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Sewell, Alexandra; Kennett, Anastasia; Pugh, Victoria – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2022
Educational psychologists seek to keep abreast of significant theoretical and practical developments within the field of inclusive education. This paper outlines and discusses Universal Design for Learning as a theory of inclusion, highly applicable for use by educational psychologists. The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Theories, Inclusion, Educational Practices
Kaurudar, Erica; Campbell, Jared – Communique, 2021
Statewide technical assistance providers support many school teams through training, consultation, and coaching to improve systems and outcomes for mathematics for every student. They have the opportunity to work with many school psychologists, who often indicate they are more comfortable engaging in systems-level work for literacy, behavior, and…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Mathematics Education, School Psychologists, Data Use
VanDerHeyden Amanda M.; Hughes, Elizabeth M.; Codding, Robin S. – Communique, 2021
In education, there is a history of pitting philosophy against science. In mathematics, a similar divide exists between evidence-based practice and philosophy-based practice. Philosophy-based practices are very prevalent in math and are not simply benignly ineffective tactics. The science of math is a movement that focuses on using objective…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Evidence Based Practice, Philosophy, Teaching Methods
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Alibali, Martha W.; Norton, Anderson – Research in Mathematics Education, 2019
The overarching theme of this book can be simply stated: Building on a foundation of biologically based abilities, children construct number via sensorimotor and mental activity. In this chapter, we return to this theme, and we connect it to three additional themes that emerge across chapters: comparing competing models for conceptual change;…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Numbers
Thomson, Becky – Communique, 2017
Selective mutism (SM) is a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by the persistent failure to speak in situations where speech is typically expected (e.g., school), despite speaking in other situations (e.g., home; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). Immigrant children are more likely to be diagnosed with SM than the general…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Cultural Influences, Evaluation Methods, Anxiety
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Oakland, Thomas; Wechsler, Solange Muglia – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2016
This article provides guidelines for an entry-level course that prepares psychology students and practitioners to acquire entry-level skills, abilities, knowledge, and attitudes important to the individual assessment of intellectual abilities of children and youth. The article reviews prominent international, regional, and national policies,…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Intelligence Tests, School Psychology, School Psychologists
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Greer, Brian – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2012
Inversion is a fundamental relational building block both within mathematics as the study of structures and within people's physical and social experience, linked to many other key elements such as equilibrium, invariance, reversal, compensation, symmetry, and balance. Within purely formal arithmetic, the inverse relationships between addition and…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Educational Research, Arithmetic, Mathematics Instruction
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Ediger, Marlow – College Student Journal, 2015
There are selected psychologists who have contributed much toward studying problems in teaching and learning. They have suggested plans from research, carefully conducted, which enable educational practices to be set on more secure and justifiable grounds. The writer will briefly write about ten leaders, although there are salient others.
Descriptors: Psychologists, Educational Psychology, Educational Practices, Leaders
Dalal, Ajit K. – Psychology Teaching Review, 2011
Academic psychology which made a new beginning in India in the early part of 20th century was modelled on the Western scientific tradition. The teaching of psychology was very much on the British pattern since the colonial rule, whereas the research was mostly an extension of the Western work in India. Psychology went through massive expansion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychology, Foreign Policy, Teaching Methods
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Frey, Andy J.; Lee, Jon; Small, Jason W.; Seeley, John R.; Walker, Hill M.; Feil, Edward G. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2013
The majority of Tier 2 interventions are facilitated by specialized instructional support personnel, such as a school psychologists, school social workers, school counselors, or behavior consultants. Many professionals struggle to involve parents and teachers in Tier 2 behavior interventions. However, attention to the motivational issues for…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Social Work
Frey, Andy J.; Lee, Jon; Small, Jason W.; Seeley, John R.; Walker, Hill M.; Feil, Edward G. – Grantee Submission, 2013
The majority of Tier 2 interventions are facilitated by specialized instructional support personnel, such as a school psychologists, school social workers, school counselors, or behavior consultants. Many professionals struggle to involve parents and teachers in Tier 2 behavior interventions. However, attention to the motivational issues for…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Social Work
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Liddle, James R.; Shackelford, Todd K. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
As the burgeoning field of evolutionary psychology continues to gain exposure and acceptance throughout the psychological community, it is important to explain this field clearly and accurately to students. This article discusses some recent findings and trends in evolutionary psychological research to aid instructors in their efforts to provide…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Psychologists, Psychology, Environmental Influences
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Beins, Bernard C. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
Gaining a perspective on the evolution of psychological concepts can show students the power of theory and societal perspective in shaping scientific ideas across time. In this article, the author uses two constructs, the broad concept of intelligence and the narrow concept of combat stress reaction, to illustrate how psychologists have grappled…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Psychology, Evolution, History
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Steinke, Pamela; Fitch, Peggy – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2011
In this chapter, the authors outline an approach to assessing complex constructs supported by psychological science and research. This approach is informed by their background as psychologists but is general enough to incorporate other disciplinary approaches as well. They identify this approach as TAIM (Theory, Activities, Indicators, Multiple…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Psychology, Feminism, Psychological Studies
Rowe, Sarah Stebbe – Communique, 2012
In the current global economy, skills in the informational text genres are increasingly important for communicating ideas among professionals. The Reading Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress described informational text broadly as a major type of text that includes exposition, argumentation or persuasive text, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, School Psychologists, National Competency Tests, Literacy
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