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Villanueva, Fritzgerald – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2021
Gaming addiction is a behavioural disorder that requires clinical therapy because of its symptoms, which often overwhelm children's sense of self-control. However, the credibility of the screening test for gaming addiction is contentious in the literature, resulting in some ambiguous distinctions between excessive video gaming and the disorder.…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Therapy
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Wyse, Dominic; Bradbury, Alice – English in Education, 2022
The teaching of reading has been a source of contentious debate for many years. Margaret Meek Spencer contributed her passion for the importance of specific texts to help children learn to read. In addition to the kinds of texts to be used, important aspects of the debate include the relationship between national curriculum policies and robust…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Correlation, National Curriculum
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Stumpf, Heinrich; Mills, Carol J.; Brody, Linda E.; Baxley, Philip G. – Roeper Review, 2013
The importance of spatial ability for success in a variety of domains, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), is widely acknowledged. Yet, students with high spatial ability are rarely identified, as Talent Searches for academically talented students focus on identifying high mathematical and verbal abilities.…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Talent Identification, Academically Gifted, Screening Tests
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Gersten, Russell; Clarke, Ben; Jordan, Nancy C.; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca; Haymond, Kelly; Wilkins, Chuck – Exceptional Children, 2012
This article describes key findings from contemporary research on screening for early primary grade students in the area of mathematics. Existing studies were used to illustrate the constructs most worth measuring and the diverse strategies that researchers used to study potential measures. The authors discussed the strengths and weaknesses of…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Screening Tests, Predictive Validity, Correlation
Gersten, Russell M.; Clarke, Ben; Jordan, Nancy C.; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca; Haymond, Kelly; Wilkins, Chuck – Grantee Submission, 2012
This article describes key findings from contemporary research on screening for early primary grade students in the area of mathematics. Existing studies were used to illustrate the constructs most worth measuring and the diverse strategies that researchers used to study potential measures. The authors discussed the strengths and weaknesses of…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Screening Tests, Predictive Validity, Correlation
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Pierson, Eric E.; Kilmer, Lydia M.; Rothlisberg, Barbara A.; McIntosh, David E. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012
Schools often administer brief intelligence tests as the first step in the identification of students who are cognitively gifted. However, brief measures are often used without consideration of underlying constructs or the psychometric properties of the measures and without regard to the links between screening decisions and educational…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Gifted, Intelligence Tests, Identification
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Conradi, Lisa; Wherry, Jeffrey; Kisiel, Cassandra – Child Welfare, 2011
An abundance of research suggests that children in the child welfare system (CWS) have experienced numerous traumatic events and are exhibiting traumatic stress symptoms. Therefore, it is critical that the CWS work closely with the mental health system to ensure that these children receive the appropriate trauma screening, trauma-focused…
Descriptors: Health Services, Psychological Evaluation, Mental Health Programs, Child Welfare
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Lembke, Erica S.; Hampton, David; Beyers, Sarah J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
While implementation efforts using a Response to Intervention (RtI) model to increase reading instruction are becoming widely used, more administrators and teachers are looking to learn effective RtI practices to support learning in mathematics. This article explores some of the key elements of RtI practices in mathematics, including screening for…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Evidence, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
Spicer, Scot L. – 1989
In this document, the first of a projected series of reports on ensuring student success, student equity, and rigorous instructional standards, an overview is provided of the steps taken by Glendale Community College (GCC) to refine and improve student placement in the English curriculum. Following introductory material outlining factors…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College English, Community Colleges, Correlation