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The Effects Of Choice On Assignment Completion And Percent Correct By A High School Student With A Learning Disability, D. Stenhoff, B. J. Davey, Benjamin Lignugaris / Kraft

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

The effects of choosing between two academic assignments on task completion and percent correct by a ninth grade student with a learning disability was investigated. This case study extended the efficacy of antecedent based intervention as an instructional modification. Further, the study extends previous research by investigating the effect of choice on academic achievement. The withdrawal design showed that percent completed and correct were highest when the participant was given a choice between two assignments when compared to baseline conditions. Results are discussed in term of efficacy of choice as an antecedent intervention, choice selection, and future research directions.

The Rehabilitation Community Legacy Project: The Oral History Of Leadership, Michael J. Millington

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

The importance of engaging the rehabilitation profession in the collection and utilization of its oral history is illustrated through an example. A transcript from an interview with William Emener provides a first person narrative of events leading up to the first national rehabilitation counselor training conference in Crystal City, Virginia. Themes of community emerge in the telling and are used to compare and contrast to current situations in the field. The reader is invited to participate in the Rehabilitation Community Legacy Project as an act of personal leadership.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, October 4, 2007, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Delete Course

Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate

• Credit Hour Change

College of Business

• New Course

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• New Course
• Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change, Add Repeatable for Credit

Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development

• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change
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Department of Instructional Technology

• New Course

Department of Secondary Education …

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, Emma Eccles Jones College Of Education And Human Services, June 8, 2007, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Utah State University requests approval to offer a new specialization in Speech-Language Pathology within the existing Disability Disciplines PhD Program.

General Catalog 2007-2009, Utah State University

University Catalogs

Contains course descriptions, University college calendar, and college administration

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, December 7, 2006, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Nutrition and Food Science

• Title Change, Course Number Change
• Delete Course

College of Business

• New Course

School of Accountancy

• Remove University Studies Designation
• Course Description Change

Department of Business Information Systems

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Course Description Change
• Reactivate Course

Department of Economics

• Delete Course

Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development

• New Course
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

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General Catalog 2006-2007, Utah State University

University Catalogs

Contains course descriptions, University college calendar, and college administration

General Catalog 2005-2006, Utah State University

University Catalogs

Contains course descriptions, University college calendar, and college administration

School Counselors' Referral Practices Of Children With Internalizing Symptoms, Kelly Hughes

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This project proposed to examine school counselors' knowledge of and experiences with internalizing issues in children. The sample included all elementary and middle/secondary school counselors employed in Utah. The measure used in the present study was a questionnaire adapted from a study by Green, Clopton, and Pope. Analyses revealed that few elementary school counselors would meet with a student struggling with internalizing symptoms, but many would meet with the students' teacher(s) and parents. Overall, fewer secondary school counselors endorsed the presented responses as compared to elementary school counselors. More than half of both elementary and secondary school counselors indicated they …

General Catalog 2004-2005, Utah State University

University Catalogs

Contains course descriptions, University college calendar, and college administration

The Effects Of Self-Monitoring Checklists And Performance Feedback On Study Skills Of College Students With Disabilities, Sherrie Mecham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study utilized a multiple baseline design across two study skills to examine the impact of a self-monitoring checklist and performance feedback on the implementation of study skills for seven college students with disabilities. The accuracy with which students performed study skills was calculated as a percentage based on the number of correct study skill steps completed during a college course divided by the total number of treatment steps. The results show that three of the seven students markedly increased the accurate use of the notetaking and study guide skills immediately when provided with a self-monitoring checklist and performance feedback, …

Concurrent And Construct Validity Of Alternating Verbal Fluency As A Measure Of Executive Function, Gail A. Mason

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Alternating verbal fluency is a combination task that was designed to assess the cognitive constructs of verbal fluency and cognitive shifting, presumably for increased efficiency. Researchers and clinicians have hypothesized about the added diagnostic benefits and more sophisticated discriminability of alternating verbal fluency as compared with singular verbal fluency tasks.

To date there are no standardized forms of alternating verbal fluency tests, normed data, or a guide for differentiating patient populations. In addition, there are no published studies addressing the construct or concurrent validity of alternating verbal fluency with other tests of executive function. Thus, the purpose of the present …

General Catalog 2002-2004, Utah State University

University Catalogs

Contains course descriptions, University college calendar, and college administration

Paraprofessionals - An Invaluable And Indispensible Resource, D. E. Forbush, Robert L. Morgan

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, November 20, 2000, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

General Catalog 2000-2002, Utah State University

University Catalogs

Contains course descriptions, University college calendar, and college administration

General Catalog 1998-2000, Utah State University

University Catalogs

Contains course descriptions, University college calendar, and college administration.

Employment Expectation Profiles As A Differential Measure Of Employment-Relevant Attitudes Towards People With Disabilities, Michael J. Millington, D. Rosenthal, A. Lott

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

The ability of the Employment Expectation Questionnaire-Beta version (EEQ-B) to differentially describe employment relevant attitudes towards people with disabilities was investigated. Labels of cognitive disability and gender were manipulated in an analog study. Respondents from a convenience sample of students read stimulus material concerning a job and job applicant and then rated the applicant's qualification for the job. A significant effect was found for disability, but not for gender or interaction effects. Post hoc contrasts suggest that labels of cognitive disability (mental retardation, mental illness, and traumatic brain injury) had a differential effect across the factors of the EEQ-B.

