Browsing CLES Research Publications by Type "Article"
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Adolescent ego development: relationship to family cohesion and adaptability
(Elsevier, 1989-03)Adolescence has been a focus of research for several decades. Recently, a portion of this body of research has addressed the relationship between adolescent development and family functioning. The intent of much of this ... -
Adults' and children's monitoring of story events in the service of comprehension
(Springer (New York), 2011-08)When reading narratives, adults monitor shifts in time, space, characters, goals, and causation. Shifts in any of these dimensions affect both moment-by-moment reading and memory organization. The extant developmental ... -
Assessing high school student's STEM career interests using a social cognitive framework
(MDPI, 2019-06)This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the STEM Career Interest Survey (STEM-CCIS) with data from 590 high-school students in Taiwan. Measurement models based on Social-Cognitive ... -
Attitudes toward seeking professional counseling services among Chinese international students: acculturation, ethnic identity, and English proficiency
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2016-01)The authors examined the help-seeking attitudes of 109 Chinese international students studying in the United States. Results revealed that significant relationships exist among acculturation, ethnic identity, English ... -
Bias in learning disabilities placement
(Ammons Scientific, 1993-06)A nationally representative sample of 20,614 eighth grade students was examined for bias in placement decisions for children said to have learning disabilities. Factors investigated for bias were race, sex, and socioeconomic ... -
Children's productive use of academic vocabulary
(Taylor & Francis LTD, 2017)Instructional influences on productive use of academic vocabulary were investigated among 460 mostly African American and Latina/o fifth graders from 36 classrooms in eight public schools serving low-income families. ... -
A community college HSI: the effect of an HSI designation on organizational identity
(SAGE Publications, 2019-07-25)Objective: Most community colleges receiving the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation have no specific mission to serve Hispanic students. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how receiving ... -
Comparing iPadA (R) and paper assessments for children with ASD: an initial study
(SAGE Publications, 2019-05)iPadA (R) and paper versions of a receptive vocabulary assessment were administered to 4- to 6-year olds with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). No differences were found between scores on the two assessments. ... -
Cultural values at the individual level and the malleability of ways of knowing
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis LTD, 2/23/2014)This research tested the relationship between individuals cultural values and the malleability in their ways of knowing in two social contexts. Two hundred and ninety-two college students majoring in either business or ... -
Depending on my mood: mood-driven influences on text comprehension
(American Psychological Association, 2011-08)Reading comprehension is a critical component of success in educational settings. To date, research on text processing in educational and cognitive psychological domains has focused predominantly on cognitive influences ... -
Early childhood education: The long-term benefits
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-02-03)This study was designed to substantiate the positive, long-term outcomes demonstrated by children from economically disadvantaged homes who received a high-quality, early education. Children who attended The Opportunity ... -
Epistemological and learning beliefs of trainee teachers studying education
(University of Murcia, 2012-05)Educational reforms have brought about transformations about the ways in which teaching and learning are carried out. Learning is contextualized and learning means how we learn. This is directly related to Education student ... -
Epistemological beliefs and thinking about everyday controversial issues
(Routledge (Taylor & Francis), 2002-01)The authors investigated the relationship between individuals' beliefs about the nature of knowledge and the nature of learning (epistemological beliefs) and their thinking about everyday controversial issues. Adults (N = ... -
Evolution, not revolution: school psychologists' changing practices in determining specific learning disabilities
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-04)The profession of school psychology has been impacted by the response to intervention (RTI) model in various ways. RTI data are being used to make decisions regarding academic and behavioral interventions and to make ... -
An examination of phonological awareness treatment outcomes for seventh-grade poor readers from a bilingual community
(American Speech - Language - Hearing Association, 2005-10)The goal of this study was to examine posttreatment outcomes following direct, systematic phonological awareness instruction for seventh-grade poor readers, most of whom had English as their second language. -
Factors influencing STEM career aspirations of underrepresented high school students
(Wiley, 2018-09-05)A shortage of female and minority students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers has prompted researchers and policy makers to examine the current STEM supply pipeline. This study examined ... -
Falsification, annual targets, and errant leadership: media portrayal of the Atlanta test-cheating scandal
(SAGE Publications, 2015-11)This analysis of the Atlanta test-cheating scandal differs markedly from the version reported in the press. Using discourse analysis, I examined over 50 articles published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), the ... -
Influence of Collaborative Reasoning discussions on metadiscourse in children's essays
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 3/9/2016)Metadiscourse has been conceptualized as a means to organize discourse, convey interpersonal and evaluative meanings, as well as engage the reader or listener. Importantly, metadiscourse has been theorized to uncover thought ... -
Instructional influences on English language learners' storytelling
(Elsevier, 2017-06)The goal of this study was to evaluate instructional influences on the storytelling of English Language Learners (ELLs). Participants were 210 fifth-grade Spanish-speaking ELLs (mean age = 10.8) from schools serving ... -
Internet addiction and acculturative stress among international college students in the United States
(University Printing Services, 2021-03-15)While Internet use plays an increasingly important role in individuals’ lives, many college students have found themselves totally unconsciously plunged into Internet addiction (IA). Guided by the acculturative stress ...