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On the Performance of Horseshoe Priors for Inducing Sparsity in Structural Equation Models
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Kjorte Harra; David Kaplan – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2024
The present work focuses on the performance of two types of shrinkage priors--the horseshoe prior and the recently developed regularized horseshoe prior--in the context of inducing sparsity in path analysis and growth curve models. Prior research has shown that these horseshoe priors induce sparsity by at least as much as the "gold…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Bayesian Statistics, Regression (Statistics), Statistical Inference
The Role of Radical Awareness in Chinese-As-A-Second-Language Learners' Chinese Character Reading Development
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Wong, Yu Ka – Language Awareness, 2017
In this paper, the role of radical awareness in Chinese character reading development among young Chinese-as-a-second-language (CSL) learners is evaluated in terms of a structural property of the writing system: the distribution of elementary, one-radical (i.e. one-element) simple characters as against majority, multi-radical compound characters.…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Reading Ability, Orthographic Symbols
Gender-Specific Associations between Personality Traits, Physical Activity, and Body Size Dissatisfaction
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Lodewyk, Ken; Sullivan, Philip – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2017
A recently validated trait personality framework is the HEXACO (honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience). Little is yet known about how the HEXACO personality dimensions and its subsets--particularly the dimension of honesty-humility--relates to physical activity and body size…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Personality Traits, Physical Fitness, Self Concept
Teachers' Self-Efficacy vs. Parental Involvement: Prediction and Implementation
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Fisher, Yael; Kostelitz, Yifat – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2015
This research examines the influence of teachers' views regarding parental involvement on their perception of self-efficacy. Data were collected from a sample of 319 Israeli elementary schools teachers. A path analysis procedure was employed to test the mediating effect of personal background and organizational variables and perceived parental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Parent Participation
Factors that Impact Two-Year College Attendance and Program Enrollment among Community College Students
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McCullough, Aaron Keith – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research suggests that numerous factors affect community college attendance. Therefore, when students choose to attend community college, those factors often are key aspects of their decisions. Nonetheless, limited information exists that identifies which particular traits affect community college choice and how the background characteristics of…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Community Colleges, College Choice, College Attendance
A Social-Cognitive Model to Predict the Use of Assistive Devices for Mobility and Self-Care in Elderly People
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Roelands, Marc; Van Oost, Paulette; Depoorter, AnneMarie; Buysse, Ann – Gerontologist, 2002
Purpose: To provide insight into the contribution of psychological variables in understanding use and nonuse of assistive devices (ADs) for self-care and mobility. Design and Methods: A survey on a representative sample of 491 community-dwelling elderly people in Flanders was conducted. A theoretical model of the factors predicting the use of ADs…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Physical Mobility, Intention, Older Adults