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Direct linkHuerta, Mary Esther Soto – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2010
To examine factors predictive of successful 4th-grade 2nd language reading, I used a hierarchical multiple regression equation that included Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Reading percentile rank as the criterion variable. The equation tested 5 predictor variables: English language proficiency, years of U.S. schooling, and 3…
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Predictor Variables, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Sobanski, Esther; Banaschewski, Tobias; Asherson, Philip; Buitelaar, Jan; Chen, Wai; Franke, Barbara; Holtmann, Martin; Krumm, Bertram; Sergeant, Joseph; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund; Stringaris, Argyris; Taylor, Eric; Anney, Richard; Ebstein, Richard P.; Gill, Michael; Miranda, Ana; Mulas, Fernando; Oades, Robert D.; Roeyers, Herbert; Rothenberger, Aribert; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Faraone, Stephen V. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: The goal of this study was to investigate the occurrence, severity and clinical correlates of emotional lability (EL) in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and to examine factors contributing to EL and familiality of EL in youth with ADHD. Methods: One thousand, one hundred and eighty-six children with ADHD…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Siblings, Substance Abuse, Incidence
Rabiner, David L.; Anastopoulos, Arthur D.; Costello, E. Jane; Hoyle, Rick H.; Swartzwelder, H. Scott – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: To identify the predictors of nonmedical ADHD medication use by college students. Participants: A total of 843 undergraduates attending one public or one private university in southeastern United States. Method: Students completed a Web-based survey inquiring about ADHD medication use during the first semester freshman of their year and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression (Psychology), Drug Use
Plough, India C.; Briggs, Sarah L.; Van Bonn, Sarah – Language Testing, 2010
The study reported here examined the evaluation criteria used to assess the proficiency and effectiveness of the language produced in an oral performance test of English conducted in an American university context. Empirical methods were used to analyze qualitatively and quantitatively transcriptions of the Oral English Tests (OET) of 44…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Listening Comprehension, Evaluators, Performance Tests
Li, Ji; Hooker, Neal H. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: The international prevalence of childhood obesity and obesity-related diseases has received increasing attention. Applying data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we explore relationships between childhood obesity and school type, National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) eligibility,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Disease Control, Private Schools, Obesity
Cox, Kathy; Baker, Dawniel; Wong, Mary Ann – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2010
While research regarding the effectiveness of the wraparound process is steadily mounting, little is known about how this service delivery model works and for whom. Using data gathered on 176 youth who participated in the wraparound process, the authors examine client and service factors associated with outcomes. Bivariate logistic regression…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Predictor Variables, Outcomes of Treatment, Youth Programs
Download full textOlive, Melissa L.; Franco, Jessica H. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to present the types of measures that may be used to describe intervention effects from single subject designs. A regression approach and several non-regression approaches are described. Non-regression approaches include Standard Mean Difference, Percentage of Non-Overlapping Data, Percent Reduction, and Percentage…
Descriptors: Intervention, Effect Size, Regression (Statistics), Computation
Yamini, Morteza; Mandanizadeh, Forough Behbahani – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2011
This study investigated the relationship between self-efficacy and imposter phenomenon and their effects on EFL learners' writing ability. Participants were 94 male and female university students. The aim was to find out how self-efficacy and imposter phenomenon would be related, how these personal factors would relate to writing ability, and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Self Efficacy, Questionnaires, Student Placement
Melguizo, Tatiana; Bo, Hans; Prather, George; Kim, Bo – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The main objective of the authors' proposed study is to evaluate the effectiveness of math placement policies for entering community college students on these students' academic success in math, and their transfer and graduation rates. The main research question that guides the proposed study is: What are the effects of various basic skills…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, Educational Objectives
Swearingen, Dixie K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This experimental study examined the effect of an educational massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) on achievement on a standards-based mathematics exam. It also examined the interaction of student characteristics (gender and socioeconomic status) with digital game play on mathematics achievement. Two hundred eighty ninth grade students from a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Grade 9, High School Students, Computer Games
Pham, Hoa – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Occupational students constitute the majority of enrollments at community colleges; yet little is known whether students in career and technical programs persist in their education and attain degrees in their program of study. The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of engagement of students enrolled in vocational programs at one…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Statistical Significance
Olesova, Larisa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined the effect of asynchronous embedded audio feedback on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' higher-order learning and perception of the audio feedback versus text-based feedback when the students participated in asynchronous online discussions. In addition, this study examined how the impact and perceptions differed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response), Audio Equipment
Heaton, Patrick Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine what effect the Freshmen Interest Group (FIG) program, a variation of a non-residential learning community had on academic achievement scores and institutional rates of persistence. Study variables included: gender; race; pre-collegiate academic achievement (GPA scores); educational preferences (major…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement, Scores, Academic Persistence
What Works Clearinghouse, 2011
With its critical assessments of scientific evidence on the effectiveness of education programs, policies, and practices (referred to as "interventions"), and a range of products summarizing this evidence, the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is an important part of the Institute of Education Sciences' strategy to use rigorous and relevant…
Descriptors: Standards, Access to Information, Information Management, Guides
Rathod, Sujit D.; Minnis, Alexandra M.; Subbiah, Kalyani; Krishnan, Suneeta – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Background: Audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) are increasingly used in health research to improve the accuracy of data on sensitive behaviors. However, evidence is limited on its use among low-income populations in countries like India and for measurement of sensitive issues such as domestic violence. Method: We compared reports of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Violence, Females, Young Adults
