Browsing Human Development & Quantitative Methodology Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Handling of Missing Data with Growth Mixture Models
(2019)The recent growth of applications of growth mixture models for inference with longitudinal data has introduced a wide range of research dedicated to testing the different aspects of the model. One area of research that has ... -
Home Literacy Activities in Latino Immigrant Families: Contributions to Toddlers’ Expressive and Receptive Language Skills
(2016)The development of language is a critical component of early childhood, enabling children to communicate their wishes and desires, share thoughts, and build meaning through linguistic interactions with others. A wealth of ... -
How Do Children Learn New Words in A Second Language? The Role of Self-Teaching in Orthographic Learning
(2021)Learning to read written words is the major benchmark that beginning readers must meet to achieve high-level reading comprehension later on. In my dissertation, I make among the first attempts to examine self-teaching— the ... -
Humor and Friendship Quality in Middle Childhood
(2014)Both humor and friendship facilitate socio-emotional development in middle childhood, but scholars have not studied the relation between the two constructs. Specifically, researchers have not explored the relation between ... -
The Impact of Model Selection on Loglinear Analysis of Contingency Tables
(2009)It is common practice for researchers in the social sciences and education to use model selection techniques to search for best fitting models and to carry out inference as if these models were given a priori. This study ... -
The impact of parents' demographic and psychological characteristics and parent involvement on young children's reading and math outcomes
(2007-11-26)Parents' involvement in children's education as a means to increase children's academic achievement has received national attention due to findings from studies and current educational legislation. The current study explores ... -
THE IMPACT OF PRELIMINARY MODEL SELECTION ON LATENT GROWTH MODEL PARAMETER ESTIMATES
(2010)In latent growth modeling (LGM), model selection and inference are treated as separate stages of data analysis, but they are generally conducted on the assumption that the model is known a priori and thus model selection ... -
The impact of stress on the prefrontal cortex: a view of how socioeconomic status impacts executive function
(2017)By the time they reach kindergarten, children from low Socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds lag behind their high SES peers in a host of cognitive abilities including executive function. The mechanism of how SES impacts executive ... -
IMPACTS OF LOCAL ITEM DEPENDENCE OF TESTLET ITEMS WITH THE MULTISTAGE TESTS FOR PASS-FAIL DECISIONS
(2010)The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the local item dependence (LID) of testlet items on the performance of the multistage tests (MST) that make pass/fail decisions. In this study, LID is ... -
The Independent Learning Behaviors of Preadolescent Students Using the Problem Approach
(1984)The purpose of this research was to observe the independent learning behaviors of preadolescent students who experienced the Problem Approach, an instructional approach intended to help students develop independent learning ... -
Individual Differences in Recognition of Facial Expressions of Emotion
(1980)Accurate communication of emotional meaning through facial expressions is one of many communication systems which aid in building positive social interactions and human relationships. Numerous studies have confirmed that ... -
Individual- and Classroom-Level Social Support and Classroom Behavior in Middle School
(2012)This study investigated relations between middle school students' perceptions of social support from their teachers and peers, the social climate of the classroom, and students' social goal pursuit and prosocial and socially ... -
INFANT LANGUAGE LEARNING & COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION: THE INFLUENCE OF CONTINGENT RESPONSIVENESS AND SES
(2018)Early language development relates to a child’s later language ability, cognitive development, and academic achievement. Parent input has long been studied as a predictor of infant language acquisition, and consequently, ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF FATHERS’ AND MOTHERS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING ON CHILDREN’S SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: EXAMINING MEDIATING AND MODERATING PATHWAYS
(2021)Young children’s social skills are rooted in children’s early relationships with their proximal caregivers, in particular the relationships with their mothers and fathers. One indicator of the parent-child relationship is ... -
The Influence of Orthographic Experiences on the Development of Functional Phonological Unit in Spoken Word Production
(2015)The current dissertation project examined the influence of orthographic experiences on the development of the functional phonological unit in spoken word production in native Mandarin-speaking children. Functional phonological ... -
The Influence of Perceptions of Parent Racial Attitude and Intergroup Contact Have on Adolescent Cross-Race Relationships
(2005-11-14)Research on cross-race relationships has demonstrated that contact between races is an important contributing factor to reducing prejudice in both children and in adults; however, cross-race relationships are still rare ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF STRESS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ON PARENTING BEHAVIORS AMONG LOW-INCOME FAMILIES: MEDIATIONAL PATHWAYS TO CHILDREN’S SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
(2019)Economic stress been shown to compromise children’s social development and undermine parenting behaviors in mothers of young children. A separate literature suggests that social support may attenuate the negative effects ... -
Influences of School, Classroom, and Teacher Characteristics on Children's School Readiness
(2010)A number of factors contribute to the school readiness of children, including child and family characteristics, neighborhood residence, and early care and education experiences. Early skills are the foundation for later ... -
AN INFORMATION CORRECTION METHOD FOR TESTLET-BASED TEST ANALYSIS: FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF ITEM RESPONSE THEORY AND GENERALIZABILITY THEORY
(2009)An information correction method for testlet-based tests is introduced in this dissertation. This method takes advantage of both generalizability theory (GT) and item response theory (IRT). The measurement error for the ... -
AN INITIAL EVALUATION OF IBI VIZEDIT: AN RSHINY APPLICATION FOR OBTAINING ACCURATE ESTIMATES OF AUTONOMIC REGULATION OF CARDIAC ACTIVITY
(2018)Photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensors are increasingly used to collect individual heart rate data during laboratory assessments and psychological experiments. PPG sensors are relatively cheap, easy to use, and non-invasive ...