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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Madaus, Melissa M. R.; Kehle, Thomas J.; Madaus, Joseph; Bray, Melissa A. – School Psychology International, 2003
Investigates the effectiveness of the mystery motivator intervention as a means to remediate mathematics homework accuracy and completion problems in five fifth- grade students. Results indicated that the mystery motivator intervention was effective for all students on one or both outcome criteria. Additionally, both the teachers and students…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 5, Homework, Intervention
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Theodore, Lea A.; Bray, Melissa A.; Kehle, Thomas J.; Dioguardi, Richard J. – School Psychology International, 2002
Discusses origin of school psychology in Greece which emerged with services for mentally disabled in 1937. Explains how laws were instituted with the growing demand for educational services for students with social and emotional needs. Includes discussions on diverse roles of school psychologists, present status of special education, and influence…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, History
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Kehle, Thomas J.; Bray, Melissa A.; Chafouleas, Sandra M; McLoughlin, Caven S. – School Psychology International, 2002
Article discusses problems associated with promoting intellectual growth in adulthood. Defines characteristics of intelligent behavior as incorporating individual attainment of Resources, Intimacy, Competence, and Health (RICH). Presents the RICH theory as a way to define and address the goals of intelligent enhancement. (JDM)
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
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Zhou, Zheng; Bray, Melissa A.; Kehle, Thomas J.; Xin, Tao – School Psychology International, 2001
Reviews and contrasts the effects of divorce on Chinese children's adjustment to American children of divorce. Results indicate that the deleterious effects of divorce on children's academic and social functioning appear to be similar to that experienced by American children. (Contains 23 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Chinese Culture, Cross Cultural Studies
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Zhou, Zheng; Bray, Melissa A.; Kehle, Thomas J.; Xin, Tao – School Psychology International, 2001
The discipline of psychology is emerging as a recognized and respected profession in China just as the need to address children's increased difficulties in academics and school function has become evident. The evolution of school psychology in China is traced and parallels are drawn to how school psychology developed in the United States in a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries