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Toupin, Jean; Déry, Michèle; Verlaan, Pierrette; Lemelin, Jean-Pascal; Lecocq, Aurélie; Jagiellowicz, Jadwiga – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
Students with conduct problems (CPs) may present heterogeneity in terms of behavioral manifestations and service needs. Previous studies using Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to capture this heterogeneity have been conducted mostly with community samples and have often applied a narrow definition of CP. Considering this context, this study…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students, Special Education
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Vogelaar, Bart; Bakker, Merel; Hoogeveen, Lianne; Resing, Wilma C. M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
In this study, dynamic testing principles were applied to examine progression of analogy problem solving, the roles that cognitive flexibility and metacognition play in children's progression as well as training benefits, and instructional needs of 7- to 8-year-old gifted and average-ability children. Utilizing a pretest training posttest control…
Descriptors: Gifted, Problem Solving, Figurative Language, Educational Practices
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Wang, Cixin; Goldberg, Taryn S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
Previous research has suggested that moral disengagement is strongly associated with bullying and bystander behavior. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of a 5-week classroom-wide bullying intervention, "The Bullying Literature Project-Moral Disengagement Version (BLP-MD)", on moral disengagement and bullying among elementary…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Moral Values, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
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Poirier, Martine; Déry, Michèle; Toupin, Jean; Verlaan, Pierrette; Lemelin, Jean-Pascal; Jagiellowicz, Jadzia – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
There is limited empirical research on the correlates of conduct problems (CP) and depression comorbidity during childhood. This study investigated 479 elementary school children (48.2% girls). It compared children with comorbidity to children with CP only, depression only, and control children on individual, academic, social, and family…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Correlation, Depression (Psychology), Comorbidity
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Poncy, Brian C.; McCallum, Elizabeth; Schmitt, Ara J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Although basic math skill deficits are commonly encountered across elementary and secondary school students, few empirically validated, group-administered interventions are available for educators attempting to prevent or remedy such problems. This study compared the effectiveness of two theoretically distinct interventions for improving the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Intervention, Instructional Effectiveness, Secondary School Students