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Harmston, Matt – ACT, Inc., 2020
Out of over 1.9 million students in the 2018 ACT-tested graduating class, 44% took the full ACT® test at least twice in hopes of improving their scores. Camara and Allen (2017) support this practice, confirming that factors such as time in the classroom between test administrations are associated with increases in ACT Composite scores from the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Repetition, Scores, Probability
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Bross, Leslie Ann; Common, Eric Alan; Oakes, Wendy Peia; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Menzies, Holly M.; Ennis, Robin Parks – Beyond Behavior, 2018
High-probability request sequence (HPRS) is a low-intensity strategy designed to increase student compliance by creating behavioral momentum. Momentum is established by providing three to five requests that a noncompliant student is most likely to do followed quickly by a less preferred request. Herein, we describe a step-by-step process for using…
Descriptors: Probability, Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Compliance (Psychology)
Solomon, Benjamin G. – Communique, 2016
In August 2015, in an article entitled "Estimating the Reproducibility of Psychology Science," the journal "Science" reported the findings of a comprehensive collaboration of social scientist researchers, collectively described as the "Open Science Collaboration" (OSC), who replicated the findings of 100 experiments…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, School Psychologists, Replication (Evaluation), Probability
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Wilks, Duffy; Ratheal, Juli D'Ann – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2010
The authors review the history of the concept of freedom in humanistic counseling theory and present a contemporary rationale for including certain negative implications of existential indeterminate free will in the theoretical foundations of the profession. Implications for counseling and a table of definitions that clarifies unique constructs…
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, History, Psychology, Humanism
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Wilks, Duffy; Ratheal, Juli D'Ann – Counseling and Values, 2009
The authors provide a historical overview of the development of contemporary theories of counseling and psychology in relation to determinism, probabilistic causality, indeterminate free will, and moral and legal responsibility. They propose a unique model of behavioral causality that incorporates a theory of indeterminate free will, a concept…
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Psychology, Theories, Moral Issues
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Ziomek-Daigle, Jolie – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2010
Serious social and economic consequences affect the local and national levels when students drop out of school. Research has shown that collaboration among schools, families, and communities in the academic progression of students can decrease their drop out probability. The author presents findings related to a qualitative study conducted in…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Family Involvement, Probability, Counselors
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Simonoff, Emily – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
Provides a protocol for counseling families with an autistic member concerning the risk of having an autistic child. Reports data regarding empirical recurrence risks and identifies the key elements that influence recurrence risks for individual couples. Counseling expertise in both diagnosis and treatment of autism and in the genetics of complex…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling, Decision Making
Dowling, Sue Y. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2006
School counselors should be knowledgeable about the influence of today's technologies on common issues dealt with in counseling. This article describes several of these issues and how they are affected by use of technology. Suggestions are provided to help counselors deal with the current challenges posed by the use of interactive communication…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, School Counselors, Technology Uses in Education, Counseling