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Using Response Time Data to Reduce Testing Time in Cognitive Tests by Bertling, Maria, Weeks, Jonathan P.

“…Achievement estimates are often based on either number correct scores or IRT-based ability parameters. Van der Linden (2007) and other researchers (e.g., Fox,…”
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An Application of Multidimensional Vertical Scaling by Weeks, Jonathan P.

“…Vertical scales are widely used in educational assessment as a basis for considering grade-to-grade changes in student performance. Typically, the underlying…”
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plink : An R Package for Linking Mixed-Format Tests Using IRT-Based Methods by Weeks, Jonathan P.

“…The R package plink has been developed to facilitate the linking of mixed-format tests for multiple groups under a common item design using unidimensional and…”
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Using a Projection IRT Method for Vertical Scaling When Construct Shift Is Present by Strachan, Tyler, Cho, Uk Hyun, Kim, Kyung Yong, Willse, John T., Chen, Shyh‐Huei, Ip, Edward H., Ackerman, Terry A., Weeks, Jonathan P.

“…In vertical scaling, results of tests from several different grade levels are placed on a common scale. Most vertical scaling methodologies rely heavily on the…”
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Assessing Comprehension in Kindergarten Through Third Grade by Sabatini, John P, Halderman, Laura K, OʼReilly, Tenaha, Weeks, Jonathan P

“…Traditional measures of reading ability designed for younger students typically focus on componential skills (e.g., decoding, vocabulary), and the items are…”
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The Impact of Vertical Scaling Decisions on Growth Interpretations by Briggs, Derek C., Weeks, Jonathan P.

“…Most growth models implicitly assume that test scores have been vertically scaled. What may not be widely appreciated are the different choices that must be…”
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The Persistence of School-Level Value-Added by Briggs, Derek C., Weeks, Jonathan P.

“…Using longitudinal data for an entire state from 2004 to 2008, this article describes the results from an empirical investigation of the persistence of…”
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Antepartum Testing for Women with Previous Stillbirth by Weeks, Jonathan W., MD

“…Women with past histories of stillbirth have been referred for antepartum surveillance since the inception of electronic fetal monitoring. However, this…”
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The Sensitivity of Value-Added Modeling to the Creation of a Vertical Score Scale by Briggs, Derek C., Weeks, Jonathan P.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of growth and value-added modeling to the way an underlying vertical score scale has been created…”
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Decoding and Reading Comprehension: A Test of the Decoding Threshold Hypothesis by Wang, Zuowei, Sabatini, John, O'Reilly, Tenaha, Weeks, Jonathan

“…We report results of 2 studies examining the relation between decoding and reading comprehension. Based on our analysis of prominent reading theories such as…”
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Trends in Performance and Growth by Students With and Without Disabilities on Five State Summative Assessments by Buzick, Heather, Weeks, Jonathan

“…Indicators of student academic growth are desired in state accountability systems in order to approximate student learning over time and attribute observed…”
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Oral or vaginal misoprostol administration for induction of labor: a randomized, double-blind trial by Adair, C.David, Weeks, Jonathan W, Barrilleaux, Scott, Edwards, Michael, Burlison, Kevin, Lewis, David F

“…Objective: To compare the efficacy and vaginal birth intervals after intravaginal or oral misoprostol for labor induction. Methods: One hundred seventy-eight…”
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Umbilical cord blood interleukin-6 levels and neonatal morbidity by Weeks, Jonathan W., Reynolds, Lynval, Taylor, Douglas, Lewis, Jerry, Wan, Tina, Gall, Stanley A.

“…To study umbilical cord interleukin-6 levels and the occurrence of neonatal sepsis, congenital pneumonia, necrotizing enterocolitis, and grade II–IV…”
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Engineering a Twenty-First Century Reading Comprehension Assessment System Utilizing Scenario-Based Assessment Techniques by Sabatini, John, O'Reilly, Tenaha, Weeks, Jonathan, Wang, Zuowei

“…The construct of reading comprehension has changed significantly in the twenty-first century; however, some test designs have not evolved sufficiently to…”
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Designing Reading Comprehension Assessments for Reading Interventions: How a Theoretically Motivated Assessment Can Serve as an Outcome Measure by O'Reilly, Tenaha, Weeks, Jonathan, Sabatini, John, Halderman, Laura, Steinberg, Jonathan

“…When designing a reading intervention, researchers and educators face a number of challenges related to the focus, intensity, and duration of the intervention…”
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General fluid/inductive reasoning battery for a high-ability population by Kyllonen, Patrick, Hartman, Robert, Sprenger, Amber, Weeks, Jonathan, Bertling, Maria, McGrew, Kevin, Kriz, Sarah, Bertling, Jonas, Fife, James, Stankov, Lazar

“…The validity of studies investigating interventions to enhance fluid intelligence (Gf) depends on the adequacy of the Gf measures administered. Such studies…”
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Persistence of penicillin G benzathine in pregnant group B streptococcus carriers by Weeks, Jonathan W., Myers, Steven R., Lasher, Lisa, Goldsmith, Jane, Watkins, Christopher, Gall, Stanley A.

“…To determine if streptococcicidal levels of penicillin G benzathine can be detected in maternal serum 4 weeks after treatment with 4.8 million units…”
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A randomized controlled trial of the effect of increased intravenous hydration on the course of labor in nulliparous women by Garite, Thomas J., Weeks, Jonathan, Peters-Phair, Kimberly, Pattillo, Carol, Brewster, Wendy R.

“…Objective: One variable that has the potential to affect the course of labor but has not been evaluated previously is the adequacy of maternal hydration…”
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Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in amniotic fluid samples from smokers and nonsmokers by Myers, Steven R, Cunningham, Christopher, Wright, Terry, Weeks, Jonathan

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Recurrence of gestational diabetes: Who is at risk? by Major, Carol A., deVeciana, Margarita, Weeks, Jonathan, Morgan, Mark A.

“…Objective: The object was to determine the recurrence rate of gestational diabetes mellitus and to find various risk factors that might increase this rate…”
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