University of South Carolina

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the forms for a social-emotional progress monitoring system, Flex System for Progress Monitoring (Flex PM), as part of conducting Response to Intervention (RtI) in the preschool environment. The Flex PM is part of the existing Behavioral Assessment System for Children, 3rd Edition (BASC-3), a widely used social-emotional system of measurement that includes a screener, observations forms, and other rating scales. RtI is a systematic process of preventi...

In this project, researchers will develop a comprehensive, reliable, and valid morphological awareness assessment tool for students in grades one through six called the Morphological Awareness Test for Reading and Spelling (MATRS). Morphological awareness refers to the ability to understand and manipulate the smallest units of meaning in language, such as root word, prefixes, and suffixes. Many students in the United States do not read and write proficiently, and recent research has shown th...

The purpose of this project is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Parenting Rating Scale-Preschool Form (BESS PRS-P), a parent report screening tool which was developed to identify young children at risk for social behavioral problems. As enrollment in preschool programs has increased, so has the number of children entering preschool with emerging social, behavioral, or emotional difficulties. Preschool programs need assessment tools that...

The goal of this project was to explore the role of social cognition, social performance, and self-control on the social and academic functioning of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children with ADHD typically exhibit behaviors such as inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. However, children with ADHD also typically suffer from social problems, and there has been substantial evidence that social impairment can compromise academic success. The limited succ...

During the last four decades, the number of preschoolers served in center-based programs (e.g., childcare centers, Head Start Programs, publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs, private preschools) has increased dramatically. Concurrent with the expansion of services to young children has been the fact that many young children who are enrolling in preschools exhibit emerging behavioral and social emotional difficulties that are severe enough to impede their social development and education...

The new Research Institute for Scholars of Equity (RISE) at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is designed to provide upper-level undergraduate students and recent graduates with experiences in conducting mixed-methods education research while preparing participants for doctoral study.