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Applications of Latent-Variable Models in Educational Psychology: The Need for Methodological-Substantive Synergies
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Hau, Kit-Tai – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2007
As emphasized in the call for papers by Jonna Kulikowich and Gregory Hancock, the primary goal of this special issue of "Contemporary Educational Psychology" is to assemble a collection of illustrative empirical studies in educational psychology that utilize one or more state-of-the-art latent variable modeling procedures. Distinguishing these…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Construct Validity, Educational Psychology, Models
Urban Adolescents' Exercise Intentions and Behaviors: An Exploratory Study of a Trans-Contextual Model
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Shen, Bo; McCaughtry, Nate; Martin, Jeffrey – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2008
Using a multi-theory approach, the current study was designed to identify gender differences in the psychological mechanisms by which urban adolescents' motivation in physical education transfers into their leisure-time activities. The theoretical frameworks of Self-Determination Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior were integrated to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Leisure Time, Questionnaires
Factor Structure of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Fourth Ed.) for Gifted Children.
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McCallum, R. Steve; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1988
Administration of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (fourth edition) to 60 elementary school students (in grades four, five, and six) resulted in means consistent with their gifted status. Factor analyses, including LISREL confirmatory analysis, offered only partial support to the Binet model. (TJH)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Construct Validity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students