Tested the 16-item Study of Children's Learning Styles rating scale with 1,513 kindergarten children from diverse backgrounds. Principal components factor analysis revealed three distinct styles of learning-related behavior: Avoidant, Inattentive, and Overly Independent. Each style was related to other behavioral dimensions not devoted exclusively…

Examined bias in 30 primary teachers' evaluations of the same child who was labelled either learning disabled, educable mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, normal or no label. Teachers made behavioral observations, completed a checklist, and graded academic work. Results showed labels biased checklist scores but not behavioral observations…

The review examines five measures designed to assess autistic symptomatology: Rimland's Diagnostic Checklist for Behavior-Disturbed Children, the Behavior Rating Instrument for Autistic and Atypical Children, the Behavior Observation Scale for Autism, the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, and the Autism Behavior Checklist. Available studies of…

Current practices of personality and behavior assessment were analyzed. Projective techniques, especially figure drawings and sentence completion devices, were found to be the most often used instruments for personality assessment by school psychologists. Objective personality tests and published behavior rating scales were far less frequently…

A study was conducted to identify pathological Internet users and to reveal their psychological features and problematic usage patterns. One thousand and fifty Taiwanese undergraduates were selected. An Internet Addiction Scale was adopted to classify 648 students into 4 clusters. The 146 users in the 4th cluster, who reported significantly higher…

Use of medications that target specific behaviors affecting learning and social development has been the most extensively studied form of intervention available to children with behavioral and learning problems. Drawing from extensive research literature spanning the past 30 years, this guide for psychologists and other professionals who work with…

This study examined the congruence between the ratings of level of functioning (LOF) by parents of children with emotional and behavior disorders and LOF ratings by the professionals providing services to these children. Specifically, it examined the relationship of parent-professional congruence on LOF ratings to parent satisfaction with their…

A sociometric study of 70 male and 32 female vocational rehabilitation clients at the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center concluded that clients with visual, hearing, mental retardation and orthopedic disabilities were found to associate most with others having that same disability; however, this was not true for psychoneurotic clients. (EA)

A procedure and rationale for evaluating college teaching using behaviorally anchored rating scales are presented. (Author)

Highly creative children of both sexes tended to be more erratic in their work orientation, more graceful, and more prone to respond aggressively to frustration. Highly creative boys were also found more open, expressive, playful, curious, and, to some degree, more self-confident. (Authors)

Using praise and student-initiated ideas, along with avoiding criticism and showing positive regard for the student as a person, characterized teachers who tended to promote the child's own goals. (Editor)

The Adlerian viewpoint maintains that behavior changes in children can be effected by working with significant adults in their lives. This study evaluates the effectiveness of this model of counseling in elementary school. The results on both individual and group bases indicate that it was effective in the described setting. (Author)

Author reports an attempt to find a more comprehensive basis for tests of musical talent by considering musical performance to be highly dependent on auditory perceptual ability. (Author/MB)