Browsing Human Development & Quantitative Methodology Theses and Dissertations by Title
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EXPLANATORY COGNITIVE DIAGNOSTIC MODELING INCORPORATING RESPONSE TIMES
(2021)The current study proposes the explanatory cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs) incorporating response times (RTs) with item covariates on both the item response side and the RT side. There are two main contributions of the ... -
An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Humor on Depression and Hopelessness of Incarcerated Males
(1994)The objective of this research was to explore the effects of humor, in the form of video-tapes of stand-up comedy performances, on the levels of depression and hopelessness of incarcerated males. The major finding was ... -
EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGICAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN LIVING-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND IN THE UNIVERSITY AS A WHOLE
(2004-06-02)The Sense of Community Index (SCI), original questions targeting Sense of Community in a university setting (SSCQ), and qualitative questions were answered by 636 students in reference to their selective living-learning ... -
Exploring the Contributions of Word Knowledge and Figural Reasoning Ability to College Students' Performance on a Measure of Relational Reasoning with Words
(2021)Word knowledge has long been considered as one of the most important predictors of reading comprehension, academic achievement, and social development. However, it was relatively narrowly conceptualized and measured as ... -
Exploring the Full-information Bifactor Model in Vertical Scaling with Construct Shift
(2011)To address the lack of attention to construct shift in IRT vertical scaling, a bifactor model is proposed to estimate the common dimension for all grades and the grade-specific dimensions. The bifactor model estimation ... -
Exploring the Relationships of Teachers' Efficacy, Knowledge, and Pedagogical Beliefs: A Multimethod Study
(2003-11-21)Teacher efficacy has been related to many positive educational outcomes (e.g., Tschannen-Moran, Woolfolk-Hoy, & Hoy, 1998). However, a literature review revealed little research assessing the relation of teacher ... -
Exploring Unidimensional Proficiency Classification Accuracy From Multidimensional Data in a Vertical Scaling Context
(2010)When Item Response Theory (IRT) is operationally applied for large scale assessments, unidimensionality is typically assumed. This assumption requires that the test measures a single latent trait. Furthermore, when tests ... -
The Expression and Enactment of Interest and Curiosity in a Multiple Source Use Task
(2014)Selecting and incorporating multiple text and non-text sources is an academic task that has been identified as both commonplace and challenging for undergraduate students. Although the term digital natives is frequently ... -
Factor Mixture Models with Ordered Categorical Outcomes: The Mathematical Relation to Mixture Item Response Theory Models and a Comparison Of Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Model Parameter Estimation Methods
(2011)A factor mixture model (FMM) is a hybrid of latent class analysis and factor analysis modeling techniques. It can be used to investigate group differences in the absence of known class membership. The current study ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING RATES OF SOCIAL BUFFERING IN JUVENILE RHESUS MACAQUES (Macaca mulatta)
(2010)The purpose of the current study was to investigate genetic and experiential contributions to social buffering between juvenile non human primates. A second aim was to investigate the role of behavioral displays during ... -
Factors Influencing The Mixture Index of Model Fit in Contingency Tables Showing Indenpendence
(2006-11-13)Traditional methods for evaluating contingency table models based on chi square statistics or quantities derived from them are not attractive in many applied research settings. The two-point mixture index of fit, pi-star, ... -
Families With Low Incomes and the Search for Child Care: An Exploration of Factors Influencing Search Actions and Choices
(2017)Quality child care appears to have a positive effect on the school readiness of children with low incomes, and child care subsidy programs encourage parents to make informed decisions about choosing quality child care. ... -
Family Processes and Leisure Activity Involvement Across the High School Transition: The Mediating Roles of Adolescent Internalizing Problems and Self-Esteem
(2010)Parents are among the most important socializing agents in adolescents' lives. The purpose of the current study was to examine the prospective relations between family processes and leisure activity involvement across the ... -
Family Values: Assessing Reciprocal Effects on Longitudinal Change in Children's and Parents' Valuing of Math and Sports
(2021)The present study investigated the bidirectional influence that children’s and parents’ task values in math and sports have on change in the task values of the other group from first grade to 11th grade. Using latent change ... -
FEAR CONDITIONING ACROSS DEVELOPMENT: AN EXAMINATION OF FEAR ACQUISITION, EXTINCTION, AND GENERALIZATION IN 5-TO-10 YEAR OLD CHILDREN
(2013)The acquisition and extinction of fear is widely studied using fear conditioning (FC) paradigms. Few studies, however, have examined how fear learning emerges across development. Understanding the developmental mechanisms ... -
Finite Mixture Model Specifications Accommodating Treatment Nonresponse in Experimental Research
(2009)For researchers exploring causal inferences with simple two group experimental designs, results are confounded when using common statistical methods and further are unsuitable in cases of treatment nonresponse. In signal ... -
FIRST ORDER AUTOREGRESSIVE MIXED EFFECTS ZERO INFLATED POISSON MODEL FOR LONGITUDINAL DATA - A BAYESIAN APPROACH
(2014)The First Order Autoregressive (AR(1)) Mixed Effects Zero Inflated Poisson (ZIP) Model was developed to analyze longitudinal zero inflated Poisson data through the Bayesian Approach. The model describes the effect of ... -
Fostering children: The impact of caregivers' attitudes about parenting and foster care on the home environment
(2007-12-12)This study examines the parenting of foster caregivers, the quality of the home environment and the caregivers' attitudes regarding child rearing and foster parenting. Previous research on typical families has shown that ... -
A FRAMEWORK FOR THE PRE-CALIBRATION OF AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED ITEMS
(2018)This paper presents a new conceptual framework and corresponding psychometric model designed for the pre-calibration of automatically generated items. This model utilizes a multi-level framework and a combination of crossed ... -
Friendships of High-Achieving African American Adolescents: Relation to Ethnic Identity and Achievement Values
(2016)The academic achievement of African American adolescents is a national concern for educators and researchers especially since current reports depict the underachievement of African American students as continuing to lag ...