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Prevalence of Students with EBD: Impact on General Education
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Forness, S. R.; Kim, J.; Walker, H. M. – Beyond Behavior, 2012
As the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders(CCBD) celebrates its 50th anniversary, it seems like a good time to take stock of our field (Peck et al.,2011). There is probably no more fundamental way to do so than an analysis of prevalence; that is, how many school-age children actually have an emotional or behavior disorder (EBD)? We do…
Descriptors: Incidence, Psychologists, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Positive Psychology and Positive Education: Old Wine in New Bottles?
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Kristjansson, Kristjan – Educational Psychologist, 2012
The recently fashionable theories of positive psychology have educational ramifications at virtually every level of engagement, culminating in the model of positive education. In this critical review, I scrutinize positive education as a potential theory in educational psychology. Special attention is given to conceptual controversies and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Adolescents
Adaptive Web-Assisted Learning System for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities: A Needs Analysis Study
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Polat, Elif; Adiguzel, Tufan; Akgun, Ozcan Erkan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
Because there is, currently, no education system for primary school students in grades 1-3 who have specific learning disabilities in Turkey and because such students do not receive sufficient support from face-to-face counseling, a needs analysis was conducted in order to prepare an adaptive, web-assisted learning system according to variables…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Primary Education
God's Categories: The Effect of Religiosity on Children's Teleological and Essentialist Beliefs about Categories
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Diesendruck, Gil; Haber, Lital – Cognition, 2009
Creationism implies that God imbued each category with a unique nature and purpose. These implications closely correspond to what some cognitive psychologists define as an essentialistic and teleological stance towards categories. This study assessed to what extent the belief in God as creator of categories is related to the mappings of these…
Descriptors: Animals, Jews, Psychologists, Preschool Children
So Young and Already Victims of Stereotype Threat: Socio-Economic Status and Performance of 6 to 9 Years Old Children on Raven's Progressive Matrices
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Desert, Michel; Preaux, Marie; Jund, Robin – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2009
The aim of this study was to verify whether children from low socio-economic status (SES) are victims of stereotype threat. Children in first grade (6 to 7 years old) and third grade (8 to 9 years old) performed Raven's progressive matrices, an intellectual ability test commonly used by psychologists. The test was presented either with the…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Socioeconomic Status, Social Attitudes, Social Bias
Low Academic Competence in First Grade as a Risk Factor for Depressive Cognitions and Symptoms in Middle School
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Herman, Keith C.; Lambert, Sharon F.; Reinke, Wendy M.; Ialongo, Nicholas S. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2008
The present study investigated the role of low academic competence in the emergence of depressive cognitions and symptoms. Structural equation modeling was conducted on a longitudinal sample of African American boys (n = 253) and girls (n = 221). Results supported the hypothesized path models from academic competence in 1st grade to depressive…
Descriptors: Females, Structural Equation Models, Prevention, Psychologists