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Sheepway, Lyndal; Lincoln, Michelle; McAllister, Sue – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: Speech-language pathology students gain experience and clinical competency through clinical education placements. However, currently little empirical information exists regarding how competency develops. Existing research about the effectiveness of placement types and models in developing competency is generally descriptive and based…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Competence, Undergraduate Students, Job Placement
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Ruiz-Olivares, Rosario; Pino, M. Jose; Herruzo, Javier – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2013
The aim of this study is to evaluate the differences in prosocial altruistic behavior between children and young students who belong to the scout movement and those who do not belong to this or any other similar movement. The prosocial altruistic behavior has been assessed with questionnaires for the school: self-evaluation, teacher, classmate,…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Altruism, Youth Clubs, Children
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Jenkins, Lyndsay N.; Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick – Contemporary School Psychology, 2016
Some evidence suggests that teachers may have a negative bias against and be less accurate in academic judgments of students with behavioral characteristics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Thus, examining the accuracy of their judgments is an important area of investigation. The current study examined the accuracy of teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Bias, Academic Achievement, Children
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Campbell, Dennis J.; Reilly, AmySue; Henley, Joan – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
This paper describes a research study that assessed young children with a low incidence disability, specifically Cri-du-Chat Syndrome (CDSC). A description of the concerns of assessing individuals with low incidence disabilities is described. Parent reports (using the Development Observation Checklist System) on the functioning of their children…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Genetic Disorders, Children, Adolescents
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Evens, Hilary; Houssart, Jenny – Educational Research, 2004
This paper utilizes Toulmin's original framework to analyse over 400 answers given by 11-year-olds to a question on a written mathematics test. The question required children to say whether a given statement is true and give a written explanation. Categorizations of answers are developed from the data and examined, suggesting that many children…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Evaluation, Mathematics Tests, Written Language
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DeMers, Stephen T.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
This study compared the performance of school-aged children referred for learning or adjustment difficulties on Beery's Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration and Koppitz's version of the Bender-Gestalt test. Results indicated that the tests are related but not equivalent when administered to referred populations. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Learning Problems
Mantica, Thomas J. – Modern English Journal, 1973
For Part 1 of the article, see Modern English Journal'', v4 n2 p111-23 Jun 1973. (HW)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs, Children, Comparative Analysis
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Blamey, Peter J.; Sarant, Julia Z.; Paatsch, Louise E.; Barry, Johanna G.; Bow, Catherine P.; Wales, Roger J.; Wright, Maree; Psarros, Colleen; Rattigan, Kylie; Tooher, Rebecca – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2001
Forty seven children with severely impaired hearing, fitted with a cochlear implant, and 40 children with moderately impaired hearing, fitted with hearing aids, were evaluated using speech perception, production, and language measures over a 3-year period. Few differences were found between the groups, suggesting the implant improves hearing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cochlear Implants, Comparative Analysis
Smith, Douglas K.; Wessels, Richard A.; Riebel, Emily M. – 1997
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) provides a comprehensive measure of intelligence, whereas the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT) provides a quick measure of intelligence, requiring less than 30 minutes to administer. Since both tests are frequently used in clinical settings and in schools for initial…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Paris, Scott; Parecki, Andrea – 1995
Research on metacognition and literacy development in children and adults that was conducted during the past 15 years was reviewed to determine how metacognition can be applied to instructional approaches for adult literacy and how assessment methods may need to be modified if metacognition is to be applied successfully. Among the key findings of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading, Children