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Guanglei Hong; Jonah Deutsch; Heather D. Hill – Grantee Submission, 2015
Conventional methods for mediation analysis generate biased results when the mediator-outcome relationship depends on the treatment condition. This article shows how the ratio-of-mediator-probability weighting (RMPW) method can be used to decompose total effects into natural direct and indirect effects in the presence of treatment-by-mediator…
Descriptors: Weighted Scores, Probability, Statistical Analysis, Interaction
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Guanglei Hong; Jonah Deutsch; Heather D. Hill – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2015
Conventional methods for mediation analysis generate biased results when the mediator--outcome relationship depends on the treatment condition. This article shows how the ratio-of-mediator-probability weighting (RMPW) method can be used to decompose total effects into natural direct and indirect effects in the presence of treatment-by-mediator…
Descriptors: Weighted Scores, Probability, Statistical Analysis, Interaction
Wood, Melissa Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative, experimental study was to determine if there was a significant difference in 2016 Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) English language arts (ELA) writing levels and ELA overall achievement levels between 7th- and 8th-grade students with and without access to Chromebooks for at least one 46-minute period of…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Laptop Computers, Statistical Analysis, Language Arts
Leung, Margaret P. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Internet-based health information has become increasingly important for ensuring health equity for all populations. The lack of studies reporting on Internet use among patients of public health clinics has obscured the needs of diverse patient groups. Guided by social cognitive theory, this quantitative cross-sectional study used a 30-question…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Patients, Health Education, Internet
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Doolan, Stephen M. – CATESOL Journal, 2011
"Generation 1.5" is a term being used to describe a type of second language (L2) long-term U.S. resident who may demonstrate persistent language-related challenges (Roberge, Siegel, & Harklau, 2009). Among the difficulties commonly noted with Generation 1.5 students are problems in controlling the academic register expected in…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Academic Discourse
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Leopold, Lisa – CATESOL Journal, 2011
This case study of an adjunct-model English for Academic Purposes (EAP) writing course linked to a policy-analysis course describes an effective approach for putting "specificity" into practice in EAP curriculum design. The rationale for interdisciplinary collaboration, the positive learning outcomes from the EAP writing course, the…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Writing Instruction, Content Area Writing, Literary Genres