The objective of this study was to determine the latent profiles of
reading and language skills that characterized 7,752 students in kindergarten
through tenth grade and to relate the profiles to norm-referenced reading
outcomes. Reading and language skills were assessed with a computer-adaptive
assessment administered in the middle of the year and reading outcome measures
were administered at the end of the year. Three measures of reading
comprehension were administered in third through tenth grades to create a latent
variable. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted on the reading and
language measures and related to reading outcomes in multiple regression
analyses. Within-grade multiple regressions were subjected to a linear step-up
correction to guard against false-discovery rate. LPA results revealed five to
six profiles in the elementary grades and three in the secondary grades that
were strongly related to standardized reading outcomes, with average absolute
between-profile effect sizes ranging from 1.10 to 2.53. The profiles in the
secondary grades followed a high, medium, and low pattern. Profiles in the
elementary grades revealed more heterogeneity, suggestive of strategies for
differentiating instruction.
This study examined the effects of attentional intervention strategies upon perceived exertion in female exercisers (N = 13). Interventions were based upon Stevinson and Biddle's (1999) coping strategy model, from which 4 variations of attentional style are derived: internal and external association, and internal and external dissociation. The first of 5 sessions consisted of a sub-maximal VO 2 test aimed at assessing aerobic capacity of the participants. In the following 4 sessions, participants pedaled on stationary cycling ergometer at 75% VO2 max for 10 minutes, and rated their perceived exertion (RPE) in 1-minute intervals. Significant (p < .01) differences in RPE between the associative and dissociative treatments emerged. The 2 associative treatments resulted in higher RPE levels than the 2 dissociative treatments for the same physical load. However, non-significant differences in RPE emerged between the internal and external dimensions, suggesting that the associative-dissociative dimension is the main determinant of RPE. Pragmatic applications of these findings and future research directions are offered.
This paper is the latest in a series of articles published in The Sport Psychologist in recent years on aggression and violence in sport (Kerr, 1999, 2002; Tenenbaum, Sacks, Miller, Golden, & Doolin, 2000; Tenenbaum, Stewart, Singer, & Duda, 1997). While these respective articles have presented dissenting views on the nature and prevention of aggression and violence in sport, the present paper proposes that much of the apparent disagreement is semantic in nature. Thus, this paper begins by clarifying some definitional issues before specifying both areas of agreement and continued dissention among recent authors. Major emphases in this paper include the importance of adopting preventative rather than reactive measures to reduce the dangers associated with aggression and violence in sport, as well as the manner in which adult sport norms affect youth sport environments. In addition, several broader issues, which have emerged from these recent published debates, are presented for future consideration.
Previous studies of K-12 dyslexia legislation have described broad trends in legislative content, such as the presence or absence of screening and intervention requirements. This study uses document analysis to provide a finer-grained description of the laws to highlight critical variation in policy that will directly affect (a) the number and type of students identified as having or being at risk for specific reading disabilities, including dyslexia, (b) the types of supports they receive, and (c) the implementation of the laws. Results of the study indicate that differences in legislative content across states, and ambiguity within states, may lead to heterogeneous effects on student and school outcomes. Areas needing special analytic attention by researchers and policy implementers are discussed.
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