Application to your profession (30 points):
• Based on your evaluation of the results, do you agree with the conclusions made by the author(s) in the discussion section? Explain your rationale. I believe the authors made an evaluation appropriate to the results of the study. The authors based the implication for school psychologist only on the correlations that were significant, and suggested improvements on practices of school psychologist based on results that were not significant. For instance, the authors suggested that school psychologist address beliefs about ADHD as well as evidence-based practice for addressing ADHD in the classroom. This suggestion was based on the results indicating that general knowledge of ADHD was not related to the use of effective classroom practices, so it is important to provide training that focuses on …show more content…
Support the implications of the study, etc.? Explain your rationale. I believe the evidence provided by the authors was sufficient enough to support a part of the authors hypothesis. The directional hypothesis the authors included in the research was teacher’s positive beliefs and knowledge about ADHD would positively correlate with the use of effective classroom practices. The authors found significant correlation between teachers’ beliefs and behavior management practices in the classroom (r = −.22, p = .020), but no correlation was found between teachers’ beliefs and instructional strategies. The authors took into consideration that only part of their hypothesis had sufficient evidence to support it, and they provided application of their study accordingly. For instance, the author suggested that school psychologist should focus on challenging inaccurate beliefs about ADHD and fostering positive beliefs so academic success with the appropriate classroom supports can be put in place. This implication of the study correlates nicely with the
• Based on your evaluation of the results, do you agree with the conclusions made by the author(s) in the discussion section? Explain your rationale. I believe the authors made an evaluation appropriate to the results of the study. The authors based the implication for school psychologist only on the correlations that were significant, and suggested improvements on practices of school psychologist based on results that were not significant. For instance, the authors suggested that school psychologist address beliefs about ADHD as well as evidence-based practice for addressing ADHD in the classroom. This suggestion was based on the results indicating that general knowledge of ADHD was not related to the use of effective classroom practices, so it is important to provide training that focuses on …show more content…
Support the implications of the study, etc.? Explain your rationale. I believe the evidence provided by the authors was sufficient enough to support a part of the authors hypothesis. The directional hypothesis the authors included in the research was teacher’s positive beliefs and knowledge about ADHD would positively correlate with the use of effective classroom practices. The authors found significant correlation between teachers’ beliefs and behavior management practices in the classroom (r = −.22, p = .020), but no correlation was found between teachers’ beliefs and instructional strategies. The authors took into consideration that only part of their hypothesis had sufficient evidence to support it, and they provided application of their study accordingly. For instance, the author suggested that school psychologist should focus on challenging inaccurate beliefs about ADHD and fostering positive beliefs so academic success with the appropriate classroom supports can be put in place. This implication of the study correlates nicely with the