Interpreting the profile of McCarthy scale indexes: A revision

Silverstein's approach to the interpretation of test profiles was applied to the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. This resulted in differences required for significance that are two points greater than those suggested by Kaufman and Kaufman.     

十年祭 以青春之名

哪些人如青春一般绽放,肆无忌惮,哪些人又如青春般哭泣,娇弱如梨花带雨,难以释怀。古语：人生得意须尽欢,莫使金樽空对月,青春之美,也不过如此。躁动不安的情绪总是时常困扰我们,但那个时候我们却很少患得患失,青春的力度,由此可见——不矫揉造作,不虚张声势。那个时候的时间太痛快,痛快的让人不知道什么时候,心房便留下了岁月锋利之下的割痕,有点痛,有点痒,有点怀念。只有那个时候我们才呐喊,才痛哭,才举杯,才歌唱。那些卿卿我我,花前月下,都是些难以表达的感伤和错落,人生之路,一点最绚烂的颜色油然而生,生生不息。我们携手过的,奋斗过的,在那样的岁月再美不过。     

体育运动领域流畅状态的研究进展

流畅状态是一种理想的内部体验状态,在体育运动领域也被称之为个体从事活动的最佳体验.由于其可以为个体提供良好的心境状态,有助于促进个体对活动的内部动机,提高个体的活动效率,所以,流畅状态作为一个重要的研究领域在运动心理学的发展过程中发挥着重要的作用.拟对体育运动情境中流畅状态的心理特征、模型构建及研究方法进行详细的阐述;并对相关的研究成果加以评述,如流畅状态的跨文化普遍性,体育运动中流畅体验的倾向性差异,流畅一运动技能表现间的关系,影响流畅状态的因素及其相应的调控措施.在此基础上提出,本领域的未来发展应拓展对流畅状态心理特征的研究,即以那些处于非西方文化和西方文化中少数民族文化背景下的群体作为研究对象,进行不同背景的跨文化对比研究;同时,对流畅模型的进一步改进,以充实流畅状态的理论架构,也应成为未来研究的一个焦点;此外,通过目标设置等心理干预手段以促进运动员流畅状态的发生,以及为流畅状态与运动技能建立明确的中介模型,从而应用于运动技能提升的实践情境中也将是未来研究的新主题.     

Relationships between Challenge Tour golfers’ clubhead velocity and force producing capabilities during a countermovement jump and isometric mid-thigh pull

A number of field-based investigations have evidenced practically significant relationships between clubhead velocity (CHV), vertical jump performance and maximum strength. Unfortunately, whilst these investigations provide a great deal of external validity, they are unable to ascertain vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) variables that may relate to golfers’ CHVs. This investigation aimed to assess if the variance in European Challenge Tour golfers’ CHVs could be predicted by countermovement jump (CMJ) positive impulse (PI), isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) peak force (PF) and rate of force development (RFD) from 0–50 ms, 0–100 ms, 0–150 ms and 0–200 ms. Thirty-one elite level European Challenge Tour golfers performed a CMJ and IMTP on dual force plates at a tournament venue, with CHV measured on a driving range. Hierarchical multiple regression results indicated that the variance in CHV was significantly predicted by all four models (model one R² = 0.379; model two R² = 0.392, model three R² = 0.422, model four R² = 0.480), with Akaike’s information criterion indicating that model one was the best fit. Individual standardised beta coefficients revealed that CMJ PI was the only significant variable, accounting for 37.9% of the variance in European Challenge Tour Golfers’ CHVs.     

Parent involvement in early childhood special education: Opportunities for school psychologists

Increased opportunities for assessment and intervention, consultation, and program evaluation in early childhood education are suggested as roles that the school psychologist should develop to facilitate effective parent involvement in a child's education. A review of the literature on parent involvement in early childhood special education is provided. The current federal guidelines, rationale, definitions of parent involvement, and strategies for evaluating parent involvement are reviewed.