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Andersen, Melissa N.; Daly, Edward J., III; Young, Nicholas D. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This study sought to evaluate whether a one-trial brief experimental analysis (OTBEA) would reliably and validly identify effective treatments to improve oral reading fluency for 6 elementary school students referred for reading problems. An OTBEA was conducted with each participant to assess the effects of skill- and performance-based treatment…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Elementary School Students
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Kramer, Jack J.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Evaluated a short form of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (California Abbreviated WISC for the Intellectually Gifted) for screening gifted referrals. Results indicated the short form could be effective in predicting full-scale intelligence quotient even when the prediction was based on data from the original WISC. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Gifted
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Harrison, Patti L.; Naglieri, Jack A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Scores on Kaufman's (1977) McCarthy short form and the McCarthy Screening Test (1978) were obtained for first graders (N=53). As follow-up nine months later, the Metropolitan Achievement Test was administered. Results showed Kaufman's short form scores usually indicated a smaller number of false negatives than did McCarthy Screening Test scores.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education