Vanessa Scherman
Biographic Data
| ID | 100000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa Scherman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Scherman |
| SIGNATURE | SCHERMAN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1213-7763 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prevalence of Socio-Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties and Determinants Among Public School Adolescents in Hawassa, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia
Background: Adolescents who attend public schools are more prone to experience behavioral and socio-emotional issues. The main reasons are that most parents send children to public schools when they experience resource constraints, poverty, social upheavals like parental death, divorce, or poor parental literacy levels, as well as unfavorable physical and social conditions at home. Aim: The study aim was to examine the prevalence of socio-emotion…
The application of teret-teret as a psychotherapy technique in the context of Ethiopia
The purpose of the study was to examine whether Ethiopian oral stories and narratives, known as teret-teret (a story, a story), could be used as a psychotherapy technique in Ethiopia. Thirteen participants were purposively chosen for the study based on their experience with teret-teret application. They included nine elders, two folklore experts, and two counselors. In-depth semi-structured interviews were used to collect data, which were analyze…
Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software for Scoping Reviews: A Case of Atlas.ti
Resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Promoting child and youth resilience and related mental health outcomes
The core intent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to provide a framework to promote a more sustainable future for all, accounting for challenges faced globally. Consequently, these goals echo resilience and other research focused on child and youth outcomes. Using a systems theory framework, we review how the SDGs can be considered as a facilitator of positive mental health outcomes. We begin by reviewing current understandings of ch…
Multiple Imputation for Dichotomous MNAR Items Using Recursive Structural Equation Modeling With Rasch Measures as Predictors
Missing Not at Random (MNAR) data present challenges for the social sciences, especially when combined with Missing Completely at Random (MCAR) data for dichotomous test items. Missing data on a Grade 8 Science test for one school out of seven could not be excluded as the MNAR data were required for tracking learning progression onto the next grade. Multiple imputation (MI) was identified as a solution, and the missingness patterns were modeled w…
Evaluating anchor items and reframing assessment results through a practical application of the Rasch Measurement Model
The monitoring of learning over time is critical for determining progression within and across cohorts of learners. This research investigated the use of the Rasch Measurement Model to determine the functioning of anchor items as well as an application of the model to convert the results to the same metric. A group of 321 Grade 8 learners and the same in the following school year wrote English Additional Language Comprehension Tests aimed at moni…
Practicing the science of sustainability: The challenges of transdisciplinarity in a developing world context
The usefulness of academic performance feedback to primary and secondary schools
There has been an increased emphasis on providing schools with feedback on performance of learners with the aim of improving the quality of education. However, if feedback on learner performance is to be effectively used by schools, then it is important to understand what the informational needs of the schools are and whether schools can access the information. Thus, one research question is posed in this article namely: How can the current prese…
The achievement gap between science classrooms and historic inequalities
The achievement gap between science classrooms and historic inequalities
The usefulness of academic performance feedback to primary and secondary schools
There has been an increased emphasis on providing schools with feedback on performance of learners with the aim of improving the quality of education. However, if feedback on learner performance is to be effectively used by schools, then it is important to understand what the informational needs of the schools are and whether schools can access the information. Thus, one research question is posed in this article namely: How can the current prese…
Practicing the science of sustainability: The challenges of transdisciplinarity in a developing world context
Evaluating anchor items and reframing assessment results through a practical application of the Rasch Measurement Model
The monitoring of learning over time is critical for determining progression within and across cohorts of learners. This research investigated the use of the Rasch Measurement Model to determine the functioning of anchor items as well as an application of the model to convert the results to the same metric. A group of 321 Grade 8 learners and the same in the following school year wrote English Additional Language Comprehension Tests aimed at moni…
Multiple Imputation for Dichotomous MNAR Items Using Recursive Structural Equation Modeling With Rasch Measures as Predictors
Missing Not at Random (MNAR) data present challenges for the social sciences, especially when combined with Missing Completely at Random (MCAR) data for dichotomous test items. Missing data on a Grade 8 Science test for one school out of seven could not be excluded as the MNAR data were required for tracking learning progression onto the next grade. Multiple imputation (MI) was identified as a solution, and the missingness patterns were modeled w…
Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software for Scoping Reviews: A Case of Atlas.ti
Resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Promoting child and youth resilience and related mental health outcomes
The core intent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to provide a framework to promote a more sustainable future for all, accounting for challenges faced globally. Consequently, these goals echo resilience and other research focused on child and youth outcomes. Using a systems theory framework, we review how the SDGs can be considered as a facilitator of positive mental health outcomes. We begin by reviewing current understandings of ch…
The application of teret-teret as a psychotherapy technique in the context of Ethiopia
The purpose of the study was to examine whether Ethiopian oral stories and narratives, known as teret-teret (a story, a story), could be used as a psychotherapy technique in Ethiopia. Thirteen participants were purposively chosen for the study based on their experience with teret-teret application. They included nine elders, two folklore experts, and two counselors. In-depth semi-structured interviews were used to collect data, which were analyze…
Prevalence of Socio-Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties and Determinants Among Public School Adolescents in Hawassa, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia
Background: Adolescents who attend public schools are more prone to experience behavioral and socio-emotional issues. The main reasons are that most parents send children to public schools when they experience resource constraints, poverty, social upheavals like parental death, divorce, or poor parental literacy levels, as well as unfavorable physical and social conditions at home. Aim: The study aim was to examine the prevalence of socio-emotion…
Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Content analysis (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Educational and Psychological Assessments (2 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (2 works) · Item response theory (2 works)