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The Impact Of Rewards On The Effectiveness Of Performance Feedback In Improving Writing Production In Elementary School Students, Leslie Allison Hart
The Impact Of Rewards On The Effectiveness Of Performance Feedback In Improving Writing Production In Elementary School Students, Leslie Allison Hart
Doctoral Dissertations
Approximately a quarter of students in classrooms across the United States meet minimum grade-level expectations in writing in national assessments (National Center for Education Statistics, 2012). The purpose of the present study is to elaborate on the role performance feedback can play in increasing student writing production through novel additions to established methodology. Specifically, an alternating treatments design was used to evaluate the impact of two iterations of a performance feedback intervention. The first evaluated how performance feedback (with two representations of total words written and a velocity indicator) impacts student writing production across production-dependent and production-independent variables. The second …
Exploring Students' Perceptions Of Academic Strengths And Weaknesses, John S. Brookbank Iv
Exploring Students' Perceptions Of Academic Strengths And Weaknesses, John S. Brookbank Iv
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
As school progresses, the importance of self-advocacy becomes more evident. Before a student is able to become an effective self-advocate for their needs and services, it is essential for them to have an appropriate understanding of their academic strengths and weaknesses. Students with learning disabilities are often faced with the difficult task of understanding what it means to have a learning disability, and school psychologists do not have a clear set of guidelines as to how to inform these students in the most developmentally appropriate way. To provide school psychologists with more information regarding the formation students’ academic self-perceptions, to …
School Psychologist Needs As Mental Health Consultants, Rebecca Yoder
School Psychologist Needs As Mental Health Consultants, Rebecca Yoder
Celebration of Scholarship 2012-2017
This study examines school psychologists 'perceptions of factors that influence their ability to function effectively as mental health consultants. Participants were asked to identify factors that impact their ability to provide mental health consultation in the schools; thus, allowing themes to develop about what school psychologists need to improve consultation when working with teachers of students with mental health issues. This information will be useful to both novice and experienced practitioners.