Search Results - "Kamata, Akihito"

Evaluation of Analysis Approaches for Latent Class Analysis with Auxiliary Linear Growth Model by Kamata, Akihito, Kara, Yusuf, Patarapichayatham, Chalie, Lan, Patrick

“…This study investigated the performance of three selected approaches to estimating a two-phase mixture model, where the first phase was a two-class latent…”
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Hierarchical Bayes Approach to Estimate the Treatment Effect for Randomized Controlled Trials by Liang, Xinya, Kamata, Akihito, Li, Ji

“…One important issue in Bayesian estimation is the determination of an effective informative prior. In hierarchical Bayes models, the uncertainty of…”
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Bias for Treatment Effect by Measurement Error in Pretest in ANCOVA Analysis by Miyazaki, Yasuo, Kamata, Akihito, Uekawa, Kazuaki, Sun, Yizhi

“…This paper investigated consequences of measurement error in the pretest on the estimate of the treatment effect in a pretest–posttest design with the analysis…”
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Equating Oral Reading Fluency Scores: A Model-Based Approach by Kara, Yusuf, Kamata, Akihito, Qiao, Xin, Potgieter, Cornelis J., Nese, Joseph F. T.

“…Words read correctly per minute (WCPM) is the reporting score metric in oral reading fluency (ORF) assessments, which is popularly utilized as part of…”
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Estimating Model-Based Oral Reading Fluency: A Bayesian Approach by Kara, Yusuf, Kamata, Akihito, Potgieter, Cornelis, Nese, Joseph F. T.

“…Oral reading fluency (ORF), used by teachers and school districts across the country to screen and progress monitor at-risk readers, has been documented as a…”
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Addressing the Large Standard Error of Traditional CBM-R: Estimating the Conditional Standard Error of a Model-Based Estimate of CBM-R by Nese, Joseph F. T., Kamata, Akihito

“…Curriculum-based measurement of oral reading fluency (CBM-R) is widely used across the country as a quick measure of reading proficiency that also serves as a…”
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Examining the effects of prekindergarten to second grade classroom quality on early elementary achievement by Kara, Yusuf, Farmer, Dylan E., Wright, Annie, Kamata, Akihito, Hujar, Julia, Baker, Scott K.

“…Previous research has investigated the influence of preschool interventions in early elementary environments with some results suggesting that high quality…”
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Item Analysis by the Hierarchical Generalized Linear Model by Kamata, Akihito

“…The hierarchical generalized linear model (HGLM) is presented as an explicit, two-level formulation of a multilevel item response model. In this paper, it is…”
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The Role of Collective Efficacy in Adventure Racing Teams by Edmonds, William A., Tenenbaum, Gershon, Kamata, Akihito, Johnson, Michael B.

“…This study examines the relationship between collective efficacy and performance in a single competition of adventure racing. Adventure racing is a team-based…”
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Incorporating calibration errors in oral reading fluency scoring by Qiao, Xin, Kamata, Akihito, Potgieter, Cornelis

“…Oral reading fluency (ORF) assessments are commonly used to screen at-risk readers and evaluate interventions' effectiveness as curriculum-based measurements…”
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A Note on the Estimator of the Alpha Coefficient for Standardized Variables Under Normality by Hayashi, Kentaro, Kamata, Akihito

“…The asymptotic standard deviation (SD) of the alpha coefficient with standardized variables is derived under normality. The research shows that the SD of the…”
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Harmonizing Assessments of Everyday Racial Discrimination Experiences: The Multigroup Everyday Racial Discrimination Scale (MERDS) by Lui, P. Priscilla, Kamata, Akihito

“…Reliable and valid assessment of direct racial discrimination experiences in everyday life is critical to understanding one key determinant of ethnoracial…”
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Multilevel Item Response Model with Heterogeneous Within-Cluster Variances by Kara, Yusuf, Kamata, Akihito

“…Within-cluster variance homogeneity is one of the key assumptions of multilevel models; however, assuming a constant (i.e. equal) within-cluster variance may…”
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Likelihood‐Based Estimation of Model‐Derived Oral Reading Fluency by Potgieter, Cornelis, Qiao, Xin, Kamata, Akihito, Kara, Yusuf

“…As part of the effort to develop an improved oral reading fluency (ORF) assessment system, Kara et al. estimated the ORF scores based on a latent variable…”
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Parameter Recovery for the 1-P HGLLM with Non-Normally Distributed Level-3 Residuals by Kara, Yusuf, Kamata, Akihito

“…A multilevel Rash model using a hierarchical generalized linear model is one approach to multilevel item response theory (IRT) modeling and is referred to as a…”
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Predicting mental health help seeking orientations among diverse Undergraduates: An ordinal logistic regression analysis by Stewart, Genéa, Kamata, Akihito, Miles, Rona, Grandoit, Evan, Mandelbaum, Faigy, Quinn, Crystal, Rabin, Laura

“…•Student perceptions of care as free, confidential, timely and adequate contributes to positive orientations.•Stigma, gender, age, and psychology coursework…”
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Self-Blame in Adolescents Who Have Been Sexually Abused: Factor Structure and Differential Correlates of Abuse-Specific and Global Measures by Rancher, Caitlin, McDonald, Renee, Kamata, Akihito, Jackson, Mindy, Jouriles, Ernest N.

“…Self-blame appraisals are frequently studied among adolescents following sexual abuse. However, the conceptualization and operationalization of self-blame…”
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A Note on the Relation Between Factor Analytic and Item Response Theory Models by Kamata, Akihito, Bauer, Daniel J.

“…The relations among several alternative parameterizations of the binary factor analysis model and the 2-parameter item response theory model are discussed. It…”
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Unique and interactive roles of economic stress and discrimination on heterogeneous development among Chinese American adolescents: An 8-year longitudinal study by Ip, Ka I, Song, Jiaxiu, Wen, Wen, Yan, Jinjin, Hou, Yang, Shen, Yishan, Kamata, Akihito, Kim, Su Yeong

“…Chinese American youth as a group are often labeled as "model minorities." Yet, this label ignores the vast heterogeneity within Chinese Americans and implies…”
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A Bifactor Multidimensional Item Response Theory Model for Differential Item Functioning Analysis on Testlet-Based Items by Fukuhara, Hirotaka, Kamata, Akihito

“…A differential item functioning (DIF) detection method for testlet-based data was proposed and evaluated in this study. The proposed DIF model is an extension…”
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