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Concussion risk in high school athletes.
(2001)
A 2 x 2 factorial design was used to explore group differences on the three dependent measures. A MANOVA found a significant interaction between the two independent variables on the reaction time test. It also identified ...
College-age students' attitudes towards the older adult: Grandparent fit with older adult stereotypes and the closeness of the grandparent/grandchild relationship.
(2002)
The purpose of this study was to examine college students' closest living grandparent "fit" with favorable older adult stereotypes, these students' thoughts about their grandparent, and the closeness of the grandparent/grandchild ...
Effects of a joint book reading strategy on Even Start.
(2002)
Effects of teaching Spanish-speaking Even Start mothers to use dialogic reading strategies with their preschool children were examined in this experimental study. Thirty-four children and their mothers participated. Mothers ...
Teacher's response to internalizing and externalizing symptomatology in children.
(2003)
It is of interest to understand the role teacher responses to their students may have in contributing to the maintenance of childhood emotional, behavioral and social problems. This study examined the differences between ...
The effects of a program of exercise and nutrition on body composition in adolescents and young adults with moderate cognitive disabilities: A descriptive study.
(2005)
Individuals with cognitive disabilities appear to age at a faster rate and experience chronic health problems earlier than the general population. The Surgeon General's 2000 Gap Report emphasized disparities in healthcare. ...
Classroom belonging, self-efficacy, and perceived instrumentality: Influences on academic engagement and achievement.
(2004)
Self-efficacy, perceived instrumentality, belonging, achievement goals, cognitive engagement strategies, and enjoyment were measured using five questionnaires distributed and completed in the participant's English class. ...
The effects of story webbing and visual thinking software on the written language performance of students with mild disabilities.
(2003)
A total of eighteen seventh and eighth graders, identified by their school district as having mild disabilities, participated in this four week study. Students were rank ordered and alternately assigned to the intervention ...
The effects of parental attachment on the college adjustment of urban and rural students.
(2000)
The direct effects of locality on college adjustment were examined using the full-scale score of the SACQ. Rural and urban students did not differ significantly from one another in terms of their adjustment to college. ...
The Transition Success Assessment: Determining Social Validity and Reliability
(2008)
Improving postschool outcomes for students with disabilities has always been a concern for educators, researchers, service providers, and parents. IDEA 2004 requires transition assessments to assist educators, families, ...
Academic Engagement in Alternative Education Settings
(2009)
Self Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) and related subtheories provided a theoretical framework for identifying important motivational factors contributing to the academic engagement of academically at risk students ...