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Reynolds, Jennifer L.; Aspiranti, Kathleen B.; Henze, Erin E. C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Tablet-based technology has become a conduit for the administration of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) tools. Using tablets to administer CBM probes has many advantages; however, little is known about how students perform on CBMs when administered via a tablet. The current investigation compared digits correct per minute obtained from 44…
Descriptors: Tablet Computers, Curriculum Based Assessment, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Assisted Testing
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Mire, Sarah S.; Keller-Margulis, Milena A.; Izuno-Garcia, Amy K.; Jellinek, Emily R.; Loría Garro, Elías S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Students with autism may struggle to develop the academic skills necessary for success in school and beyond. Understanding and improving academic skills performance requires appropriate measurement approaches. One such option that has been minimally studied with students with autism is curriculum-based measurement (CBM). Coinciding with the need…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Feasibility Studies, Curriculum Based Assessment
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Feindler, Eva L.; Engel, Emily C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The development, implementation, and evaluation of anger management programs have proliferated over the past decade. The programs aim to moderate the intensity, frequency, and severity of anger expression, and facilitate alternative nonaggressive responses to conflict and frustration. Cognitive-behavioral theory highlights cognitive processes such…
Descriptors: Intervention, Aggression, Program Effectiveness, Conflict Resolution
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Lavoritano, Joseph; Segal, Patricia B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1992
Notes that accountability and efficacy have become increasingly important components of program standards. Presents program evaluation study designed and implemented by school psychologists which demonstrates a methodology for evaluating elementary-school-based counseling programs. The research demonstrates gains made by those referred for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Counseling Effectiveness, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Warnes, Emily D.; Sheridan, Susan M.; Geske, Jenenne; Warnes, William A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
An exploratory study was conducted which assessed behaviors that characterize social competence in the second and fifth grades. A contextual approach was used to gather information from second- and fifth-grade children and their parents and teachers regarding the behaviors they perceived to be important for getting along well with peers. Data were…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 5, Grade 2, Qualitative Research
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Sandoval, Jonathan; Lambert, Nadine M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
The evaluation of school psychological services is a responsibility and an opportunity too long ignored. This paper describes and presents examples of five data collection devices which can be used in the evaluation effort: the vignette-based questionnaire, the role-model questionnaire, the services received questionnaire, the teacher interview,…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Shapiro, Edward S.; Heick, Patrick F. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The current study examined the assessment strategies school psychologists used in their everyday assessment routine in the evaluation of students referred for social/behavioral/emotional problems. A stratified, random, national sample of 1,000 members of the National Association of School Psychologists were sent surveys; 667 completed surveys were…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Behavior Rating Scales, Emotional Problems, School Psychologists