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Skinner, Christopher H.; Fowler, Kristen; Cates, Gary L.; Poncy, Brain; Duhon, Gary J.; Solomon, Benjamin G.; Belfiore, Phillip J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Measures of learning speed (i.e., the amount of learning/cumulative time learner spends engaged in an intervention) are rarely included in research designed to evaluate and compare academic interventions. We build a case that includes analyses of learning speed metrics in academic intervention research can provide more useful information for…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Intervention, Measures (Individuals), Comparative Analysis
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Skinner, Christopher H.; McCleary, Daniel F.; Skolits, Gary L.; Poncy, Brian C.; Cates, Gary L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
The success of Response-to-Intervention (RTI) and similar models of service delivery is dependent on educators being able to apply effective and efficient remedial procedures. In the process of implementing problem-solving RTI models, school psychologists have an opportunity to contribute to and enhance the quality of our remedial-procedure…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Models, Problem Solving, School Psychologists
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Lassiter, Kerry S.; Matthews, T. Darin; Feeback, Greg – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
The present investigation examined the validity of the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (CTONI) with the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ-III COG) by administering these instruments in counterbalanced order to 60 college students. Results indicated that the mean CTONI NIQ score was not significantly different from…
Descriptors: College Students, Cognitive Ability, Verbal Ability, Nonverbal Ability
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Dean, Vincent J.; Burns, Matthew K.; Grialou, Tina; Varro, Patrick J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
The purpose of this article is to examine models designed for the determination of a learning disability and compare them to specific criteria to determine whether the given diagnostic process is ecological in nature. The traditional child-centered deficit model (CCD), Relative Achievement Discrepancy model (RAD), and Responsiveness to…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Validity, Disability Identification, Learning Disabilities
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Schwarting, F. Gene; Schwarting, Kathleen R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
So as to compare predicted achievement based upon WISC-R IQs and observed achievement by the WRAT standard scores, both instruments were administered by the same school psychologist to 282 urban students referred for psychological evaluation. The correlations obtained were substantial. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement, Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gregory Mary K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
A heterogeneous group of elementary school children referred for psycho-educational diagnosis were rated on the Devereux Child Behavior Rating Scale and the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test, scoring for Koppitz Emotional Indicators. Findings suggests that certain DCB factors may be more predictive of emotional problems than others in the scale.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
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Sharpley, Christopher F.; Edgar, Elizabeth – Psychology in the Schools, 1986
Correlation between teachers' ratings of vocabulary, comprehension, mathematics, and verbal intelligence with scores from the Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) plus the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) was assessed with 120 boys and 110 girls aged 8.6 to 10.5 years in Melbourne. Results indicated two discrete domains of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
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Chafouleas, Sandra M.; McDougal, James L.; Riley-Tillman, T. Chris; Panahon, Carlos J.; Hilt, Alexandra M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
This study investigated the similarity of information provided from a daily behavior report card (DBRC) as rated by the teacher to direct observation data obtained from external observers. In addition, the similarity of ratings was compared with variations of problem severity (mild, severe) and teacher training (none, some). Results suggested a…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Observation, Report Cards, Behavior Problems