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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"NELS 88"”.
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Utilizing Multidimensional Item Response Theory to Examine Social Capital
… of the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS:88) Database. The psychometric properties and dimensionality of the scale are evaluated with MIRT framework. Using the sample of grade eight students from NELS:88 (N = 27,394), the two-factor structure of the SCRS (factor 1: within-family …
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Direct and indirect influences of school learning on Hispanic-American eighth grade students' academic achievement
… The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) was used to test the model. NELS:88 is a large, nationally representative survey of eighth graders developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Results indicate that the achievement of Hispanic-American students was …
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IS THERE AN OPTIMAL LEVEL OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ADOLESCENTS' ACADEMIC LIVES?
… the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. Twenty parent involvement variables from the first phase of NELS:88 were factor-analyzed to create ten parent involvement composites, whose relationship to achievement, autonomy, and locus of control was assessed using planned, step-wise …
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Long-term Benefits of Extracurricular Activities on Socioeconomic Outcomes and Their Trends in 1988-2012
… the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) and the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002), served as data sources. As these surveys were conducted about a decade apart, the information they yielded was suitable for meeting the study aims. Generalized linear models, …
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Seven methods of handling missing data using samples from a national data base
… the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS-88). Methods evaluated were listwise deletion, pairwise deletion, mean substitution, Buck's procedure, mean regression, one iteration regression, and iterative regression. Factors controlled were number of variables (4 and 8), average …
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Race relations in schools: The effects of competition and hierarchy on education, sports participation, and standardized test scores
… National Longitudinal and Educational Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) and multilevel model statistical procedures, support for both theories is found. I conclude that race relations in schools impact student's cultural activities and test scores.
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Black and White Adolescents' Aspirations and Achievement in Mathematics: A Regional Comparison
… The National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS: 88) database and its 1990 and 1992 follow-ups were used to answer questions and test hypotheses about these differences. The NELS: 88 database is comprised of data initially collected on almost 25,000 eighth graders and over 22,000 parents …
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The Role of Identifications in Higher Education Decisions
… representative datasets (Next Steps and NELS:88) and latent class analysis (LCA) to identify different classes of ‘qualified’ students who self-selected not to pursue HE: Work-Oriented Voluntary Leavers (WOVLs), HE Deniers, the ‘Uncertain group’ and the ‘Multiple Obstacles group’ in Next …
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Investigating the Impact of Financial Aid on Four-year College Enrollment among College-Qualified Students
… from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88/2000) to investigate how financial aid influence four year college enrollment among academically qualified students. This study also examined if this relationship varied across students with different social background. The findings …
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Personal and Social Factors That Influence Advanced Course-Taking during High School
… the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88), using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that parental involvement was much more important than peer influence for students' educational aspirations, and in turn, for their advanced level mathematics course-taking. …
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Direct and indirect effects of school learning variables on black 10th graders' academic achievement
… the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 or NELS:88) were employed to test the model. The 1,766 Black students participating in the study in both 1988 and 1990 formed the sample. Following a test of the overall model using a program of linear structural relations (LISREL), developed by …
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Math Ability and Gendered Self-Perceptions
… the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) and the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002). Both studies were conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education, and include nationally representative samples of high school …
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Math Ability and Gendered Self-Perceptions
… the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) and the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002). Both studies were conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education, and include nationally representative samples of high school …
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Effects of parental involvement on Mexican-American eighth grade students' academic achievement: a structural equations analysis
… the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS 88), the third major national longitudinal survey developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Parental involvement, defined as discussing school activities and having high educational aspirations for children, …
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Influence of beginning college type on post secondary educational achievement: a matched pairs study
… the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). The study supported previous literature, finding that students who begin at two-year schools are 48% more likely to complete less than one year of full-time enrollment than are their four-year peers and are 42% less likely to stay …
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The Four-Year College Pipeline and Factors Related to Bachelor's Degree Completion for High School Graduates
… longitudinal data sets (ELS:2002 and NELS:88) I examined changes in the education pipeline for high school seniors in the 2004 and 1992 cohorts. I also explored the relationship between bachelor's degree completion and high school academic achievement using logistic regression for …
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The Impact of Student Performance on Large-Scale Assessments: A View of Long-Term Health, Career, and Societal Outcomes
… involvement. Analysis was conducted using the NELS:88/00 dataset–a longitudinal study that followed a nationally-representative sample of over 12,000 eighth grade students from 1988 to 2000, until the students were 26 years old and entered into the work force. The large-scale assessment …
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A structural model of the math course selection process in the eighth grade in public schools
… the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS 88), a major national study conducted under the auspices of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). For the full sample, the major school and parental factors influencing a student’s math course choice were math track …
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Adolescents' Social Capital Resources, Future Life Expectations, and Subsequent Citizenship Participation as Young Adults
… of the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88) dataset were used. The models were examined using structural equation modeling procedures. Findings indicate that school and community social capital had mixed results regarding their effects on the final outcome variables. Teacher …
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Cultural capital and the impact on graduation for African American men in community colleges
… with the National Education Longitudinal Survey (NELS:88/00) to determine the latent variable structure of a measure of cultural capital in the community college field. Second, a factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted based on the new variable structure to determine whether there are …
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