Let Me Put a Bug in Your Ear: Using Technology to Reduce Error Rates in the Administration of Intelligence Tests

Corcoran, SLC (Stephanie)
UAB, 1720 2nd Ave south, EB 114, 35294, Birmingham

 

Submission type

Oral only

Scheduled

Room 115, 11-07-2019, 09:00 - 10:30

Keywords

Cognitive Assessment, Lifelong learning, international students, online learning, technology

Summary

Administration and scoring of intelligence tests is a critical skill for school psychologists. Research evidence has demonstrated that trainees as well as experienced practitioners typically make numerous errors in administering and scoring these tests (e.g., Slate et al., 1991; Ryan and Schnakenberg-Ott, 2003; Loe et al., 2007). University training programs bear the responsibility for adequately preparing future school psychologists in this area (Alfonso & Pratt, 1997). However, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to what the best, empirically based approach might be for providing this training. This is further complicated by ever-increasing online and distance education course needs. This presentation will highlight findings from an ongoing mixed methods research project that is utilizing Bug-In-Ear (BIE) coaching as an instructional methodology to improve administration error rates on intelligence tests with online graduate students across the globe. The process and pitfalls in establishing the project will be discussed as well as preliminary results. Dialogue will focus on the two-group experimental design that was utilized and the qualitative findings regarding the social validity of BIE coaching. Implications for graduate students, online international graduate students, practitioners, and trainers will be explored.  

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