The Constructs And Practices Of Job Placement, Michael J. Millington, R. Butterworth, S. Fesko, H. Mccarthy

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Paradoxical Nature Of Disability Services: Illustrations From Supported Employment And Implications For Rehabilitation Counseling, E. M. Szymanski, S. Johnston-Rodriguez, Michael J. Millington, B. H. Rodriguez, J. Lagergren

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Transition From School To Employment: What Rehabilitation Professionals Consider Important For Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Robert L. Morgan, Charles L. Salzberg, S. C. Moore, C. A. Mcsweyn

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Ada And The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs, C. Arokiasamy, Michael J. Millington

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Facilitating Acceptance Of Alternative Communication Devices In Classrooms By Teachers, Tracie Empey

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

There exists a number of persons who lack adequate speech for communicative purposes. Many of the non-vocal children and adults from these populations have benefitted from the development of various alternative communication devices. The non-vocal individual is one whose speech does not provide a functional means of meeting communication needs. However, this does not necessarily mean that the non-vocal individual has no speech or vocalization at all, nor does it mean that the individual may not develop fully functional speech in the future. (Vanderheiden, 1975). The devices used with these people allow an increase in the abilities to meet various …

The Effectiveness Of Language Intervention With Preschool Handicapped Children: An Integrative Review, Beverly Marie Poirier

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Controversies surrounding language intervention for preschool children have primarily focused on specific issues about which approach is better than another. However, most researchers consider language intervention to be effective--even though many studies yield conflicting findings. Previous reviews on language intervention added little to resolving the controversies because of inadequate sampling procedures and insufficiently addressing methodological issues. A more systematic review of prior research was needed to clarify the status of the language intervention literature. The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive integrative review of the primary research on language using a meta-analysis approach to determine the relative …

The Generalization Of Treatment Gains Of Mildly Handicapped Adolescents From Special Education To Regular Education Classrooms Using Peer-Mediated Self-Management Procedures, Deborah J. Smith

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether a self-evaluation procedure paired with a token economy would be effective in reducing the off-task and talk-out behavior of behaviorally disordered and learning disabled high school students in a resource classroom. The study also examined the effects of the self-evaluation procedures when monitored by regular education peers on target students' behavior in their regular education English class. In addition to improving classroom behavior, another purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of the self-evaluation procedures when paired with an academic goal-setting component on academic variables in both the …

Expert System Technology And Concept Instruction: Training Educators To Accurately Classify Learning Disabled Students, Mary Anne Prater

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Many learning disabled student being served by the public school systems have been inaccurately classified. Training and research efforts are needed to assist members of the multidisciplinary team in making more accurate learning disabilities classification decisions.

CLASS.LD2, a computer-based expert system, was designed to assist multidisciplinary teams by providing second-opinion advice regarding the appropriateness of a learning disabilities classification for individual student cases. The existing expert system, CLASS.LD2, was combined with strategies for effective concept instruction to create an instructional package entitled LO.Trainer.

The purpose of this study was (a) to develop a computer-based instructional package combining expert system technology …

An Expert System To Train Secondary Special Education Teachers In Language Arts Instruction, Elizabeth Shafer Martindale

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Writing, a complex organizational process that makes excessive attentional demands, can be frustrating for handicapped students. These students seldom complete a finished written product because t he y are usually trying to master the mechanical aspects of writing . Teaching the secondary-aged student with learning problems to use and unify writing skills into a finished product may be an initial step in helping them acomplish more difficult writing tasks.

The purpose of this Research and Development (R & D) study was (a) to develop and validate an expert system which suggests teaching and management strategies for special education teachers and …

Social Interpersonal Skills Of Handicapped And Nonhandicapped Adults At Work, Benjamin Lignugaris / Kraft, S. Rule, Charles L. Salzberg, J. J. Stowitschek

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

The pattern and content of social interactions of successful handicapped and nonhandicapped employees were observed in two employment settings. Data suggest that both groups were active social interactants who frequently worked cooperatively, yet interacted relatively infrequently with their supervisors. Implications for future research are discussed.

Telephone Crisis Intervention: Empathy And Conceptual Level, Paul J. Seymour

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The telephone crisis intervention service at Utah State University (Help-Line) was evaluated in order to make the training program accountable and to produce recommendations for improvement in volunteer training.

Help-Line training teaches a "non-directive" counseling model and incorporates experiential sensitivity type exercises, didactic discussion, and role playing.

Help-Line volunteers were assessed by two methods. The first was a pretest-posttest control group design. Training was the independent variable and the discrimination of core conditions (as measured by the Crisis Center Discrimination Index) and the communication of empathy (as measured by the Crisis Center Communication Index) were the dependent variables. The Indexes …

An Assessment Of Three Programmed Reading Courses For Use By The Mentally Retarded, Ruth P. Palmer

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Mentally retarded children have considerable difficulty acquiring comprehensive reading skills. Their problems in this area are directly related to their comparative difficulty in handling abstractions, developing generalizations, and in expanding concepts.(Goldstein, 1962). The ability to read is of vital importance to the educable mentally retarded child and is needed to help him move about in his environment safely and independently. In our culture the ability to read is a must for employment. Next to the acquisition of adequate language to satisfy social needs, reading should hold top priority in the list of tool subjects for the mentally retarded.