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Kehle, Thomas J.; Bray, Melissa A.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Kawano, Takuji – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
Criticism has been leveled against the use of statistical significance testing (SST) in many disciplines. However, the field of school psychology has been largely devoid of critiques of SST. Inspection of the primary journals in school psychology indicated numerous examples of SST with nonrandom samples and/or samples of convenience. In this…
Descriptors: Intervals, School Psychology, Effect Size, Statistical Significance
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Sanabria, Federico; Killeen, Peter R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
Despite being under challenge for the past 50 years, null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) remains dominant in the scientific field for want of viable alternatives. NHST, along with its significance level "p," is inadequate for most of the uses to which it is put, a flaw that is of particular interest to educational practitioners…
Descriptors: Probability, Statistical Significance, Educational Research, Decision Making
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Ivanova, Masha Y.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Rescorla, Leslie A.; Dumenci, Levent; Almqvist, Fredrik; Bathiche, Marie; Bilenberg, Niels; Bird, Hector; Domuta, Anca; Erol, Nese; Fombonne, Eric; Fonseca, Antonio; Frigerio, Alessandra; Kanbayashi, Yasuko; Lambert, Michael C.; Leung, Patrick; Liu, Xianchen; Minaei, Asghar; Roussos, Alexandra; Simsek, Zeynep; Weintraub, Sheila; Wolanczyk, Tomasz; Zubrick, Stephen; Zukauskiene, Rita; Verhulst, Frank C. – School Psychology Review, 2007
Standardized assessment instruments developed in one society are often used in other societies. However, it is important to determine empirically how assessment instruments developed in one society function in others. The present study tested the fit of the Teacher's Report Form syndrome structures in 20 diverse societies using data for 30,030 6-…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Miller, David; Nickerson, Amanda B. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2007
There has recently been a growing movement within psychology toward placing a greater emphasis on the positive aspects of human nature. This movement, known as positive psychology, focuses on the scientific study of human strengths and virtues as well as the variables that promote positive traits, emotions, and institutions. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Psychology, Psychotherapy, Intervention, Research
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Nichols, Sharon L. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2007
I review the literature on the impact on student achievement of high-stakes testing. Its popularity as a mechanism for holding educators accountable has triggered studies to examine whether its promise to increase student learning has been fulfilled. The review concludes there is no consistent evidence to suggest high-stakes testing leads to…
Descriptors: Testing, Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, School Psychology
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Conoley, Collie W.; Conoley, Jane Close; Reese, Robert J. – Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 2009
"School Psychology: A Blueprint for Training and Practice III" (Ysseldyke et al., 2006) continues an over 20-year tradition of reenvisioning school psychology. This latest edition focuses with great clarity on school psychology as, ideally, a profession devoted to the prevention of school-based difficulties for children and capacity building for…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, School Psychology, Psychological Services, Mental Health
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Cleary, Timothy J. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2009
One hundred eight practicing school psychologists participated in an online survey designed to examine the need for school-based self-regulation and motivation assessments, the frequency with which they engage in these assessment practices, and the nature of this apparent gap in school psychology practice. In general, results showed that even…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Familiarity, Student Motivation, School Psychology
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Peterson, Mary A.; Hamilton, Elizabeth B.; Russell, Aaron D. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2009
School-based mental health programming is a viable intervention because it can provide evidenced-based-treatment (EBT) while avoiding the typical service barriers. In this study, 119 students (ages 10 to 12) were randomly assigned to participate in either a 24-session Coping Power Program (CPP) or a control group. Using the Behavior Assessment…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Learning Problems, Mental Health Programs, Effect Size
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Clopton, Kerri L.; Haselhuhn, Charlotte W. – School Psychology International, 2009
This study documents the number of school psychology faculty openings, reasons for resignations and the outcome of faculty searches in the United States for three consecutive academic years beginning in 2004. School psychology program training directors in the United States were surveyed about program faculty needs, including resignations and the…
Descriptors: School Psychology, College Faculty, Teacher Shortage, Labor Turnover
Christenson, Sandra L. – Communique, 2010
This article presents the author's talk, entitled "Engaging with Parents," which was delivered as the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Distinguished Lecture at the NASP 2010 Annual Convention on March 4, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of this talk, the author believes education and psychology are involved in three…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Conferences, School Psychologists, Academic Achievement, Competence
McCabe, Paul C. – Communique, 2008
This article is the first of a two-part series on allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis, which includes seasonal allergies, has been considered by physicians, parents, and the general public as a mild, transitory nuisance for children and adults that is easily remedied with over-the-counter or prescription medications. Recent research, however,…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Allergy, Definitions, Epidemiology
Batista, Melissa Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The violence prevention group component of the Rutgers-Somerset Counseling Program, a prevention program for multi-problem youth based in a local junior high school, was established in response to appeals made by school staff for help addressing surges in school and community violence and the rising incidence of aggression among female students.…
Descriptors: Prevention, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness, Females
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Roberts, Holly J.; Floress, Margaret T.; Ellis, Cynthia R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
The number of children taking psychotropic medications has dramatically increased in recent years. These children typically take medication during school hours, thereby making the school setting an optimal venue in which evaluate the effectiveness of medications. Given their training in data-based decision making, intervention, and assessment,…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Pharmacology, School Psychology, Ethics
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Meyers, Joel; Roach, Andrew T.; Meyers, Barbara – Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 2009
The purpose of this article is to engage in the debate about "Blueprint III" regarding practice and graduate education in school psychology. We use school-based consultation as a lens to uncover meaning and context in the "Blueprint" and give particular attention to the "Blueprint" authors' foregrounding of prevention…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, Graduate Study, School Psychologists, Public Health
Ysseldyke, Jim – Communique, 2009
The author sincerely appreciates the recognition of National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and his colleagues on being permitted to give the 2009 Legends in School Psychology address. He starts by acknowledging that his accomplishments are really the accomplishments of many. Throughout his career, the author has had the opportunity to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Decision Making
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