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Maguire SC, Eckert TL. The importance of treatment integrity: Examining the relationship between dosage and writing intervention outcomes. Sch Psychol 2023:2023-97880-001. [PMID: 37561428 DOI: 10.1037/spq0000573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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This study explored the relationship between 391 third-grade students' writing productivity and the amount of intervention dosage received over a 6-week period. In addition, the association between gender and the amount of intervention dosage received was examined. Results indicated that intervention dosage had a statistically significant relationship with students' writing productivity at the conclusion of intervention implementation. In addition, there was not a statistically significant difference in the amount of intervention dose received between female and male students. Notably, less intervention dosage may be indicative of higher rates of school absenteeism, which is associated with adverse academic outcomes. Implications and future research directions are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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Eckert TL, Eggleston BN, Hamsho NF, Williams NL. Assessing children's perceptions of intervention acceptability ratings. Psychol Schs 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pits.22564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tanya L. Eckert
- Department of Psychology Syracuse University Syracuse New York USA
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- Department of Counseling and School Psychology University of Massachusetts Boston Massachusetts USA
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Jimerson SR, Sheridan SM, Hoffman JA, Codding RS, Eckert TL. Retrospect and prospect regarding school psychology scholarship: Reflections of Lightner Witmer award winners. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 35:409-418. [PMID: 33444054 DOI: 10.1037/spq0000408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This article provides reflections on several key elements important for establishing and sustaining successful research trajectories and scholarship within the field. Developed by several Lightner Witmer Award recipients, the article highlights several of Lightner Witmer's experiences and pioneering contributions, including the importance of his own mentors, collaborations with interdisciplinary professionals, and his emphasis on the relevance of scientific research programs and the practical implications for helping children. In an effort to move the field forward, we discuss important elements relevant to developing and sustaining successful research programs in school psychology including the importance of mentorship, collaboration, research methodologies, replicability, extramural funding, and dissemination. Throughout, we emphasize the importance of conducting research within the school context, which is consistent with the important influence of ecological systems articulated by Conoley, Powers, and Gutkin (2020), and reflects the hallmark of school psychology scholarship as an applied science. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Shane R Jimerson
- Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Students in K-12 settings experience poor writing outcomes, with less than 30% of students writing at the proficient level. Coupled with the pressure to improve academic outcomes with limited resources, schools are in dire need of efficient, universally provided instructional activities that promote writing skills. Performance feedback on writing fluency was designed to be a brief, low-resource universally provided instructional activity to facilitate writing development and has demonstrated moderate to large effects on formative writing measures. The current study was conducted to directly evaluate the extent to which performance feedback on writing fluency is cost-effective. This study uses the ingredients method to estimate the costs of providing performance feedback on writing fluency and calculates incremental cost-effectiveness ratios based on secondary data from a randomized controlled trial. Results suggest that performance feedback is more cost-effective than comprehensive systems reform initiatives and comparable to other universally provided interventions, and therefore should be considered a cost-effective approach to improve writing fluency for all students. Results provide school psychologists with concrete examples of how to support prevention and intervention activities aimed to improve student writing outcomes. Limitations and suggestions for future research are also discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Courtenay A Barrett
- Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University
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- Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University
