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Marquez, Jocabed G. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The United States faces high demand for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) professionals and a scarce supply of individuals who pursue STEM careers, especially minority populations in the U.S with proficiency in a language other than English. The primary goal of this research was to determine the impact of use of Spanish in…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Executive Function, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
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Artis, Julie E. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2007
Using data collected from 10,511 kindergarten children and their parents from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort, this study examines child well-being across cohabiting 2-biological-parent families; cohabiting stepfamilies; married stepfamilies; and married 2-biological-parent families. Findings indicate no differences in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Interpersonal Relationship, Child Rearing, Reading Skills
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Deane, Paul; Odendahl, Nora; Quinlan, Thomas; Fowles, Mary; Welsh, Cyndi; Bivens-Tatum, Jennifer – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
This paper undertakes a review of the literature on writing cognition, writing instruction, and writing assessment with the goal of developing a framework and competency model for a new approach to writing assessment. The model developed is part of the Cognitively Based Assessments of, for, and as Learning (CBAL) initiative, an ongoing research…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Instruction, Schemata (Cognition), Writing Evaluation
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Kim, Kyung Hee; Cramond, Bonnie; Bandalos, Deborah L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
There is disagreement among researchers as to whether creativity is a unidimensional or multidimensional trait. Much of the debate centers around the most widely used measure of creativity, the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT). This study used data from 1,000 kindergartners (ages 5-7), 1,000 third graders (ages 7-11) and 1,000 sixth…
Descriptors: Scores, Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests, Kindergarten