As writing skills have a significant impact on a Law student's ability to successfully complete assessment tasks, it is important to identify early, and refer to appropriate programs, students likely to benefit from language and writing skills support. This article describes in-class exercises developed in the Law School at the University of…

This study developed and evaluated a culturally tailored video guided by the health belief model to improve Chinese women's low rate of mammography use. Focus-group discussions and an advisory board meeting guided the video development. A 17-min video, including a soap opera and physician-recommendation segment, was made in Chinese languages. A…

Objective: The objective of the RESPECT approach to tailored telephone education (TTE) is described. This approach was shown to be highly effective through a randomized intervention trial for increasing the rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Methods: At the conclusion of the trial, the investigators identified the main principles that…

Evaluated Schacham's 8-item short form of the original 15-item POMS-Depression scale (N=131). Found that the short form is roughly equivalent psychometrically to the previously validated form. The short form of the POMS-Depression scale was identified as apparently the shortest available validated measure of depression. (Author/JAC)

A questionnaire and screening test for posture and flexibility were designed and administered to 80 rifle and pistol shooters. Findings indicated that 78 percent had eperienced low back pain during competition and 63 percent afterward. (MT)

A 1980 survey of sickle cell screening facilities in Maryland, found that approximately 52,000 persons were screened, 13,000 without informed consent. Many facilities also failed to provide education and counseling. Units dedicated entirely to screening were most compliant with State regulations. (Author/CJM)

Employed the Child Abuse Potential Inventory to evaluate abuse potential in a group of parents (N=200) at risk for problems in parenting. Results showed a significant relationship between Inventory abuse scores and subsequent abuse, and between abuse scores and later neglect. (LLL)

Screening of 288 youths entering the juvenile justice system revealed that approximately 18 percent were gifted in some way. Gifted Ss differed from normal youth by having high abilities in fluid intelligence yet performed less well on the achievement test in relation to these high fluid abilities. (CL)

Each year, state newborn screening programs test 4 million newborns for disorders that require early detection and treatment to prevent serious illness or death. The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) was asked to provide Congress with information on variations among state newborn screening programs. Based on surveys of such programs in all 50…

An evaluation of present screening procedures for chronic open-angle glaucoma includes suggestions for improvement: greater distribution of screening and education, conversion from monophasic to multiphasic screen, and examination of visual fields, optic nerve, and medical history in addition to the tonometry currently done. (KW)

Presents latent-class models that fall within the purview of the general model presented by C. Clogg and L. Goodman (1984, 1985) and S. Walter and L. Irwig (1988). These models allow the investigator to determine whether the criterion measure and the diagnostic or screening procedure should be considered error free. (SLD)

This field project focused on training school nurses to do screening and brief interventions for tobacco use. Needed resources were organized in a kit.

Invest Early is an effective program in preparing low-income students for school success when delivered in sufficient quantity. Wilder Research, in conjunction with the Invest Early leadership team and staff, is conducting a longitudinal and cost-benefit evaluation, documenting and assessing implementation of Invest Early and outcomes for the…

Many books and articles have been written about a Response to Intervention (RtI) model of service delivery for students who are struggling learners. However, little has been written about this model's usefulness as a means of addressing the needs of advanced learners or twice-exceptional learners whose needs may be both remedial and advanced. The…

The Number Sets Test was developed to assess the speed and accuracy with which children can identify and process quantities represented by Arabic numerals and object sets. The utility of this test for predicting mathematics achievement and risk for mathematical learning disability (MLD) was assessed for a sample of 223 children. A signal detection…