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Problems in Classroom Engagement: Validation of an Assessment for District-Wide Use in the Early Primary Grades
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Barghaus, Katherine; Fantuzzo, John; LeBoeuf, Whitney; Henderson, Cassandra; Li, Feifei; McDermott, Paul – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: The aim of this study was to provide an initial investigation into the psychometric properties of the Problems in Classroom Engagement Scale (PCES). The PCES was designed and tested for district-wide use as part of the report card system for a large urban school district. The PCES was administered to all 1st-, 2nd-, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Learner Engagement, Program Validation, Psychometrics
Family Resiliency, Family Needs, and Community Reintegration in Persons with Brain Injury
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Frain, Julianne; Dillahunt-Aspillaga, Tina; Frain, Michael; Ehkle, Sarah – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to measure predictors of community reintegration and empirically test the resiliency model of family stress, adjustment, and adaptation in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study also aimed to measure family needs by surveying caregiving family members through the use of the Family Needs…
Descriptors: Brain, Injuries, Resilience (Psychology), Family Needs
Is the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist a Useful Tool for Monitoring Progress in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders?
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Magiati, I.; Moss, J.; Yates, R.; Charman, T.; Howlin, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: There are few well validated brief measures that can be used to assess the general progress of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) over time. In the present study, the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) was used as part of a comprehensive assessment battery to monitor the progress of 22 school-aged children…
Descriptors: Evidence, Check Lists, Intervention, Autism
Using Discrete Trial Teaching within a Public Preschool Program to Facilitate Skill Development in Students with Developmental Disabilities
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Downs, Andrew; Downs, Robyn Conley; Johansen, Michael; Fossum, Michelle – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
There is a great need to identify specific instructional methods that effectively promote positive skill development in young children with developmental disabilities. One method that has received strong empirical support with children with autism is Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT); however, the effectiveness of DTT has not been extensively…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Preschool Education, Developmental Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
Changing Locus of Control: Steelworkers Adjusting to Forced Unemployment
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Legerski, Elizabeth Miklya; Cornwall, Marie; O'Neil, Brock – Social Forces, 2006
Using an abbreviated version of Levenson's (1981) locus of control scale, we examine change over time in the locus of control of displaced steelworkers. The first data collection occurred approximately six months after plant shutdown, the second occurred a year later. Utilizing a multidimensional measurement model, we test the major assumption…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Unemployment, Data Collection, Dislocated Workers
A Follow-Up Study of the Oregon Project: A Summary.
Lahti, Janet; And Others – 1978
This follow-up study of a special demonstration project (Oregon, 1973) evaluates the placement of children in foster care by exploring the stability and quality of placements. The project included 509 children who were under 12 years of age, unlikely to return home, and adoptable. The following questions were investigated: (1) How does the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption, Case Studies, Children
A Follow-Up Study of the Oregon Project. Final Report.
Lahti, Janet; And Others – 1978
In 1973 the Children's Services Division (Oregon State) initiated a project to reduce the backlog of children in indeterminate status by developing more Permanent alternative placements. This follow-up study evaluates the placements of foster children who returned to their parents, were adopted, or remained in foster care. A literature review…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption, Case Studies, Children