Variables influencing teachers' decisions to refer children for school psychological assessment services
✍ Scribed by Ted J. Andrews; Jack J. Wisniewski; James A. Mulick
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 38 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3085
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✦ Synopsis
The present study examined the variables influencing a teacher's decision to refer children suspected of having developmental or behavioral problems. Results indicated that younger children were not referred at a disproportionate rate for school psychological services as compared to their older classmates as suggested by earlier research, height and weight acted as moderator variables with respect to teacher referral patterns, African American children were referred at a disproportionate rate for developmental handicap services than were Caucasian children, and males were referred more than females for behavioral problems. These findings are discussed in terms of attribution and expectancy theories.