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Rodgers, Derek B.; Reed, Deborah K.; Houchins, David E.; Aloe, Ariel M. – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
To better understand the writing skills of juvenile offenders and the components of their writing abilities, this study explored extant data from six measures of adolescents' writing skills administered upon their entrance into a juvenile justice facility. Overall, the 235 students (ages 13-16; Grades 5-11) exhibited low scores on all writing…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Juvenile Justice, Correctional Institutions, Adolescents
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Xu, Jianzhong – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2010
The purpose of this study is to test the validity of scores on the Homework Purpose Scale using 681 rural and 306 urban high school students. First, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on the rural sample. The results reveal that the Homework Purpose Scale comprises three separate yet related factors, including Learning-Oriented Reasons,…
Descriptors: Homework, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Aypay, Ahmet – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the ICT usage and academic achievement of Turkish students in PISA 2006 data. The sample of the study included 4942 students from 160 schools. Frequencies, independent samples t-tests, ANOVAs, pearson correlation coefficients, exploratory factor analysis, and regression analysis were used. A high percentage…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis