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Advances in modelling response styles and related phenomena by Khorramdel, Lale, Jeon, Minjeong, Leigh Wang, Lihshing

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A Comprehensive Review of Effect Size Reporting and Interpreting Practices in Academic Journals in Education and Psychology by Sun, Shuyan, Pan, Wei, Wang, Lihshing Leigh

“…Null hypothesis significance testing has dominated quantitative research in education and psychology. However, the statistical significance of a test as…”
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Development and Evaluation of a Genetics Literacy Assessment Instrument for Undergraduates by Bowling, Bethany Vice, Acra, Erin E, Wang, Lihshing, Myers, Melanie F, Dean, Gary E, Markle, Glenn C, Moskalik, Christine L, Huether, Carl A

“…There is continued emphasis on increasing and improving genetics education for grades K-12, for medical professionals, and for the general public. Another…”
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A True Challenge for Any Superhero: An Evaluation of a Comic Book Obesity Prevention Program by Branscum, Paul, Sharma, Manoj, Wang, Lihshing Leigh, Wilson, Bradley R. A., Rojas-Guyler, Liliana

“…The purpose of this study was to pilot test the Comics for Health program, a theory-based nutrition and physical activity intervention for children. Twelve…”
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Controversies of Standardized Assessment in School Accountability Reform: A Critical Synthesis of Multidisciplinary Research Evidence by Wang, Lihshing, Beckett, Gulbahar H., Brown, Lionel

“…Standardized assessment in school systems has been the center of debate for decades. Although the voices of opponents of standardized tests have dominated the…”
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Evaluating the Research Quality of Education Journals in China: Implications for Increasing Global Impact in Peripheral Countries by Zhao, Juanjuan, Beckett, Gulbahar H., Wang, Lihshing Leigh

“…There has been a rapid growth of academic research and publishing in non-Western countries. However, academic journal articles in these peripheral countries…”
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Disattenuation of Correlations Due to Fallible Measurement by Wang, Lihshing Leigh

“…The downward bias in correlation coefficients due to measurement error has long been recognized in the quantitative methodology literature. Whether to adjust…”
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Retrospective Statistical Power: Fallacies and Recommendations by Wang, Lihshing Leigh

“…The calculation of statistical power after a study has been concluded is a highly controversial practice in quantitative research. Retrospective power in…”
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Using the health belief model to determine safer sexual behavior among African immigrants by Asare, Matthew, Sharma, Manoj, Bernard, Amy L, Rojas-Guyler, Liliana, Wang, Lihshing Leigh

“…African immigrants in the U.S. are at high risk of HIV/AIDS because of their risky sexual behaviors, but they are infrequently studied. The purpose of this…”
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Quantitative Research Methodology: Common Pitfalls and Recommended Solutions by Wang, Lihshing Leigh

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A Process Evaluation of a Social Cognitive Theory–Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention: The Comics for Health Program by Branscum, Paul, Sharma, Manoj, Wang, Lihshing Leigh, Wilson, Bradley, Rojas-Guyler, Liliana

“…Process evaluations are an often overlooked yet essential component of health promotion interventions. This study reports the results of a comprehensive…”
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A comparison of intimate partner violence between Jordanian nurses and Jordanian women by Al-Natour, Ahlam, Gillespie, Gordon Lee, Wang, Lihshing Leigh, Felblinger, Dianne

“…Intimate partner violence is a serious international problem. It is not known if the extent of intimate partner violence for Jordanian nurses is similar to…”
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Genetic Literacy of Undergraduate Non–Science Majors and the Impact of Introductory Biology and Genetics Courses by Bowling, Bethany Vice, Huether, Carl A., Wang, Lihshing, Myers, Melanie F., Markle, Glenn C., Dean, Gary E., Acra, Erin E., Wray, Francis P., Jacob, George A.

“…With the advancement of genetic information and technologies, there is an increasing need for a genetically literate public. This study looks critically at…”
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Measuring Mathematics Anxiety: Psychometric Analysis of a Bidimensional Affective Scale by Bai, Haiyan, Wang, LihShing, Pan, Wei, Frey, Mary

“…The purpose of this study is to develop a theoretically and methodologically sound bidimensional affective scale measuring mathematics anxiety with high…”
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Variance in attributes assessed by the multiple mini-interview by Zaidi, Nikki Bibler, Swoboda, Christopher, Wang, Leigh Lihshing, Manuel, R. Stephen

“…Abstract Introduction: While the extant literature has explored the impact of stations on multiple mini- interview (MMI) scores, the influence of station…”
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Polytomous Modeling of Cognitive Errors in Computer Adaptive Testing by Wang, LihShing, Li, Chun-Shan

“…Used Monte Carlo simulation to compare the relative measurement efficiency of polytomous modeling and dichotomous modeling under different scoring schemes and…”
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