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Tag Archives: British Psychological Society
From psychology as a discipline to psychology as a profession
When psychology changed from being an academic discipline to a profession, it incurred many of the negative attributes of commercial organizations; the principal one being a shift in focus from subject expertise, silo thinking and regulatory rituals. The general assumption … Continue reading
America’s reading problem vs the dyslexia debate: the hegemony of the /right/, institutional inertia and radicalisation
In literate societies writing (and reading) defines our sense of self. It is therefore worth taking Gillian Tett’s ‘America’s reading problem’ FT.COM MAGAZINE December 19 /20 2015′ further in a wider educational, economic and political context. However I’d best start … Continue reading
Posted in British Psychological Society, Dyslexia, Hand, Hegemony, Osama bin Laden, Psychologists, Radicalisation, Reading, Right
Tagged America, British Psychological Society, children, dyslexic, education, Hands, Innovation, Institutional inertia, Osama bin Laden, Psychologists, Reading
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Right to left reading writing: what a 4 year old can teach us
Walking back home, uphill, with my 4 year old grandson, Gabriel, the other day, we were chatting when he announced that he lived at “two two four”. In fact he lives at 422 ie. “four two two”. Clearly he has … Continue reading
Posted in British Psychological Society, Dyslexia, Dyslexic, Education, Hand, Labelling, Pedagogy, Psychologists, Reading, Teaching
Tagged British Psychological Society, children, dyslexic, Hands, pedagogy, Reading
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Uta Frith vs Julian Elliott on dyslexia: and autism
Those familiar with Stephen Pepper’s World Hypotheses: A Study in Evidence, won’t be surprised at Uta Frith’s (FT Pioneering Force 11 October 12 October 2014 ) disagreement with Julian Elliott over the nature of dyslexia and its treatment. They inhabited … Continue reading
Posted in British Psychological Society, Change agent, Common Ground, Dyslexia, Education, Labelling, Psychologists, autism
Tagged autism, British Psychological Society, Change agent, common-ground, dyslexic, education, expertise, hegemony of the right, labelling, pedagogy, Pepper, Psychologists, Research
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Flowers (of Co-op infamy) and the validity of psychometric testing
The FT August 8, 2014 reported on the Co-op’s corporate governance overhaul. It reported that the former methodist minister, Paul Flowers was branded “unqualified” for the role following the bank’s near collapse. The most important revelation, however, from a psychologist’s perspective … Continue reading
BPS condemns expert’s action-research practice.
Faigman argues that as a general matter the various types of expert testimony courts see can be divided roughly into five categories. In summary: In the first category are experts who propose to testify to a general or specific scientific … Continue reading
The BPS would be happy with a 12 year old writing an expert witness report: would you?
The British Psychological Society’s (BPS) official position on the expertise required for a Chartered (Educational) Psychologist’s witness report to be regarded as expert is that it should be capable of being comprehended by those with a Reading Age of 12. … Continue reading
Posted in British Psychological Society, News, Pecherek
Tagged British Psychological Society, expertise, Pecherek
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