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Mazur-Mosiewicz, Anna; Pierson, Eric E.; McIntosh, David E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
The use of psychoactive medications to augment behavioral and psychosocial interventions in schools has significantly increased within the last few decades. Yet, advising, administrating, and supervising the dispensation of medication (including psychostimulants and psychoactive substances) tend to be some of the most risky tasks of school…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Guidelines
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McIntosh, David E.; Phelps, LeAdelle – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Discusses the nature of supervision within school psychology. An overview of relevant literature and empirical research is provided with the intention of proposing future directions for supervision research. The future of school psychology supervision is conjectured by developing suggestions that will facilitate training, continuing professional…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, School Psychologists, Supervision
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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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Davis, Andrew S.; McIntosh, David E.; Phelps, LeAdelle; Kehle, Thomas J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The role of the school psychologist has evolved from the traditional position of psychometrician to a scientist-practitioner who assumes a more progressive, proactive leadership position in initiating reform in the schools. This shift is guided by a changing paradigm from child deviance, or child pathology, to a collaborative, problem-solving…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Higher Education, Recruitment, Pathology
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Ward, Kimberly E.; Rothlisberg, Barbara A.; McIntosh, David E.; Bradley, Madeline H. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB-V), based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of intelligence using a sample of 200 preschool children. The CHC framework uses three different models: one similar to Spearman's "g", one similar to the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Intelligence Tests, Factor Structure, Cognitive Ability
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Dale, Brittany A.; McIntosh, David E.; Rothlisberg, Barbara A.; Ward, Kimberly E.; Bradley, Madeline Hunt – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
This study used profile analysis to investigate the interpretability of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II), in terms of the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory among ethnically diverse preschool children. Forty-nine African American and 49 Caucasian preschool children from a Midwestern city were included in the…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Preschool Children, African American Children
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Williams, Tasha H.; McIntosh, David E.; Dixon, Felicia; Newton, Jocelyn H.; Youman, Elizabeth – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition (SB5), is a recently published, multidimensional measure of intelligence based on Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory. The author of the test provides results from confirmatory factor analyses in the technical manual supporting the five-factor structure of the instrument. Other authors have…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, School Psychologists, Construct Validity, Validity
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Morgan, Kimberly E.; Rothlisberg, Barbara A.; McIntosh, David E.; Hunt, Madeline S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
The present study assessed the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II) in relation to the synthesized Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of intelligence with a preschool sample. Participants were 200 preschool children between four and five years of age. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted, and different…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Preschool Children, Factor Analysis, Item Analysis
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Floyd, Elizabeth Freeman; McIntosh, David E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a complex group of neurodevelopmental conditions that develop in early childhood and involve a range of impairments in core areas of social interaction, communication, and restricted behavior and interests. Associated behavioral problems such as tantrums, aggression, and self-injury frequently compound the core…
Descriptors: Autism, Pharmacology, Interpersonal Relationship, Drug Therapy
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Holcomb, Matthew J.; Pufpaff, Lisa A.; McIntosh, David E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Childhood obesity has become a problem of epidemic proportions in the United States, but much of the research has focused on prevention and intervention programs, which target the general population of school children. Overlooked in the literature are children with special needs (including autism, genetic disorders, Down syndrome, and Prader-Willi…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Obesity, Intervention, Down Syndrome
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Newton, Jocelyn H.; McIntosh, David E.; Dixon, Felicia; Williams, Tasha; Youman, Elizabeth – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
This study examined the accuracy of three shortened measures of intelligence: the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability, Third Edition Brief Intellectual Ability (WJ III COG BIA) score; the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition Abbreviated IQ (SB5 ABIQ); and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test IQ Composite (K-BIT) in predicting…
Descriptors: Gifted, Children, Comparative Analysis, Prediction
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McIntosh, David E.; Trotter, Jeffrey S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
Although published research continues to advocate medication as the first line of treatment for early onset bipolar spectrum disorder (EOBSD; N. Lofthouse & M.A. Fristad, 2004), preliminary research demonstrating the utility of cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, and psychoeducational therapies is promising. It appears as if future treatment of EOBSD…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Research Needs, Psychology, Pharmacology
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Sanders, Sarah; McIntosh, David E.; Dunham, Mardis; Rothlisberg, Barbara A.; Finch, Holmes – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
This study examined the underlying constructs measured by the "Differential Ability Scales" ("DAS"; C.D. Elliott, 1990a) as they relate to the "Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) Theory" (K.S. McGrew, 1997) of cognitive abilities. The "DAS" and "Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities" ("WJ-III COG"; R.W.Woodcock, K.S. McGrew, & N. Mather, 2001)…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Models
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McIntosh, David E.; Rizza, Mary G.; Bliss, Leslie – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Presents the implementation of Teacher-Child Interaction Therapy (TCIT) within the preschool setting, using a case study approach. TCIT was found to increase the number of positive interactions between child and teacher. It was also effective in decreasing the child's disruptive behaviors, increasing compliance, and decreasing the need for the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Compliance (Psychology)
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McIntosh, David E.; Gridley, Betty E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1993
Administered Differential Ability Scales (DAS) to 83 children and adolescents with learning disabilities. Identified six subgroups: generalized, high functioning, normal, underachievement, borderline, and dyseidetic. Not all subgroups displayed expected discrepancy between intelligence and achievement associated with current definitions of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Identification
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