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Item Response Theory Analysis of the Classroom Level Adversity Scale

Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Classroom Level Adversity Scale (CLA) captures teachers' perceptions of the overall needs and challenges present in their classrooms. It reflects a collective classroom characteristic based on teacher report, providing insight into the degree of ecological risk teachers perceive when working with their students.
Allyson L. Hayward, Kristen L. Granger, Jason C. Chow   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depressive symptoms in people with late effects of polio and the association with sociodemographic and disability‐related factors

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Late effects of polio (LEoP) is a progressive condition leading to a lifelong disability that can affect mental health. There is limited knowledge of depressive symptoms and associated factors in people with LEoP. Objective To assess the occurrence of depressive symptoms in people with LEoP and explore the association with ...
Maria Nolvi, Christina Brogårdh, Lars Jacobsson, Jan Lexell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Making Rasch decisions: The use of Rasch analysis in the construction of preference based health related quality of life instruments [PDF]

, 2008
Objective: To set out the methodological process for using Rasch analysis alongside traditional psychometric methods in the development of a health state classification that is amenable to valuation.
Brazier, J., Coyne, K., Tsuchiya, A., Yang, Y., Young, T.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

What Program for Love in the 21st Century? Thinking With and Beyond Luhmann

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From a sociological perspective, the paper examines how normative frameworks for intimate relationships have changed since the publication of Luhmann's Love as Passion (1982). Building on Luhmann's notion of a program for love, we discuss his claim that late 20th century love semantics were organized around a program of understanding. We argue
Chiara Piazzesi, Martin Blais
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring rater judging behaviour using the many-facet rasch model [PDF]

, 2007
Performance assessment, unlike the traditional fixed-response assessment, has features peculiar to its assessment setting (the task choice, the task processing conditions, the raters,the rating scale, and the rating procedures) that make it much more ...
Abu Kassim, Noor Lide
core  

Unpacking Climate Literacy in Science Education: What Explains Students' Willingness to Engage in Climate Action?

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Due to the far‐reaching and life‐threatening consequences of climate change, science education is becoming increasingly important for preparing students to become climate literate citizens. Climate literacy, which encompasses knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to climate change, can provide a strong foundation for informed climate action.
Carola Garrecht, Nina Christenson, Niklas Gericke, Jesper Haglund, Jari Appelgren, Ute Harms   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linguistic Variation across Instructional Segments in International Teaching Assistants' Discourse: A Corpus‐Based Analysis

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates internal linguistic variation in the instructional discourse of international teaching assistants (ITAs) by segmenting their mini‐lecture performances into four discourse types: introduction, lecture, conclusion, and audience interaction.
Heesun Chang, Hector Rivera
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a patient-reported palliative care-specific health classification system: the POS-E [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundGeneric preference-based measures are commonly used to estimate quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) to inform resource-allocation decisions.
Dzingina, Mendwas, Higginson, Irene J., McCrone, Paul, Murtagh, Fliss, Murtagh, Fliss E. M., Murtagh, Fliss E.M.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Threat to fixation and vision‐related quality of life in patients with open‐angle glaucoma

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose We aimed to investigate the association between overlapping threat to fixation (TTF) and vision‐related quality of life (VRQoL) in patients with manifest open‐angle glaucoma (OAG). Methods Overall, 316 patients with manifest OAG were recruited from the glaucoma outpatient department of Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, between ...
Charlotte Almer, Dorothea Peters
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of mono‐ or multitherapy on ocular surface health and quality of life after 5 years of follow‐up in the Glaucoma Intensive Treatment Study (GITS)

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To evaluate the impact of initial mono‐ versus multitherapy on the ocular surface and related quality of life after 5 years follow‐up in the Glaucoma Intensive Treatment Study (GITS). Method The study included patients with primary open‐angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma who completed 5‐year follow‐up in GITS.
Gauti Jóhannesson, Christina Lindén, Johan Aspberg, Sabina Andersson‐Geimer, Anders Heijl, Boel Bengtsson, Dorothea Peters   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source