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Benson NF, Maki KE, Floyd RG, Eckert TL, Kranzler JH, Fefer SA. A national survey of school psychologists’ practices in identifying specific learning disabilities. Sch Psychol 2020; 35:146-157. [DOI: 10.1037/spq0000344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Miller DN, Eckert TL, Mazza JJ. Suicide Prevention Programs in the Schools: A Review and Public Health Perspective. School Psychology Review 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2009.12087800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Miller DN, Eckert TL. Youth Suicidal Behavior: An Introduction and Overview. School Psychology Review 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2009.12087799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hier BO, Eckert TL, Viney EA. Generalization and Maintenance Effects of Writing Fluency Intervention Strategies for Elementary-Age Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. School Psychology Review 2020. [DOI: 10.17105/spr-2017-0123.v48-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Koenig EA, Eckert TL, Hier BO. Using Performance Feedback and Goal Setting to Improve Elementary Students' Writing Fluency: A Randomized Controlled Trial. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.17105/spr45-3.275-295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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DuPaul GJ, Eckert TL, Vilardo B. The Effects of School-Based Interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Meta-Analysis 1996–2010. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2012.12087496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ardoin SP, Eckert TL, Christ TJ, White MJ, Morena LS, January SAA, Hine JF. Examining Variance in Reading Comprehension Among Developing Readers: Words in Context (Curriculum-Based Measurement in Reading) Versus Words Out of Context (Word Lists). School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2013.12087472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Eckert TL, Martens BK, DiGennaro FD. Describing Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence Relations Using Conditional Probabilities and the General Operant Contingency Space: A Preliminary Investigation. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2005.12088013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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January SAA, Van Norman ER, Christ TJ, Ardoin SP, Eckert TL, White MJ. Progress Monitoring in Reading: Comparison of Weekly, Bimonthly, and Monthly Assessments for Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties in Grades 2–4. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.17105/spr-2017-0009.v47-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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January SAA, Ardoin SP, Christ TJ, Eckert TL, White MJ. Evaluating the Interpretations and Use of Curriculum-Based Measurement in Reading and Word Lists for Universal Screening in First and Second Grade. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.17105/spr45-3.310-326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Christ TJ, White MJ, Ardoin SP, Eckert TL. Curriculum Based Measurement of Reading: Consistency and Validity Across Best, Fastest, and Question Reading Conditions. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2013.12087463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Eckert TL, Shapiro ES. Methodological Issues in Analog Acceptability Research: Are Teachers' Acceptability Ratings of Assessment Methods Influenced by Experimental Design? School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.1999.12085944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chafouleas SM, Riley-Tillman TC, Eckert TL. A Comparison of School Psychologists' Acceptability, Training, and Use of Norm-Referenced, Curriculum-Based, and Brief Experimental Analysis Methods to Assess Reading. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2003.12086198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Boyajian AE, DuPaul GJ, Handler MW, Eckert TL, McGoey KE. The Use of Classroom-based Brief Functional Analyses with Preschoolers At-risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2001.12086116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Eckert TL, Miller DN, DuPaul GJ, Riley-Tillman TC. Adolescent Suicide Prevention: School Psychologists' Acceptability of School-Based Programs. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2003.12086183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Eckert TL. Improving Children's Educational Outcomes by Advancing Assessment and Intervention Practices: An Overview of the Special Series. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2005.12086271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Shapiro ES, Angello LM, Eckert TL. Has Curriculum-Based Assessment Become a Staple of School Psychology Practice? An Update and Extension of Knowledge, Use, and Attitudes From 1990 to 2000. School Psychology Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2004.12086246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Benson NF, Floyd RG, Kranzler JH, Eckert TL, Fefer SA, Morgan GB. Test use and assessment practices of school psychologists in the United States: Findings from the 2017 National Survey. J Sch Psychol 2018; 72:29-48. [PMID: 30819461 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Although several studies have examined the specific instruments and procedures used by school psychologists when conducting comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations, the last one was published over 20 years ago (viz., Wilson & Reschly, 1996). Given the substantial theoretical and practical advances in assessment since then, the purpose of the current study was to examine the test use and assessment practices of contemporary school psychologists in the United States. Data from the 2017 National Survey of Assessment Practices in School Psychology revealed that test use and assessment practices have evolved significantly. Much of this change consists of the substitution of tests and practices with limited reliability and validity with those with greater psychometric support. Results of this study also indicate that school psychologists regularly conduct multi-method assessments to prevent, identify, monitor, and remediate child and adolescent learning difficulties and other presenting problems in the schools.
