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A Bit Pricey: Young Adults’ Financial Literacy, Financial Decision-Making Process, and Spending Habits
DownloadFall 2020
Canadians are making poor financial decisions that leave them with a significant amount of debt and little, if any, savings for the future. This is especially true of young adults in Canada, who appear to lack the financial knowledge and skills needed to avoid these poor financial outcomes. The...
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Examining Canadian Teacher's Perceptions of the Importance of Cognitive Abilities in the Classroom
DownloadFall 2016
The current study examined the perceptions of pre-service and in-service teachers of the importance of different Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) cognitive abilities in the classroom. The sample included 227 pre-service teachers from the University of Alberta and 44 in-service teachers from the St....
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Fall 2023
Expectations are beliefs that someone should or will achieve something. Expectations influence performance—positive expectations improve outcomes, whereas negative expectations worsen them. We know very little about how teacher expectations changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used a...
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Investigating Differences in Professionals’ Use of Information for Learning Disability Identification
DownloadSpring 2016
A learning disability (LD) can be defined as unexpected or chronic underachievement that cannot be explained by any other cognitive deficits (Swanson, Harris & Graham, 2013). LD has been said to be one of the least understood disabilities to affect school-aged population (Lyon et al., 2001)....
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Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnosis of Twice-Exceptional Students: Examining Current Psychoeducational Assessment Practices
DownloadFall 2023
Twice-exceptional (2e) is a term used to identify students who are identified with dual diagnoses of giftedness and some type of learning challenge which qualifies them for special education programs, such as attention deficits and learning disabilities. 2e students are often overlooked in...
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Missing the Mark: Student Clinicians Write Psychological Reports for their Supervisors Instead of their Clients
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Decades of research revealed that effective psychological reports are those written at a lower reading level, are formatted by functional domain, and communicate the results in an integrated client-centered manner. However, psychological reports continue to be difficult to read for non-...
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Promoting Family Resilience through ASD Diagnostic Assessment: An Enhanced Critical Incident Technique Study
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This study will attempt to bridge the gap between the theoretical knowledge of family resilience and the practical implementation of this knowledge. The primary objective, in conducting this study, is to better understand how families with children with ASD can capitalize on their strengths by...
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Fall 2015
The diversity of the school-age population in both Canada and the United States has been increasing (Cummins, 1997). Thus, it is imperative for researchers to empirically evaluate the influence of culture and language on existing assessment tools to inform best practices (Cormier, McGrew, &...