyn, Alberto M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This article argues that school psychology programs must prepare future school psychologists to address the needs of our increasingly diverse society. Providing training and field experiences that are grounded in multicultural practices, research, and advocacy will foster greater competence in addressing diverse schools', students', and families'…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Counselor Training, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Awareness
Problem Analysis: Examining the Selection and Evaluation of Data during Problem-Solving Consultation
Newell, Markeda L.; Newell, Terrance S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The purpose of this study was to analyze how school psychologists engaged in problem analysis during problem-solving consultation. Five aspects of the problem analysis process were examined: 1) the types of questions participants asked during problem identification, 2) the types of data participants requested, 3) the frequency of requests for each…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Identification, Problem Solving, Simulated Environment
Allen, Ryan A.; Robins, Diana L.; Decker, Scott L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
This study reviews recent research related to the neurobiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) an provides an empirical analysis of current assessment practices. Data were collected through a survey of 117 school psychologists. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS), and Gilliam Asperger's Disorder Scale…
Descriptors: Autism, School Psychologists, Rating Scales, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Reinke, Wendy M.; Herman, Keith C.; Stormont, Melissa; Brooks, Constance; Darney, Dana – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Empirically supported school-based programs have been shown to reduce the present and future risk for various emotional disturbances. Unfortunately, few of these programs have been successfully transported or maintained outside the context of controlled research studies. Central to attaining this goal is the pressing need to train the next…
Descriptors: Prevention, Emotional Disturbances, School Psychologists, School Psychology
Cummings, Kelli D.; Kaminski, Ruth A.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
This study describes the initial validation of an innovative social-behavioral observational assessment tool that is designed to be used on a repeated basis to assess growth and development of social competence over time to: (a) identify the social functioning of all students, (b) assist in planning support for students at risk, and (c) evaluate…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Social Behavior, Validity, At Risk Students
Richards, Laura C.; Heathfield, Lora Tuesday; Jenson, William R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Evidence-based classwide interventions have the potential to help a large number of students by preventing problem behaviors before they become a significant problem in the classroom. Results of a study examining the effectiveness of a classwide peer-modeling intervention package to improve students' on-task behavior in the classroom are…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Rewards, Classrooms
Burns, Matthew K.; Klingbeil, David A.; Ysseldyke, Jim – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Technology-enhanced formative evaluation (TEFE) could enhance student achievement while diminishing the burden of formative evaluation for educators. The current study examined data from 360 randomly selected schools that either used a TEFE program for 1 year to 4 years 11 months, for 5 or more years, or not at all. Analyses of covariance found a…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Tests, Accountability, White Students
Motivation and Self-Regulation Assessments: Professional Practices and Needs of School Psychologists
Cleary, Timothy J.; Gubi, Aaron; Prescott, Michelle V. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
The current study examined differences between urban and suburban school psychologists in terms of their motivation and self-regulation assessment beliefs, practices, and professional development needs. Using a sample of 96 urban and 47 suburban school psychologists sampled from 22 school districts in a Midwestern state, we found that the two…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, School Psychologists, Motivation, Professional Development
Stichter, Janine P.; Stormont, Melissa; Lewis, Timothy J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Increasing achievement for all students is a focus of general and special education reform today. Especially in the area of reading, there are many children who are at risk for failure. The purpose of this study was to describe teachers' use of instructional time during literacy with students at schools with (Title One) and without (non-Title)…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
Sansosti, Frank J.; Sansosti, Jenine M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
School psychologists increasingly are called on to assess academic, behavioral, and social functioning of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), as well as advocate for and assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based instructional strategies across a wide variety of education contexts. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Delivery Systems, Student Needs
Flanagan, Dawn P.; Fiorello, Catherine A.; Ortiz, Samuel O. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This article demonstrates how the broad and narrow abilities and processes that comprise Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory and their relations to specific academic outcomes have begun to transform our current understanding of the definition of and methods for identifying specific learning disability (SLD), particularly in the school setting. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Theories, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification
Mychailyszyn, Matthew P.; Beidas, Rinad S.; Benjamin, Courtney L.; Edmunds, Julie M.; Podell, Jennifer L.; Cohen, Jeremy S.; Kendall, Philip C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
Anxiety disorders in youth are common and, if left untreated, can lead to a variety of negative sequelae. Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an efficacious treatment for anxiety disorders in youth with preliminary evidence showing that CBT can be successfully transported into schools. The…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive Restructuring, Anxiety, Evaluation Methods
Machek, Greg R.; Nelson, Jason M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This study surveyed a national sample of school psychologists with respect to the identification of reading disabilities (RD). It covers school psychologists' opinions regarding perceived benefits of the use of cognitive assessment in RD identification, both within and outside of an IQ-achievement discrepancy model. The survey also solicited…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Opinions, School Psychologists
Baker, Joshua N.; Spooner, Fred; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Flowers, Claudia; Browder, Diane M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This study examined the underlying structure of the Nonverbal Literacy Assessment (NVLA), an instrument designed to measure emergent literacy for K-fourth-grade students with severe developmental disabilities. The NVLA was conceptualized as having six constructs that reflected emergent literacy skills: (a) phonemic awareness, (b) phonics, (c)…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Developmental Disabilities, Factor Analysis, Emergent Literacy
