School psychologists may experience examiner drift--a deviation from standardized administration and scoring procedures that occurs slowly over time. The purpose of this article is to explain how examiner drift occurs, outline how it can be assessed, and how it can be prevented.

It is emphasized that an entrepreneurial university creates new conditions and opportunities for training personnel capable of performing their basic professional functions with a focus on innovative entrepreneurial activity in educational organizations. The study examines the approaches and methods of preparing future school psychologists for the…

Insufficient sleep is common among school-attending youth and has been associated with academic, cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioral functioning. Despite these associations, it is believed that few school psychologists are prepared to identify, assess, or treat sleep problems manifested in the K-12 setting. However, no published research…

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has played an important role in the practice of school psychology. Despite the field's expectation of school psychologists to effectively address student behavior, little attention has been placed on the development of school psychology graduate students' training in ABA. An extensive review was undertaken to assess…

Achievement Goal Theory (AGT) is one of the most popular theoretical frameworks in motivation research. Despite its application to a variety of contexts, including, school, work, and sport, it has not yet been referenced in the field of school psychology. First, we review the theoretical underpinnings as told through the theory's evolving models,…

Consultation is a key competency area for school psychologists, though much is unknown about how school psychologists develop the competency to consult. Deliberate practice (DP) is a promising approach to enhance use of communication skills, thereby supporting consultation competence. DP training included multiple opportunities for video-recorded…

This paper is a post-qualitative inquiry (PQI) exploring how, and with what effect, school psychologists support the translation of psychoeducational reports into pedagogy for children who experience learning difficulties. Using the knowledge-making practices of three Australian school psychologists, and my own experience as a practicing school…

The purpose of this study was to compare the perspectives between school psychologists and parents of children receiving special education services when it comes to the barriers and solutions to home-school collaboration. A qualitative design was used in an effort to gain in- depth perspectives between both groups. Two focus groups were conducted:…

Ancillary index scales provide assessment professionals the opportunity to conduct a more comprehensive interpretation of a student's performance on the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V); however, little is known about the performance of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on these scales. The ASD special…

Eighty Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement protocols from 40 test administrators were examined to determine the types and frequencies of administration and scoring errors made. Non-critical errors (e.g., failure to record verbatim) were found on every protocol (M = 37.2). Critical (e.g., standard score, start point) errors were found on 98.8%…

School psychologists around the nation serve an ever-growing diverse population of children and youth. Despite school psychologists working with children, teachers, and parents who are racially and ethnically diverse, school psychology itself remains largely White and female-identifying (Goforth et al., 2021). Multiple issues contribute to the…

School psychologists can play an important advocacy role in ensuring the latest evidence-based practices for students presenting with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are being implemented in their districts. ADHD is a highly stigmatized disorder due to a number of misconceptions (e.g., the prevalence of ADHD has…

Existing literature has shown that disproportionality in special education remains a persistent and significant issue that has garnered attention in educational research. Asian American students were found to be underrepresented in the identification of Specific Learning Disability (SLD). The consequences of disproportionality can be detrimental,…

The purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of function-based decisions made in consideration of scores from the Intervention Selection Profile (ISP)-Function, a tool founded upon direct behavior rating methodology. The ISP-Function is designed to be a brief measure, given the need for efficient and low resource assessments in schools.…

The purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of function-based decisions made in consideration of scores from the Intervention Selection Profile--Function (ISP-Function), a tool founded upon direct behavior rating (DBR) methodology. The ISP-Function is designed to be a brief measure, given the need for efficient and low-resource…