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- University of Massachusetts, United States of America
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Park A, Eckert TL, Zaso MJ, Scott-Sheldon LAJ, Vanable PA, Carey KB, Ewart CK, Carey MP. Associations Between Health Literacy and Health Behaviors Among Urban High School Students. J Sch Health 2017; 87:885-893. [PMID: 29096408 PMCID: PMC5669371 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 09/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Health literacy is crucial to develop health-related knowledge, adopt healthy lifestyles, and benefit from health care services. However, research on the association between health literacy and adolescent health outcomes, particularly on their prospective associations, is rare. We assessed health literacy using 3 validated measures, and examined cross-sectional and prospective associations between health literacy and adolescent health behaviors and outcomes. METHODS We conducted a short-term prospective study of 250 adolescents (mean age = 14 years; 57% female; 48% African American) who were entering or in the ninth grade in an urban school district. Health literacy was assessed by individual interviews at baseline, and health-related behaviors and outcomes were assessed by a paper-and-pencil survey at baseline and at a 6-month follow-up. RESULTS Nearly half of the sample was reading at least 2 grades below expected levels. Lower baseline health literacy was associated with a lower self-rating of general health, unhealthier diet, heavier weight, and greater engagement in problem behaviors and sexual behaviors at baseline. Lower baseline health literacy also was associated with a greater increase in substance use over time. CONCLUSIONS Results point to the pressing need to improve health literacy in urban high school students.
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- Aesoon Park
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244; Phone: (315) 443-2391, Fax: (315) 443-4085
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244;
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244;
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- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, The Miriam Hospital, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Coro Building, Suite 309, 164 Summit Ave, Providence RI 02906,
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- Syracuse University, Office of Research / Graduate School, 304 Lyman Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1200;
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912;
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY, 13244;
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- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital; Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, and Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906;
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Nelson KM, Carey KB, Scott-Sheldon LAJ, Eckert TL, Park A, Vanable PA, Ewart CK, Carey MP. Gender Differences in Relations among Perceived Family Characteristics and Risky Health Behaviors in Urban Adolescents. Ann Behav Med 2017; 51:416-422. [PMID: 27995548 PMCID: PMC5441949 DOI: 10.1007/s12160-016-9865-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Research regarding the role of gender in relations between family characteristics and health risk behaviors has been limited. PURPOSE This study aims to investigate gender differences in associations between family processes and risk-taking in adolescents. METHODS Adolescents (N = 249; mean age = 14.5 years) starting their first year at an urban high school in the northeastern USA completed self-report measures that assessed family characteristics (i.e., parental monitoring, family social support, family conflict) and health behaviors (i.e., tobacco use, alcohol use, marijuana use, sex initiation) as part of a prospective, community-based study. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to investigate gender differences in associations between the family characteristics and health behaviors. RESULTS Among males, higher levels of perceived parental monitoring were associated with lower odds of using tobacco and having ever engaged in sex. Among females, higher levels of perceived parental monitoring were associated with lower odds of marijuana use, alcohol use, and having ever engaged in sex. However, in contrast to males, among females (a) higher levels of perceived family social support were associated with lower odds of alcohol use and having ever engaged in sex and (b) higher levels of perceived family conflict were associated with higher odds of marijuana use and having ever engaged in sex. CONCLUSION Family processes were more strongly related to health behaviors among adolescent females than adolescent males. Interventions that increase parental monitoring and family social support as well as decrease family conflict may help to protect against adolescent risk taking, especially for females.
