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Peugh, James L.; Heck, Ronald H. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
Researchers in the field of early adolescence interested in quantifying the environmental influences on a response variable of interest over time would use cluster sampling (i.e., obtaining repeated measures from students nested within classrooms and/or schools) to obtain the needed sample size. The resulting longitudinal data would be nested at…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Early Adolescents, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Sampling
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McArdle, John J.; Hamagami, Fumiaki; Bautista, Randy; Onoye, Jane; Hishinuma, Earl S.; Prescott, Carol A.; Takeshita, Junji; Zonderman, Alan B.; Johnson, Ronald C. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2014
In this study, we reanalyzed the classic Hawai'i Family Study of Cognition (HFSC) data using contemporary multilevel modeling techniques. We used the HFSC baseline data ("N" = 6,579) and reexamined the factorial structure of 16 cognitive variables using confirmatory (restricted) measurement models in an explicit sequence. These models…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Data Analysis, Structural Equation Models
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Singh, Malkeet – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Closing the achievement gap in public education is a worthy goal that has been included as a top priority in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (2002). This study analyzed the most salient predictors at the student and school levels to identify their long-term impact on mathematics achievement from the elementary grades to high school. The…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Influences, Achievement Gap, Public Education, Mathematics Achievement
Bowditch, Scott A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research explored the effectiveness of "Ka Hana 'Imi Na 'auao," a culturally responsive science curriculum developed for Hawaiian and other students in Hawai'i high schools. An instrument, The Culturally Responsive Science Perception (CRSP) inventory was developed to measure students' (a) perceptions of their science self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Culturally Relevant Education, Public Schools, Secondary School Science
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Singh, Malkeet – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2013
Eliminating inequity in public education is a central goal of the No Child left Behind (NCLB) act. Controlling for 3rd-grade performance, the impact of English language learner (ELL) status, socioeconomic status (SES), and special education (SPED) status on a cohort's reading performance was investigated from elementary to high school through a…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Educational Assessment, Measurement, Longitudinal Studies
Swart, Sandra, Ed.; Friesen, Barbara, Ed.; Holman, Ariel, Ed.; Aue, Nicole, Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2009
The State of the Science conference was held in May, 2007 as part of the ongoing series of national conferences, "Building on Family Strengths," conducted by the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health at Portland State University. The theme of this State-of-the Science conference was "Effective…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Family Programs