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Review And Evaluation Of Reliability Generalization Research, Alexandra Marie Henchy
Review And Evaluation Of Reliability Generalization Research, Alexandra Marie Henchy
Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
Reliability Generalization (RG) is a meta-analytic method that examines the sources of measurement error variance for scores for multiple studies that use a certain instrument or group of instruments that measure the same construct (Vacha-Haase, Henson, & Caruso, 2002). Researchers have been conducting RG studies for over 10 years since it was first discussed by Vacha-Haase (1998). Henson and Thompson (2002) noted that, as RG is not a monolithic technique; researchers can conduct RG studies in a variety of ways and include diverse variables in their analyses. Differing recommendations exist in regards to how researchers should retrieve, code, and analyze …
Stability Of Academic Performance Across Science Subjects Among Chinese Students, Meng Fan
Stability Of Academic Performance Across Science Subjects Among Chinese Students, Meng Fan
Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
With data describing 110,520 eighth grade students from 592 junior high (middle) schools in China, a three-level hierarchical linear model was developed in this study to create a multivariate multilevel environment to examine (a) the effects of student-level and school-level variables on science achievement in four subject areas (science inquiry skills, biology, earth science, and physics) and (b) the consistency or stability of academic achievement across the four subject areas among students and among schools. Results indicated that (a) student characteristics, including gender, parental SES, time spent in learning, and the type of family separation, were related to high academic …