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- Kimberly M Nelson
- Centers for Behavioral and Preventative Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Coro West, Suite 309 164 Summit Ave, Providence, RI, 02906, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Centers for Behavioral and Preventative Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Coro West, Suite 309 164 Summit Ave, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Centers for Behavioral and Preventative Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Coro West, Suite 309 164 Summit Ave, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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Eckert TL, Hier BO, Hamsho NF, Malandrino RD. Assessing children's perceptions of academic interventions: The Kids Intervention Profile. Sch Psychol Q 2017; 32:268-281. [PMID: 28358546 DOI: 10.1037/spq0000200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The psychometric properties of the Kids Intervention Profile (KIP), a rating scale designed to measure academic intervention acceptability from the perspective of students, were examined as well as the influence of background factors on students' acceptability ratings. Data were extracted from 4 randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of a performance feedback intervention on third-grade students' writing fluency (n = 228). Results indicated that the KIP contains 2 factors (General Intervention Acceptability, Skill Improvement) and has adequate internal consistency and stability across a 3-week period. There were gender differences in students' acceptability ratings, with female students rating the intervention as significantly more acceptable than males. In addition, results suggested a modest, positive relationship between students' intervention acceptability ratings and their intervention outcomes. Considerations regarding the use of the KIP, as well as limitations of the study, are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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Park A, Kim J, Zaso MJ, Glatt SJ, Sher KJ, Scott-Sheldon LAJ, Eckert TL, Vanable PA, Carey KB, Ewart CK, Carey MP. The interaction between the dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) variable number tandem repeat polymorphism and perceived peer drinking norms in adolescent alcohol use and misuse. Dev Psychopathol 2017; 29:173-183. [PMID: 26902782 PMCID: PMC4995157 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579416000080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Peer drinking norms are arguably one of the strongest correlates of adolescent drinking. Prospective studies indicate that adolescents tend to select peers based on drinking (peer selection) and their peers' drinking is associated with changes in adolescent drinking over time (peer socialization). The present study investigated whether the peer selection and socialization processes in adolescent drinking differed as a function of the dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) variable number tandem repeat genotype in two independent prospective data sets. The first sample was 174 high school students drawn from a two-wave 6-month prospective study. The second sample was 237 college students drawn from a three-wave annual prospective study. Multigroup cross-lagged panel analyses of the high school student sample indicated stronger socialization via peer drinking norms among carriers, whereas analyses of the college student sample indicated stronger drinking-based peer selection in the junior year among carriers, compared to noncarriers. Although replication and meta-analytic synthesis are needed, these findings suggest that in part genetically determined peer selection (carriers of the DRD4 seven-repeat allele tend to associate with peers who have more favorable attitudes toward drinking and greater alcohol use) and peer socialization (carriers' subsequent drinking behaviors are more strongly associated with their peer drinking norms) may differ across adolescent developmental stages.
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Eckert TL, Hintze JM, Shapiro ES. Development and Refinement of a Measure for Assessing the Acceptability of Assessment Methods: The Assessment Rating Profile-Revised. Canadian Journal of School Psychology 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/082957359901500103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This paper describes the development and psychometric properties of the Assessment Rating Profile-Revised (ARP-R), an instrument designed to evaluate the acceptability of assessment methods. First, an overview of the initial exploratory work on the original scale, the Assessment Rating Profile (APR; Kratochwill & Van Someren, 1984), is provided. Research examining the reliability and validity of the ARP is reviewed and psychometric inadequacies are highlighted. Next, the results of a study examining the psychometric properties of the revised measure are reported. The results of the study indicated that the ARP-R demonstrated good internal consistency, with coefficients ranging from .94 to .99. Test-retest reliability across 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month intervals rangedfrom .82 to .85, suggesting adequate stability over time. Confirmatory factor analytic procedures indicated a reasonable fit of the data to the proposed one-factor model, “General Assessment Acceptability.” Lastly, suggestions are made regarding use of the ARP-R in applied and research settings.
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Hier BO, Eckert TL. Programming generality into a performance feedback writing intervention: A randomized controlled trial. J Sch Psychol 2016; 56:111-31. [PMID: 27268572 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Substantial numbers of students in the United States are performing below grade-level expectations in core academic areas, and these deficits are most pronounced in the area of writing. Although performance feedback procedures have been shown to produce promising short-term improvements in elementary-aged students' writing skills, evidence of maintenance and generalization of these intervention effects is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the immediate, generalized, and sustained effects of incorporating multiple exemplar training into the performance feedback procedures of a writing intervention using a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Results indicated that although the addition of multiple exemplar training did not improve students' writing performance on measures of stimulus and response generalization, it did result in greater maintenance of intervention effects in comparison to students who received performance feedback without generality programming and students who engaged in weekly writing practice alone.
