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McGrath, Melissa A.; Fletcher, Kathryn L.; Bielski, Lynn M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Children with normal hearing who present with listening difficulties (LiD) are frequently referred for assessment of auditory processing disorder (APD). Complicating diagnosis is the similarities of APD to other neurodevelopmental disorders, especially attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Due to well-documented deficits in executive…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Listening, Listening Skills
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Pashmina N. Pathan; Nor A. Ishak; Nabeel Nisar; Shaiwana N. Pathan – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative exploratory study is to get insights into the understanding of science teachers' entrepreneurial skills and the strategies they implement to develop these skills of students, who teach science subject to students of Grade 6-8 at government Schools of Sindh province, Pakistan. In this study, the researcher employed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Orakci, Senol – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
This study investigates the structural relationship among academic motivation, academic self-efficacy (ASE), problem solving skills (PSS), creative thinking skills (CRTS), and critical thinking skills (CTS). Structural Equation Model was utilized to compute the relationships between these variables. The sample of the study was comprised of 575…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement
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Hernández Finch, Maria E.; Trammell, Beth; Hulse, Asia R.; Finch, William H.; Wildrick, Aimee; Floyd, Elizabeth F.; Pittenger, Jenna; McIntosh, David E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Understanding the relationship between executive functioning and its connection to working memory and adaptive functioning can inform planning and employment efforts. This study explored the relationship between memory and adaptive functioning with a sample of Autistic youths/young adults. Participant mean age was 21.3 (SD = 3.0). Of the 22…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Short Term Memory, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents
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Cinar, Eda; Chaput-Langlois, Sophie; Fitzpatrick, Caroline; Garon-Carrier, Gabrielle – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
This study investigates how individual-level factors contribute to classroom engagement variations of boys and girls across the elementary school years. Classroom engagement was assessed four times between the ages of 7 and 12 years in a large, representative population-based sample (N = 877) using latent growth modeling. Predictors included the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Learner Engagement, Individual Differences, Predictor Variables
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Augustyniak, Kristine M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Though National Association of School Psychologists standards acknowledge the urgent need for leadership skills among school psychologists and loosely define a leadership agenda, a cogent model for the training and practice of this skill set has not yet been explicated. The formulation of a preliminary conceptual framework is a particularly…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Leadership, Leadership Training, Models
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Boike, Mary F.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Demographically matched groups of normal, nonreferred children who had, or had not, experienced one of four family background problems (lack of educational stimulation in the home, family pressures to succeed, economic difficulties, and general family problems) were compared on teacher ratings of school maladjustment and competencies. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Characteristics, Family Influence, Family Problems
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Brown, Michael B.; Swigart, Monica L.; Bolen, Larry M.; Hall, Cathy W.; Webster, Raymond T. – Psychology in the Schools, 1998
Examines and describes differences between doctoral and nondoctoral practicing school psychologists. Groups were alike in terms of age, gender, job satisfaction, and years of experience but differed in location, job activities, salaries, and private practice possibilities. Discusses the future role of professionals with doctoral degrees in the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Community, Counselor Role, Doctoral Degrees