Browsing Human Development & Quantitative Methodology Theses and Dissertations by Title
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School Mobility as it Relates to Adolescents' Civic Knowledge and School Belonging
(2009)The relation of school mobility to levels of adolescent civic knowledge and sense of belonging at school was examined using data collected from a nationally representative sample (N=2417) of 14-year-old adolescents from ... -
School readiness of maltreated preschoolers and later school achievement: The role of emotion regulation, language, and context
(2015)Academic achievement is an important indicator for the well-being of children with a history of maltreatment. Unfortunately, many of these children fall behind their non-maltreated peers in measures of academic performance, ... -
School-Related Apathy in 8th- and 10th- Grade Students: A Mixed-Method Exploration of Definitions, Construct Independence, Correlates, and Grade-Level Differences
(2007-04-26)Research-based and folk conceptualizations of school-related apathy were explored in 309 8th- and 10th- grade Catholic school students and their teachers. Definitions, construct independence, and relation to select individual ... -
SEEKING CULTURAL FAIRNESS IN A MEASURE OF RELATIONAL REASONING
(2016)Relational reasoning, or the ability to identify meaningful patterns within any stream of information, is a fundamental cognitive ability associated with academic success across a variety of domains of learning and levels ... -
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS TO MEASUREMENT NONINVARIANCE: A BAYESIAN APPROACH
(2014)Most previous studies have argued that the validity of group comparisons of structural parameters is dependent on the extent to which measurement invariance is met. Although some researchers have supported the concept of ... -
Sibling Relationships in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2013)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the fastest growing disabilities in the United States. As the number of children diagnosed with ASD rises there is a parallel increase in families and siblings of children with ASD ... -
Social and Emotional Functioning of Children with Cochlear Implants
(2005-04-18)Studies of infants and children have demonstrated the importance of sensory processing in facilitating social and emotional development. Children who are deaf are deprived of the information typically provided by the ... -
The Social Engagement System: Functional Differences in Individuals with Autism
(2004-05-03)The Polyvagal Theory links the evolution of the autonomic nervous system to affective experience, emotional expression, facial gestures, vocalization and social engagement behavior. Therefore, the theory provides a plausible ... -
Social Exclusion in Cultural Context: Group Norms, Fairness, and Stereotypes
(2013)The current study investigated pre-adolescents' and adolescents' attitudes about social exclusion based on cultural membership, specifically exclusion of individuals from Arab descent. Developmental intergroup research on ... -
Social Influences of Error Monitoring
(2016)Adolescence is characterized by dramatic hormonal, physical, and psychological changes, and is a period of risk for affective and anxiety disorders. Pubertal development during adolescence plays a major role in the emergence ... -
Socialization practices in low-income immigrants and their young children: A qualitative approach
(2011)Latinos are the largest ethnic group in the U.S., yet little is known about how these families socialize their children to function in the U.S. Based on ecocultural theory, this study utilized focus groups interviews with ... -
Socially Co-Constructed Transformative Self-Regulation In Occupational Therapy: An In-Depth Analysis Of The Role Of Goal-Driven Guided Reflection In A Man With Bipolar Disorder
(2006-06-01)Lifespan development embraces an evolutionary perspective on individuals in context, incorporating both growth and decline in function. Health and social welfare programs influence an individual's capacity to accommodate ... -
STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF AND RESPONSES TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR DECISION MAKING AND USE OF COMMUNITY IN FIVE PUBLIC SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS
(1977)In the late 1960's the educational literature reported the emergence of a distinct kind of public school labeled "alternative." This term was used to describe a variety of school programs. Within this group of schools ... -
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHER INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT AS A PREDICTOR OF MOTIVATION IN READING AND MATH AND ACHIEVEMENT FROM SECOND THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE
(2016)In this study, relations among students’ perceptions of instrumental help/support from their teachers and their reading and math ability beliefs, subjective task values, and academic grades, were explored from elementary ... -
A Study of the Effects on Attitude and Achievement of Mode of Processing in a Secondary School Course in Computer Programming
(1976)achievement of frequency of association with the computer and turnaround time in a beginning course in computer programming in the secondary school. The treatments frequency (F) and turn-around time (T) each existed at ... -
STUDY OF THE RELATION OF VERBAL EXPRESSION AND PRAGMATICS TO CLASSROOM BEHAVIORS OF MALE LEARNING DISABLED CHILDREN, GRADES 3-6
(1992)A study was undertaken to determine the relation of verbal expression and pragmatics to classroom behaviors of 36 boys with learning disabilities, grades three through six. Subjects were administered a test of ... -
STUDYING EPISTEMIC COGNITION IN THE HISTORY CLASSROOM: CASES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING TO THINK HISTORICALLY
(2010)Building on the literature on epistemic cognition, epistemic beliefs, and historical thinking, three class-level case studies were conducted to investigate features of historical thinking and history-specific epistemic ... -
SUBSCORE REPORTING FOR DOUBLE-CODED INNOVATIVE ITEMS EMBEDDED IN MULTIPLE CONTEXTS
(2018)Reporting subscores is a prevalent practice in standardized tests to provide diagnostic information for learning and instruction. Previous research has developed various methods for reporting subscores (e.g. de la Torre & ... -
Suburban Runaways: A Follow-Up Study
(1976)This study grew out of an investigation begun twelve years ago on runaway youth from a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C . The children who participated in the original study have since grown up and the current research ... -
Supports from friends as predictors of stress and school outcomes during the transition to college: A longitudinal study
(2013)This study investigated relations among support from friends, stress, friendship goals, and school-related outcomes during the transition from high school to college. A conceptual framework was developed to examine a) the ...