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Oliveri, Maria Elena; Ercikan, Kadriye; Lyons-Thomas, Juliette; Holtzman, Steven – Applied Measurement in Education, 2016
Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses have been used as the primary method in large-scale assessments to examine fairness for subgroups. Currently, DIF analyses are conducted utilizing manifest methods using observed characteristics (gender and race/ethnicity) for grouping examinees. Homogeneity of item responses is assumed denoting that…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Language Minorities, Effect Size, Foreign Countries
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Jones, Samuel David; Brandt, Silke – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: Despite the apparent primacy of syntactic deficits, children with developmental language disorder (DLD) often also evidence lexical impairments. In particular, it has been argued that this population have difficulty forming lexical representations that are detailed enough to support effective spoken word processing. In order to better…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Meta Analysis, Effect Size, Syntax
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Thomas, Antonio Lamar – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2017
The relatively little amount of time that some college students spend reading their textbooks outside of the classroom presents a significant threat to their academic success. Using Prenksy's (2001) digital game-based learning (DGBL) principles and Astin's student involvement theory as frameworks, the purpose of this true experiment was to…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Electronic Publishing, Textbook Content, Two Year College Students
Leinen, Amy Bethel – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined the effects of a phonics-based intervention on the reading outcomes of non-Spanish-speaking English Learners (ELs). Thirty-six K-3, primarily Karen- and Hmong-speaking ELs were randomly assigned to receive a modified version of Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS; Fuchs et al., 2001b) combined with…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Reading Fluency, Phonics, Intervention
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Cervantes, Bernadine; Hemmer, Lynn; Kouzekanani, Kamiar – Education Leadership Review of Doctoral Research, 2015
Project-Based Learning (PBL) serves as an instructional approach to classroom teaching and learning that is designed to engage students in the investigation of real-world problems to create meaningful and relevant educational experiences. The causal-comparative study compared 7th and 8th students who had utilized the PBL with a comparison group in…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Student Projects, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement
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Kelcey, Ben; Spybrook, Jessaca; Zhang, Jiaqi; Phelps, Geoffrey; Jones, Nathan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
With research indicating substantial differences among teachers in terms of their effectiveness (Nye, Konstantopoulous, & Hedges, 2004), a major focus of recent research in education has been on improving teacher quality through professional development (Desimone, 2009; Institute of Educations Sciences [IES], 2012; Measures of Effective…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Program Design, Educational Research
Wilson, Celia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research pertaining to the distortion of the squared canonical correlation coefficient has traditionally been limited to the effects of sampling error and associated correction formulas. The purpose of this study was to compare the degree of attenuation of the squared canonical correlation coefficient under varying conditions of score reliability.…
Descriptors: Monte Carlo Methods, Measurement, Multivariate Analysis, Error of Measurement
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Cafri, Guy; Kromrey, Jeffrey D.; Brannick, Michael T. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2010
This article uses meta-analyses published in "Psychological Bulletin" from 1995 to 2005 to describe meta-analyses in psychology, including examination of statistical power, Type I errors resulting from multiple comparisons, and model choice. Retrospective power estimates indicated that univariate categorical and continuous moderators, individual…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Effect Size, Sampling, Psychology
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
This "What Works Clearinghouse Procedures and Standards Handbook (Version 3.0)" provides a detailed description of the standards and procedures of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). The remaining chapters of this Handbook are organized to take the reader through the basic steps that the WWC uses to develop a review protocol, identify…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Guides, Intervention, Classification
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Paiva, Andrea L.; Amoyal, Nicole R.; Johnson, Janet L.; Prochaska, James O. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2014
Using cluster analysis, 717 students who reported that they had never smoked and the nondrinking 292 students who reported that they had never drank alcohol were classified into four profile groups based on their Pros and Cons of not using and temptation to use. Profiles were labeled Most Protected, Least Positive, Most Negative, and Most Tempted.…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Smoking, Drinking
Carson, Craig L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this descriptive study was to describe Missouri middle-level school principals' perceptions of their instructional leadership practices. The Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) by Philip Hallinger was used to define the measured leadership tasks (www.philiphallinger.com). There were a total of 77 middle-level…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Academic Achievement, Rating Scales
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Çelik, Serkan; Atak, Hasan; Erguzen, Atilla – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Problem Statement: Cyberbullying is associated with significant psychological issues among young people such as depression, emotional distress, low self-esteem, and poor academic achievement. It is also regarded as an increasingly emergent problem in educational settings, putting learners' psychological health, safety, and well-being at risk.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication
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Steyn, H. S., Jr.; Ellis, S. M. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2009
When two or more univariate population means are compared, the proportion of variation in the dependent variable accounted for by population group membership is eta-squared. This effect size can be generalized by using multivariate measures of association, based on the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) statistics, to establish whether…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Multivariate Analysis, Computation, Monte Carlo Methods
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Vlamis, Ekaterini; Bell, Brent J.; Gass, Michael – Journal of Experiential Education, 2011
This study examined the effects of an adventure orientation program on the student development behaviors of incoming first-year students at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. Student development was measured by a condensed version of the Student Development Task Inventory-2 (CSDTI-2; Gass, 1986; Winston, Miller, & Prince, 1979). Data…
Descriptors: Student Development, Adventure Education, Task Analysis, Developmental Tasks
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Artino, Anthony R., Jr.; Brown, Scott W. – College Student Journal, 2009
Now more than ever, graduate students and experienced researchers alike need to understand the professional and legal rules regarding the conduct of ethical research. The purpose of this study was to determine if there are differences in how graduate students and faculty assess ethical dilemmas in the field of educational research. Graduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Educational Research, Interpersonal Relationship, Multivariate Analysis
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