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Wiskow, Katie M.; Donaldson, Jeanne M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2016
We compared the effects of Lag 0 and Lag 1 schedules of reinforcement on children's responses naming category items in a group context and subsequent responses emitted during individual testing in which the schedule of reinforcement remained Lag 0. Specifically, we measured response variability and novel responses to categories for 3 children who…
Descriptors: Naming, Children, Reinforcement, Context Effect
Engel, Ned; Faustino, Peter – 1998
A broad scientific perspective that recognizes the child's social environment is needed in school psychology practice. The chances of influencing change expand when psychologists switch from an intrapsychic model to a social systems (group process) framework for testing referrals. Intrapsychic explanations create a mechanism for educators to avoid…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Forcade, Michael C.; And Others – School Psychology Digest, 1979
A model for assessing the developmental skills of handicapped children is presented, for school psychologists. Stressing the relationship between assessment, intervention, and program evaluation, it is consistent with Public Law 94-142. Three assessment methods are recommended: parent interview, observation, and adaptive use of standardized tests.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Guides
University City School District, MO. – 1969
Gross Motor Observations is a test for preschool children which measures motor skills. Individual administration takes only two to three minutes and items are scored 0-3, low to high. The child is asked to perform a series of simple physical tasks which reveal the level of his motor ability. No skill is required for either administration or…
Descriptors: Individual Testing, Kindergarten Children, Motor Development, Nonverbal Tests
Zinoman, Esther Axt; And Others – 1983
This publication reviews issues and processes in the quest for less-biased, least-biased, non-biased assessment. It is intended to aid the school psychologist in assisting all individuals in placement or program decisions for school-age children. The first section articulates the common sources of bias in assessment and identifies concepts…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Group Testing
Schaeffer, Gary A.; And Others – 1979
Developmental psychologists have not traditionally documented the psychometric properties of their observational instruments, partly because such concepts as reliability and validity are associated mainly with paper-and-pencil tests. A multitrait-multimethod correlation matrix (MTMM) was presented as a useful method for the psychometric evaluation…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Correlation, Developmental Psychology