PPP 750 Midterm Ch. 2

what were the hybrid and thoroughbred years of school psych? explain what happened during this time, when was it?

hybrid years ( germany late 1800s): field of psych was mixture of medicine and philosophy

thoroughbred years (1970): development of clear, consistent job titles, advances in training, federal laws (504, IDEA)

social movement driving change in US education system in the late 1800s and 1900s

free & appropriate public education (FAPE)

rehabilitation act: prohibited institutions from receiving funds for discriminating against people with disabilities

pennslyvania association for retarded children (PARC): challenged pennyslyvania for not providing equal access to public education for students

inventor of first useable iq test?

Alfred Binet, Victor Henri, Theodore Simon (Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale)

father of stanford-binet (1916)

lewis terman

army alpha and army beta? significance?

army alpha (verbal subtests) army beta (nonverbal/performance subtests): intelligence tests used to evaluate mental aptitude of US military recruits

first school psychologists in US public schools

arnold gesell

benefits and limitations of intelligence tests

provided a standardized way to measure cognitive skill; limitations in stability and cultural fairness

primary differences between hybrid and thoroughbred years in school psychology?

hybrid years (1896-1969): diversity in practitioners, loosely organized, growing number of graduate programs

thoroughbred years (1970-now): gaining momentum, social changes and advances

influences of covid 19 on the role of school psychology

utilization of technology for remote services, heightened attention to racial injustice: murders of george floyd, breonna taylor