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- Bridget O Hier
- Syracuse University, United States; University at Buffalo, United States
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Kim J, Park A, Glatt SJ, Eckert TL, Vanable PA, Scott-Sheldon LAJ, Carey KB, Ewart CK, Carey MP. Interaction effects between the 5-hydroxy tryptamine transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) genotype and family conflict on adolescent alcohol use and misuse. Addiction 2015; 110:289-99. [PMID: 25294733 DOI: 10.1111/add.12753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS To investigate whether the effects of family conflict on adolescent drinking differed as a function of 5-hydroxy tryptamine transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) genotype cross-sectionally and prospectively in two independent samples of adolescents. DESIGN Path analysis and multi-group analysis of two prospective datasets were conducted. SETTINGS United States and United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS Sample 1 was 175 adolescents in the United States (mean age = 15 at times 1 and 2 with a 6-month interval); Sample 2 was 4916 adolescents in the United Kingdon (mean age = 12 at time 1 and 15 at time 2). MEASUREMENTS In both samples, demographics, tri-allelic 5-HTTLPR genotype and perceived family conflict were assessed at time 1. Alcohol use (frequency of drinking) and alcohol misuse (frequency of intoxication, frequency of drinking three or more drinks, maximum number of drinks) were assessed at times 1 and 2. FINDINGS A significant gene-environment interaction on alcohol misuse at time 1 was found in both sample 1 (β = 0.57, P = 0.001) and sample 2 (β = 0.19, P = 0.01), indicating that the 5-HTTLPR low-activity allele carriers exposed to higher levels of family conflict were more likely to engage in alcohol misuse than non-carriers. A significant gene-environment interaction effect on change in alcohol misuse over time was found only in sample 1 (β = 0.48, P = 0.04) but not in sample 2. CONCLUSIONS Compared with non-carriers, adolescents carrying the 5-HTTLPR low-activity allele are more susceptible to the effects of family conflict on alcohol misuse.
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- Jueun Kim
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Hier BO, Eckert TL. Evaluating elementary-aged students' abilities to generalize and maintain fluency gains of a performance feedback writing intervention. Sch Psychol Q 2014; 29:488-502. [PMID: 24708279 DOI: 10.1037/spq0000040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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National estimates of students' writing abilities in the United States indicate that in 2002, 72% of elementary-aged students were unable to write with grade-level proficiency (Persky, Daane, & Jin, 2003). Although performance feedback is one type of intervention that improves students' writing skills, no study to date has examined the generalization and maintenance of writing fluency improvements developed through these interventions. The primary goal of this study was to determine whether elementary-aged students assigned to a performance feedback intervention condition demonstrated evidence of greater immediate treatment effects, generalization, and maintenance than students assigned to a practice-only condition. Results revealed that in comparison with the practice-only condition (n = 52), students assigned to the performance feedback condition (n = 51) demonstrated significantly greater immediate and generalized writing fluency improvements. However, evidence of maintenance of intervention effects was limited. These findings suggest that, in isolation, performance feedback may produce short-term desired effects on students' writing fluency growth, but that explicit programming of generality may be required to produce long-term achievement gains.
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Martens BK, Bradley TA, Eckert TL. EFFECTS OF REINFORCEMENT HISTORY AND INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PERSISTENCE OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT. J Appl Behav Anal 2013. [DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Daly EJ, Martens BK, Hamler KR, Dool EJ, Eckert TL. A BRIEF EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR IDENTIFYING INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENTS NEEDED TO IMPROVE ORAL READING FLUENCY. J Appl Behav Anal 2013. [DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1999.32-83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lovett BJ, Eckert TL. Reinforcement Sensitivity and Responsiveness to Performance Feedback: A Preliminary Investigation. Journal of Applied School Psychology 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/15377900802487110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Begeny JC, Eckert TL, Montarello SA, Storie MS. Teachers' perceptions of students' reading abilities: An examination of the relationship between teachers' judgments and students' performance across a continuum of rating methods. School Psychology Quarterly 2008. [DOI: 10.1037/1045-3830.23.1.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Eckert TL, Miller DN, Riley-Tillman TC, DuPaul GJ. Adolescent suicide prevention: Gender differences in students' perceptions of the acceptability and intrusiveness of school-based screening programs. J Sch Psychol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2006.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Eckert TL, Dunn EK, Codding RS, Begeny JC, Kleinmann AE. Assessment of mathematics and reading performance: An examination of the correspondence between direct assessment of student performance and teacher report. Psychol Schs 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/pits.20147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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From a random sample of members of the 2000-2001 membership directory of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), public school administrators' acceptability ratings of three school-based programs for the prevention of adolescent suicide were examined. A total of 210 (46%) respondents examined a description of a suicide prevention program and completed a measure designed to evaluate the acceptability of suicide prevention programs. Three suicide prevention programs were evaluated for their acceptability, and included: (a) school-wide curriculum-based programs presented to students; (b) in-service presentations to school staff; and (c) self-report screening programs for students. The results indicated that superintendents rated the staff in-service training and curriculum-based programs as significantly more acceptable than the school-wide screening program. In addition, the school-wide screening program was rated as significantly more intrusive by school psychologists than the staff in-service training or curriculum-based prevention programs. Limitations of the study and future research directions are discussed.
