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Fall 2012
The purposes of this dissertation were to (a) develop an instrument that assess the physical self-concept of muscularity among young adults, (b) produce content validity, internal structural validity and external criterion-related validity evidence to support the new instrument, and (c) develop...
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Fall 2013
To more fully understand the impact of stuttering on preschoolers’ self-concept, we need to know how to validly and reliably measure these constructs. The purpose of this study was to develop a parent version of the Self-Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers (SDQP-P). Participants were 104...
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Evaluating dimensionality in non-cognitive measures: Exploratory vs. hierarchical exploratory graph analysis
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Wongvorachan, Tarid, Gorgun, Guher, Bulut, Okan
Network psychometrics is a new approach to exploring dimensionality of a measurement tool using partial correlations among items. In this study, we showcased the performance of exploratory graph analysis (EGA) and hierarchical EGA in detecting the true dimensional structure of non-cognitive...
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Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the 18-month "Ages and Stages Questionnaires" using a Canadian Sample: Making Inferences about Decision Consistency from Item and Subscale-Level Data
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Developmental screening tools, such as "Ages and Stages Questionnaires" (ASQ) are an important addition to the pediatric care to identify developmental delays at critical age periods. ASQ questionnaires have demonstrated good psychometric properties in the US context; however sample-dependent...
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2024-04-20
Armoush, Nour., Gorgun, Guher., Wongvorachan, Tarid, Gierl, Mark., Bulut, Okan.
Computer-based testing (CBT) has been growing more popular alongside the advancement of educational technology. As the demand for CBT rises, it is vital that large item banks are also being created. The traditional method of producing items is expensive, time consuming, and lacks scalability....
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Motivation and Readiness in Managing Adolescent Obesity: Treatment Fidelity, Lived Experiences, and Readiness to Change Ruler
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Background. One in three Canadian children and adolescents are living with obesity, so evidence-based, effective interventions for managing adolescent obesity are critically important. Motivation (i.e., desire and drive for change) and readiness to change (i.e., capability for change) are...
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2011-11-28
SSHRC Awarded IDG 2012: The proposed research addresses the consistency and accuracy of classification results produced by a cognitive diagnostic assessment. The objectives of the proposed research are to (1) evaluate the strengths and limitations of our two new statistical indexes in applied...