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Benjamin M. Torsney; Sarah Rawls; Joseph I. Eisman; Catherine Pressimone Beckowski; Cheryl B. Torsney – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2025
Objective: The objective of this study was threefold: (a) to create a rubric for response complexity (RC), defined as an admixture of response length, grammatical diversity, categorisation, and sophistication; (b) to measure behavioural and cognitive engagement through students' written responses on a school-based written activity, and (c) to…
Descriptors: College Students, Learner Engagement, Responses, Difficulty Level
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Sadusky, Andrea; Freeman, Nerelie C.; Berger, Emily; Reupert, Andrea E. – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2022
Objective: This study explored how psychologists in Australia assess and diagnose adults with dyslexia. Psychologists' understandings about dyslexia were recorded alongside the tools used for diagnosing adults with dyslexia (and how these differ from practices with young people). Training experiences and influential factors on diagnostic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dyslexia, Adults, Psychologists
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Wheldall, Kevin; Wheldall, Robyn; Bell, Nicola; Buckingham, Jennifer – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2020
Conducting classroom-based educational research trials is important for establishing the efficacy and effectiveness of specific instructional interventions. Such endeavours, however, are challenging to implement. This was made evident during a recent independent evaluation of the efficacy of the MiniLit program, wherein various difficulties…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention, Reading Programs