Search Results - subject:"Leadership and Policy Studies"

An Investigation of Unidimensional Testing Procedures under Latent Trait Theory using Principal Component Analysis

McGill, Michael T. - 2009

There are several generally accepted rules for detecting unidimensionality, but none are well tested. This simulation study investigated well-known methods, including but not limited to, the Kaiser (k1) Criterion, Percentage of Measure Validity (greater than 50%, 40%, or 20%), Ratio of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434003

EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED COST OF ATTENDANCE AND COLLEGE MATRICULATION

Hall, Roderick Ashley - 2009

EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED COST OF ATTENDANCE AND COLLEGE MATRICULATIONRoderick Ashley HallABSTRACTResearchers have consistently found that students and their parents have a distorted view of the costs of college attendance (Grodsky & Jones, 2004; Horn, Chen, & Chapman, 2003; Ikenberry...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434004

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NON-EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF MAGNET SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Stuit, David Alan - 2009

The objective of this dissertation is to understand the circumstances under which non-experimental methods yield unbiased estimates of the effect of magnet school attendance on student achievement. This dissertation has two main analyses. In the first analysis, non-experimental estimates (via...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471939

Effect of Unequal Sample Sizes on the Power of DIF Detection: An IRT-Based Monte Carlo Study with SIBTEST and Mantel-Haenszel Procedures

Awuor, Risper Akelo - 2008

<html><head><title>Risper Akelo Awuor - Abstract</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body> This simulation study focused on determining the effect of unequal sample sizes on statistical power of SIBTEST and Mantel-Haenszel procedures for detection of DIF of moderate and large magnitudes. Item parameters were estimated by, and generated with the 2PLM...</body></html>

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THE PUBLIC BENEFITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE SPENDING ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE FORMATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL

Herndon, Matthew Craig - 2008

This study contributes to the literature on the economic value of higher education by examining the extent to which a set of independent variables, including two measures of state spending on higher education predict the formation of human capital. The findings suggest that, in most states,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434098

Benefits of Student Certification: A Study of Automotive Service Managers

Church, W. Mark - 2007

Virginia and other states recognize the need for a technically trained workforce and have implemented directives that promote student credentialing. Certifications and other forms of credentialing are used to prove that the recipient has met a predetermined level of competence or mastery of a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434091

More than Money Matters: An Integrated Model of Graduate Student Persistence

Strayhorn, Terrell Lamont - 2005

Graduate student persistence rarely has been studied, yet it is a very important issue for many higher education constituentsâincluding senior administrators, academic deans, faculty members, students, and families. In light of an alarming statistic that approximately 50% of all graduate...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009433738

An Historical Analysis on Fiscal Equity in Virginia 1974-2003

Arbogast, II - 2005

The research in this document provides a comprehensive investigation of public K â 12 funding in Virginia over the time period from 1974-75 to 2002-2003. No previous examination has been conducted for the Commonwealth of Virginia that has comprehensively analyzed the data over the life of the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009433801

Fiscal Equity for At-Risk Students A Quanitative Analysis of the At-Risk Index Component of the New Mexico Public School Funding Formula

Gates, Rebecca Grace - 2005

This quantitative research has been designed to investigate fiscal equity for at-risk students in the State of New Mexico. This empirical data analysis compared equity indices before the At-Risk Index was implemented in the New Mexico public school funding formula in FY 1996-97 and after the...

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Use of the CAS Standards by Career Services Directors at Four-year Public Colleges and Universities

Ratcliffe, R. Samuel - 2004

The general purpose of this national study was to document career services director use of the CAS professional standards by institutional size, career services experience level, director experience level, director degree level, CAS standards awareness, CAS standards possession, and barriers to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009433759