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Peer reviewedFimian, Michael J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Investigated internal consistency and split-half reliability of Teacher Stress Inventory (TSI) based on data provided by 3,478 teachers. Data indicated for both the strength and frequency dimensions that the TSI was highly reliable in terms of both its regular and short-form length, and that the two short forms were highly correlated with each…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Special Education Teachers
Peer reviewedOakman, Sue; Wilson, Barry – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Examined records of 170 learning-disabled students to determine stability of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) test scores. WISC-R was readministered three years later to 150 subjects. Stability coefficients were .72, .70, and .74 for Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale Intelligence Quotient scores. Results suggest WISC-R…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities, Special Education
Teacher's Referral of Children with Mental Health Problems: A Study of Primary Schools in Hong Kong.
Peer reviewedLuk, S. L.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Elementary school teachers (N=222) in Hong Kong completed Conners Teacher's Rating Scale (CTRS) for total of 874 students. Two months later, teachers decided whether students had behavioral or emotional problems requiring referral, considering 55 students as requiring referral. Referred students had significantly higher CTRS scores compared to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Peer reviewedCarvajal, Howard; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
A kindergarten class of nine boys and 11 girls took the 1986 Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Fourth Edition) and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. Of six correlations of total scores and subtests pairs, only the correlation of total scores was statistically significant. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Intelligence Tests, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education
Peer reviewedFurlong, Michael J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Examined implementation of California's mandate that the simple difference score distribution model be used as part of state Learning Disability eligibility criteria in six California school districts. Results revealed that placement decisions were influenced by students' discrepancy scores, but that prereferral status (initial evaluation versus…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedPollak, Jerrold M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Explores dynamics stimulating resistance by clinicians to provide feedback to parents of results of child psychological assessment. Provides guidelines for conduct of feedback interviews in clinical and school settings that are designed to maximize probability of successful intervention in service of children and adolescents with primarily mild to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFantuzzo, John W.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Evaluated 26 studies that have directly compared school-based, teacher- versus student-management interventions with nonretarded students in elementary school settings. Found that student-management interventions resulted in greater treatment effect sizes than those of teacher-management interventions. Appeared to be significant positive…
Descriptors: Administration, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedYoung, K. Richard; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Tested effectiveness of instructional package designed to teach conversation skills to six behaviorally disordered elementary school children who were taught skills in two groups of three. Results indicated that the package was effective in increasing conversational skills above baseline levels in all subjects and in two settings. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedAmatea, Ellen S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Describes treatment of five-year-old girl exhibiting frequent temper tantrums at home and school, including brief systemic approach used to assess interactional cycle between child and adults, and actual intervention involving prescribing the tantrum behavior. Notes tantrums disappeared after third session; no tantrums were reported at three-week…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Family Counseling, Intervention
Peer reviewedKutsick, Koressa; Jackson, Linda – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Presents two-phase group process to be used to develop self-efficacy in minority youth, which involves helping minority students to develop realistic educational and precareer goals through group supported analysis of individual strengths, weaknesses, resources, and roadblocks to success. Discusses major components of modeling, role playing, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Group Discussion, Minority Group Children, Modeling (Psychology)
Peer reviewedPillen, Bart L.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Administered peer-tutoring program using computer-assisted instruction to help first through fourth graders entering new school. Found that tutored girls increased positive self-perceptions as result of program, whereas boys declined in positive self-perceptions, but exhibited gains in reading scores. Suggest that prevention efforts should…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Peer Teaching
Peer reviewedCohen, Morris; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Teachers completed Connors Teacher Rating Scale on 581 special education and 45 regular education students to examine effects of age, sex, and race on Cohen and Hynd Factor Analysis. Four special education subgroups obtained distinct behavioral profiles. Results support use of Cohen and Hynd factor analysis in providing clinically meaningful…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedZucker, Stephen; Copeland, Ellis P. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Assessed the degree of comparability between the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (McCarthy) and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for "at-risk" (low birthweight, Head Start, and developmentally delayed) and "normal" preschool children. Describes the K-ABC Mental Processing Composite (MPC) and McCarthy General Cognitive…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Disabilities
Peer reviewedMiller, Lucy Jane – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Compared the performance of 338 children on the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP) in a follow-up study, to eight indices of school functioning, including retention in school, teachers' observations, assignment to special classes or services, and report card grades. Preschoolers with low MAP scores were significantly more likely to be…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Measurement, Early Childhood Education, High Risk Persons
Peer reviewedKrohn, Emily J.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Investigated the validity of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) with a sample of black low socioeconomic status preschool children enrolled in a Head Start program. Used the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale as a criterion. Demonstrated convergent and construct validity, but suggests that the K-ABC is no more culture fair for…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests
