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Peer reviewedHayden, Davis C.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Administered Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) and Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition (Binet IV) to 32 gifted third- and fourth-graders. Binet IV scores averaged eight points higher than K-ABC scores. Concurrent validity coefficient of .70 indicated high degree of association between test performance on two tests. Results support use of…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedLocher, Paul J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Tested preassessment screening procedure to evaluate sensory-motor and perceptual encoding processes of children referred for psychoeducational assessment. Compared assessment procedures and outcomes for 18 children screened for encoding deficits and for 23 children whose psychoeducational evalution did not include screening. Results demonstrated…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedZucker, Steven; Riordan, Jean – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Examined concurrent validity of several new and revised conceptual language measures. Administered Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS), Boehm Test of Basic Concepts-Preschool Version (Boehm-PV) or Boehm-Revised, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) to 99 preschool children attending kindergarten screening. BBCS correlated significantly…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Concurrent Validity, Language Acquisition, Language Aptitude
Peer reviewedValencia, Richard R.; Rankin, Richard J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Investigated possible bias of Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) with 76 White and 90 Mexican-American fifth- and sixth-graders. Criterion variable was Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS). Results showed considerable evidence of bias in differential predictive validity, indicating global cognitive score of K-ABC was less…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Intelligence Tests, Intermediate Grades, Mexican Americans
Peer reviewedSmith, Teresa C.; Smith, Billy L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Examined Visual Aural Digit Span Test (VADS) and Bender-Gestalt (BG) scores as predictors of Wide Range Achievement Test-Revised (WRAT-R) scores among 115 elementary school students referred for low academic achievement. Divided children into three age groups. Results suggest BG and VADS Test can be effective screening devices for young children…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Age Differences, Comparative Testing, Educational Diagnosis
A Comparison of Three Different Measures of Intelligence with Preschool Children Identified At-Risk.
Peer reviewedKutsick, Koressa; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Administered Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R), and Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test (EOWPVT) to 70 preschoolers identified at-risk. PPVT-R and EOWPVT were found to be significantly correlated with Verbal and Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (IQ) scores of…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, High Risk Persons
Peer reviewedEvans, Larry D.; Bradley-Johnson, Sharon – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Reviewed six recently developed adaptive behavior scales for technical adequacy and other issues to consider when selecting measure of adaptive behavior. Suggests ways to aid examiners in selecting appropriate measure of adaptive behavior for particular student, accurately interpreting results, recognizing strengths and limitations of measures,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedStrein, William – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Selected 23 studies on effectiveness of classroom-based, elementary school affective education programs and evaluated resulting research evidence. Lack of positive significant findings in carefully designed studies provided little support for effectiveness of affective education programs in promoting positive changes on behavioral or affective…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Humanistic Education
Peer reviewedLevinson, Edward M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Surveyed 362 school psychologists concerning involvement in vocational practice. Results indicated that between 30 and 40 percent of respondents reported some involvement in vocational assessment, vocational counseling, and consultation with vocational education teachers, while only 12 percent indicated involvement with vocational program or…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedD'Amato, Rik Carl; Dean, Raymond S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Reviewed both theoretical foundation and therapeutic implications of psychodrama, therapy using theatrical principles as clients act out problems. Used social psychological and psychodramatic perspectives to evaluate psychodrama research in areas of therapeutic strategies, case illustration reports, and controlled research. Results suggest need…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Research Needs
Peer reviewedLong, Bonita C. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Evaluated effectiveness of Stress-Inoculation Training (SIT) with and without exercise component and Minimal exercise treatment (MIN) on trait anxiety, teacher stress, and coping strategies among 66 teachers. Found eight-week SIT with exercise to be more effective than MIN in reducing anxiety and teacher stress. SIT without exercise did not…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Coping, Exercise, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWiese, Margaret R. Rogers; Kramer, Jack J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Reviewed 18 journals with behavioral psychology, clinical or counseling psychology, school psychology, and special education emphases. Results indicated that behavioral journals published most empirically based parent training articles, followed by clinical or counseling psychology, special education, and school psychology journals. Parents with…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Abuse, Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedInman, Leah; Tollefson, Nona – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Elementary teachers (N=209) completed questionnaires assessing attitudes toward preassessment procedures. Results indicated that teachers with over six years of teaching experience had significantly more negative attitudes toward preassessment than did teachers with under two years of experience. Teachers who had made referrals to preassessment…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedKroll, Mark D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Examined college students' motivational orientations toward learning and views concerning purpose of education in relation to various intellectual styles. Task orientation was positively associated with Tolerance for Ambiguity, Thoughtfulness, and Open-Mindedness. Ego orientation was negatively associated with Tolerance for Ambiguity,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedRosso, Martin; Phelps, LeAdelle – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Performed factor analysis of 12 subtests of Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability using 286 conduct disordered male adolescents. Analysis yielded three factors: primary verbal ability factor, secondary reasoning factor, and secondary numerical processing factor. Results suggest cautious use of Cognitive Factor cluster scores for diagnosis…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Ability
