Citation

Taylor CN, Kilgus SP, Huang F. J. Appl. Sch. Psychol. 2018; 34(3): 242-258.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15377903.2017.1394949

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In recent years, schools have started implementing preventive practices such as universal screening. Yet, researchers have not evaluated the extent to which universal screening contributes to academic and behavioral outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the treatment utility of universal screening for behavioral risk. Student participants were randomly assigned to two groups, corresponding to a different method of identification (office discipline referrals and universal screening). Participants identified as at risk, based on their office discipline referral data or universal screening data, and selected for intervention, received a Tier 2 intervention. Data were analyzed using a fixed-effects regression model. Analyses identified no statistically significantly differences between the two groups with regard to various academic and behavioral outcomes, suggesting universal screening did not contribute to changes in student functioning.

Language: en

Keywords

Behavior; treatment Utility; universal Screening