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Fávero, Luiz Paulo; Souza, Rafael de Freitas; Belfiore, Patrícia; Corrêa, Hamilton Luiz; Haddad, Michel F. C. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2021
In this paper is proposed a straightforward model selection approach that indicates the most suitable count regression model based on relevant data characteristics. The proposed selection approach includes four of the most popular count regression models (i.e. Poisson, negative binomial, and respective zero-inflated frameworks). Moreover, it…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Selection, Statistical Analysis, Models
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Thompson, Yutian T.; Song, Hairong; Shi, Dexin; Liu, Zhengkui – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2021
Conventional approaches for selecting a reference indicator (RI) could lead to misleading results in testing for measurement invariance (MI). Several newer quantitative methods have been available for more rigorous RI selection. However, it is still unknown how well these methods perform in terms of correctly identifying a truly invariant item to…
Descriptors: Measurement, Statistical Analysis, Selection, Comparative Analysis
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Bucca, Mauricio; Urbina, Daniela R. – Sociological Methods & Research, 2021
Log-linear models for contingency tables are a key tool for the study of categorical inequalities in sociology. However, the conventional approach to model selection and specification suffers from at least two limitations: reliance on oftentimes equivocal diagnostics yielded by fit statistics, and the inability to identify patterns of association…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematical Models, Tables (Data), Regression (Statistics)
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Schluter, Philip J.; Johnston, Lucy – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
Postgraduate scholarship programmes are increasingly important for supporting gifted students from diverse backgrounds. Systems and processes in the application, determination and delivery of scholarships must be robust, transparent, accountable and equitable. However, they are rarely evaluated. One of the most prestigious scholarships in New…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Scholarships, Selection Criteria
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de Buisonjé, David R.; Ritter, Simone M.; de Bruin, Suze; ter Horst, J. Marie-Louise; Meeldijk, Arne – Creativity Research Journal, 2017
Generating creative ideas in a brainstorm session `is a crucial part of innovation. However, for actual implementation, the most creative ideas must be selected from a pool of ideas. To date, idea selection has remained relatively unexplored and validated instruments to measure idea selection performance are not systematically employed. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Innovation, Statistical Analysis
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Hilton, Matt; Westermann, Gert – Journal of Child Language, 2017
This study set out to examine whether shyness, an aversion to novelty and unfamiliar social situations, can affect the processes that underlie early word learning. Twenty-four-month-old children (n = 32 ) were presented with sets of one novel and two familiar objects, and it was found that shyer children were less likely to select a novel object…
Descriptors: Shyness, Toddlers, Retention (Psychology), Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
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Shastina, Elena; Shatunova, Olga; Borodina, Tatyana; Borisov, Anatoly; Maliy, Yury – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2018
The article explores the cultural potential of reading as one of the factors in the development of children's giftedness. The role of the book as the bearer of culture in the process of preserving national identity is revealed. The authors of the article discover the growing importance of family reading in the process of a gifted person…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading, Cultural Influences, Academically Gifted
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Bulle, Nathalie – Sociological Methods & Research, 2016
To explain the inequalities in access to a discrete good G across two populations, or across time in a single national context, it is necessary to distinguish, for each population or period of time, the effect of the diffusion of G from that of unequal outcomes of underlying micro-social processes. The inequality of outcomes of these micro-social…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Justice, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
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Jayasingam, Sharmila; Fujiwara, Yuji; Thurasamy, Ramayah – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Employability is always used as a measure to gauge the value of graduates. Hence, most past studies attempted to identify competencies that can enhance the level of employability of graduates today. While these past studies found some competencies to be more important than others, the influence of graduate's attitude, mainly their level of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Employment Potential, Human Resources
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Birova, Jana; Kralova, Zdena – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
In the study, the following research questions are responded: Are there any conception differences within the textbook series? How might the conception influence teaching French? The current study presents the results with implications for teachers of French at secondary schools. It points out some significant markers such as the preference of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French, Secondary School Teachers
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Backenköhler, Michael; Scherzinger, Felix; Singla, Adish; Wolf, Verena – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2018
Course selection can be a daunting task, especially for first year students. Sub-optimal selection can lead to bad performance of students and increase the dropout rate. Given the availability of historic data about student performances, it is possible to aid students in the selection of appropriate courses. Here, we propose a method to compose a…
Descriptors: Data, Course Selection (Students), Information Utilization, Individualized Instruction
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Hoffmann, Janina A.; von Helversen, Bettina; Rieskamp, Jörg – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2016
The distinction between similarity-based and rule-based strategies has instigated a large body of research in categorization and judgment. Within both domains, the task characteristics guiding strategy shifts are increasingly well documented. Across domains, past research has observed shifts from rule-based strategies in judgment to…
Descriptors: Classification, Evaluative Thinking, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
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Llanos, Viviana Carolina; Otero, Maria Rita – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2018
This work analyses the changes in the relationship between arguing and images from the mathematics textbooks for the secondary school in Argentina (students 12-17 years old) along 67 years. The textbooks have been published in the period 1940 thru 2007. The analysis is done by (N = 137) textbooks based on three metacategories in an inductive way.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Textbooks, Foreign Countries
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Al-Saaideh, Mon'im A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
The study aimed to identify the factors that lead students to avoid joining Vocational Education (VE) in Jordan. A pilot study was conducted, then a 39-item questionnaire was developed, and its validity and reliability were ensured. The reasons included were divided into personal, social, economic, educational and vocational domains. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Secondary School Students, Course Selection (Students)
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Fatiloro, Oluwayemisi Florence; Adesola, Oyekola Adebimpe; Hameed, Bilkis Alaba; Adewumi, Oseni Muinat – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Reading is the gateway to success in education. It is the heartbeat of all courses offered in institutions. It is therefore crucial to investigate Colleges of Education students reading habits and how to improve the skill. The study was a descriptive survey with a validated questionnaire on "Reading Habits among Colleges of Education students…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, College Students, Student Surveys, Questionnaires
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