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- Andrew R Scherff
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
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Riley-Tillman TC, Chafouleas SM, Eckert TL, Kelleher C. Bridging the gap between research and practice: A framework for building research agendas in school psychology. Psychol Schs 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/pits.20085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Akin-Little A, Bray MA, Eckert TL, Kehle TJ. The Perceptions of Academic Women in School Psychology: A National Survey. School Psychology Quarterly 2004. [DOI: 10.1521/scpq.19.4.327.53504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Eckert TL, Ardoin SP, Daly EJ, Martens BK. Improving oral reading fluency: a brief experimental analysis of combining an antecedent intervention with consequences. J Appl Behav Anal 2002; 35:271-81. [PMID: 12365740 PMCID: PMC1284385 DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A brief experimental analysis was used to evaluate the relative effectiveness of combining two consequences (contingent reinforcement or performance feedback) with an antecedent intervention (listening passage preview and repeated readings) on the oral reading fluency of 6 elementary students. The antecedent intervention increased the number of correctly read words per minute for all 6 students. For 4 of the students, pairing the antecedent intervention with either of the consequences resulted in higher reading rates over the antecedent intervention alone. Undifferentiated results were obtained for the remaining 2 participants. These results suggest that combining an antecedent intervention with consequences may enhance the oral reading fluency of students with reading problems. However, individual responsiveness to the different intervention components indicates that brief experimental analyses are warranted to identify the most effective intervention.
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- Tanya L Eckert
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, New York 13244, USA.
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Dunn EK, Eckert TL. Curriculum-based measurement in reading: A comparison of similar versus challenging material. School Psychology Quarterly 2002. [DOI: 10.1521/scpq.17.1.24.19904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Riley-Tillman TC, Eckert TL. Generalization Programming and School-Based Consultation: An Examination of Consultees' Generalization of Consultation-Related Skills. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation 2001. [DOI: 10.1207/s1532768xjepc1203_03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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DuPaul GJ, McGoey KE, Eckert TL, VanBrakle J. Preschool children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: impairments in behavioral, social, and school functioning. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2001; 40:508-15. [PMID: 11349694 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200105000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 435] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine differences in home, school, and medical functioning between preschool-age children with attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and normal control children. METHOD A sample of 94 children (58 with ADHD, 36 normal controls) between 3 and 5 years old participated. Dependent measures included parent and teacher ratings of problem behavior and social skills, parent ratings of stress and family functioning, medical functioning data, observations of parent-child interactions and classroom behavior, and a test of preacademic skills. RESULTS Young children with ADHD exhibited more problem behavior and were less socially skilled than their normal counterparts according to behavior ratings. Parents of children with ADHD experienced greater stress and were coping less adaptively than parents of non-ADHD children. Children with ADHD exhibited more noncompliant and inappropriate behavior than normal controls, particularly during task situations. Parents of children with ADHD were more likely to display negative behavior toward their children. Children with ADHD exhibited more negative social behavior in preschool settings and scored significantly lower on a test of preacademic skills. No significant differences in injuries or utilization of medical services were found. CONCLUSIONS Preschool-age children with ADHD are at significant risk for behavioral, social, familial, and academic difficulties relative to their normal counterparts.
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- G J DuPaul
- School Psychology Program, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
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