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Milgramm, Anna; Christodulu, Kristin V.; Rinaldi, Melissa L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) necessitates a greater understanding of the academic experience of diagnosed children. The present study investigates several predictors of teacher-reported academic competence among a sample of elementary school children. All children in the sample were referred for an ASD evaluation and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Incidence
Kim, Jerin; McIntosh, Kent; Mercer, Sterett H.; Nese, Rhonda N. T. – Behavioral Disorders, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine associations between implementation fidelity of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) and student outcomes over time. The sample included 477 K-12 schools across 10 states implementing SWPBIS for varying numbers of years and at varying levels of fidelity (but with 78% of…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Positive Behavior Supports, Fidelity, Program Implementation
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Gage, Nicholas A.; Larson, Alvin; Sugai, George; Chafouleas, Sandra M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
Research indicates that school climate influences students' academic, social, and behavioral outcomes. Therefore, improving school climate provides a promising avenue for preventing academic, social, and behavioral difficulties. Research has examined school-level measurement of school climate, but few studies have examined student-level responses…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Referral
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Schmidt, Alex; Canela, Carlos – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Social psychological interventions in schools have gained popularity in education research for their ability to often dramatically increase student academic performance through simple exercises. Many of these interventions are designed to address stereotype threat, which is defined as "being at risk of confirming, as self-characteristic, a…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Stuart, Kendra – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Classroom disruptions present an obstacle to raising student achievement for teachers and school administrators. This study was designed to investigate potential relationships between weather, specifically barometric pressure, or the lunar cycle, and whether either had a direct correlation with student discipline referrals. The intent was to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Weather, Academic Achievement, School Districts
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Casillas, Alex; Robbins, Steve; Allen, Jeff; Kuo, Yi-Lung; Hanson, Mary Ann; Schmeiser, Cynthia – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
The authors examined the differential effects of prior academic achievement, psychosocial, behavioral, demographic, and school context factors on early high school grade point average (GPA) using a prospective study of 4,660 middle-school students from 24 schools. The findings suggest that (a) prior grades and standardized achievement are the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Grade Point Average, Social Control
Pennycuff, Lisa Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation status of Response to Intervention (RtI) in the elementary schools (N = 35) in one urban school district in Virginia. The relationship between the implementation of the academic components of RtI, collective efficacy, parents' trust in schools, the number of referrals for special…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Program Effectiveness, Urban Schools, School Safety
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Low, Benson P.; Clement, Paul W. – Journal of School Psychology, 1982
Identified the relationships of race and socioeconomic status (SES) to observed classroom behavior, academic achievement, and special education referral. Systematically selected and observed 109 fourth-grade Anglo, Black, and Hispanic boys from varying SES backgrounds, for 12 behaviors. Multivariate analyses found no race-related differences in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Children, Comparative Analysis
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Martin, Graham; Richardson, Angela S.; Bergen, Helen A.; Roeger, Leigh; Allison, Stephen – Journal of Adolescence, 2005
Introduction: There is currently a need for research into indicators that could be used by non-clinical professionals working with young people, to inform the need for referral for further clinical assessment of those at risk of suicide. Method: Participants of this repeated measures longitudinal study, were 2603, 2485, and 2246 school students…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Academic Achievement, Suicide, Self Esteem