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Firm Foundations: The Effectiveness of an Educational Psychologist Developed Intervention Targeting Early Numeracy Skills
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Somerville, Ros; Ayre, Kate; Tunbridge, Daniel; Cole, Katy; Stollery, Richard; Sanders, Mary – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
This study evaluates the efficacy of a mathematics intervention devised by Essex Educational Psychology Service (EPS), UK. The intervention was designed to develop understanding and skills across four key domains within arithmetical development, by applying the principles of errorless learning, distributed practice and teaching to mastery. A…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Numbers, Mathematics Skills, Intervention
Improving Methods of Consulting with Young People: Piloting a New Model of Consultation
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Woolfson, Richard C.; Bryce, Donna; Mooney, Lindsay; Harker, Michael; Lowe, Dorothy; Ferguson, Ellen – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2008
National and international legislation has increasingly placed a duty on professionals to consult with young people about matters affecting their lives. Consequently, conducting consultation exercises with young people in order to improve the quality of services available is becoming established practice in many areas. Following on from previous…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Attitude Measures
Do Pictures Make a Difference? A Test of the Hypothesis that Performance in Tests of Phonological Awareness Is Eased by the Presence of Pictures
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Gibbs, Simon – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2003
Many educational psychologists now conduct assessments of children's phonological skills. In the context of an outline of some of the issues relating to memory and phonological awareness, this paper explores an assumption underlying a method of assessing phonological awareness. It was assumed by Maclean, Bryant and Bradley (1987) that the presence…
Descriptors: Memory, Reading Skills, Educational Psychology, Hypothesis Testing
Teachers and Consultation: Applying Research and Development in Organisations (RADIO)
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Timmins, Paul; Bham, Mohammed; McFadyen, Jane; Ward, Joanna – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2006
In this article we describe how the RADIO process enabled EPiTs to negotiate research with an EPS around its desire to evaluate and develop its consultation work with schools. Findings of the evaluation and their implications for the Service are described and the potential of RADIO as a tool for providing external research support from HEIs for…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Evaluation Methods, Educational Psychology, Action Research