This study examined longitudinal trajectories of positive and negative affective states with a sample of 265 adolescent elite hockey players followed across 3 measurement points during the 1st 11 weeks of a season. Latent class growth modeling, incorporating a time-varying covariate and a series of predictors assessed at the onset of the season,…

In 2005, Lafayette Elementary School's enrollment and standardized test scores were declining. Although the school was known for its fine programs for special needs students and English-language learners, and its diverse population offered many special opportunities to celebrate other cultures and languages, it was not making strides toward…

One of the most colorful examples of the reflection of identities in heritage sites involves the historical U.S.-Native relationship. In exploring the topic of U.S.-Native memories, this article focuses on the cultural identities represented at the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HBNMP), a heritage site that commemorates the Creek War of…

This paper reviews the history of the recognition of borderline personality disorder as a clinical disorder, followed by a review of the contemporary practice of diagnosing borderline personality disorder in psychiatric settings. Many researchers have cautioned against the conflation of difficult patients with the diagnostic category of borderline…

Motivational Interviewing (MI; W. R. Miller & S. Rollnick, 2002) is presented as a potentially effective counseling strategy for assisting traditionally aged college students in reducing their problematic, heavy alcohol use. MI's congruence with two developmental theories--Self-Determination Theory (R. M. Ryan & E. L. Deci, 2000) and…

Gist identification or coherent situation model construction performance is an important criterion not only in L1 and L2 reading comprehension assessment but also in every aspect of discourse processing. Whereas most previous L2 research has investigated schematic knowledge of readers about relations within a text, more recent studies have used…

The purpose of this article is to describe the development and 10-year implementation of the effective behavior and instructional support model in a midsized northwestern Oregon school district. The district experienced a sustained reduction in students' discipline referral rates, an increase in the percentage of students on track for early…

Review of the first 14 years (1971-1985) of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth at The Johns Hopkins University reveals that many youths who reasoned exceptionally well mathematically were identified, studied further, and aided. The use of longitudinal teaching teams in nonguided instructional settings is encouraged. (Author/CL)

The paper responds to a criticism of the SOI (Structure of Intellect) model for gifted students. The author argues that the article is too negative in tone and fails to acknowledge the strengths and values of SOI tests. (Author/CL)

The paper discusses issues involved in the identification of gifted handicapped children, reviewing several research studies that attempted to define a specific configuration of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised subtest scores indicative of handicapped children possessing intellectual gifts. The author concludes that profiles and…

Presently in America, children are living in a society where an often unhealthy emphasis is placed on an individual's external appearance. It is incumbent upon all individuals charged with the responsibility of rearing young people to help them develop a positive and healthy self-image. This essay is intended to assist educators in recognizing the…

Analyzed the performance of the MAXCOV-HITMAX procedure invented by Paul Meehl for the detection of latent taxonic structures in which the latent variable, theta, is Bernoulli distributed for the case of dichotomous indicators. Discusses the implications of the analysis for the case of MAXCOV-HIMAX with continuous indicators. (SLD)