Kusum Singh
Biographic Data
| ID | 3963939 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kusum Singh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kusum |
| FAMILY NAME | Singh |
| SIGNATURE | SINGH K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Tech |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3545-3144 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Trends In Highly Personalized Health Search: Analysis On Google Search Behaviors
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to deepen the knowledge for America's leading health concerns such as depression, chlamydia and scabies and get insights for when the searches are being made, from where they are being made, and what type of searches are made. Design/methodology/approach: The primary source for the datasets collected on keywords for depression, chlamydia, and scabies was retrieved using Google Trends and the Pytrends API. …
Mathematics and Science Achievement: Effects of Motivation, Interest, and Academic Engagement
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of 3 school-related constructs—motivation, attitude, and academic engagement—on 8th-grade students' achievement in mathematics and science. Although cognitive abilities of the students and their home backgrounds are important predictors of achievement, in recent years affective variables have emerged as salient factors affecting success and persistence in mathematics and science subject …
Applications of Social Capital in Educational Literature: A Critical Synthesis
This critical synthesis incorporates both theoretical and empirical literature on social capital since its original conceptualization by Bourdieu (1986) and Coleman (1988) in the late 1980s. The focus of the review is on educational literature that studies social capital and educational outcomes. After outlining their approach, the authors briefly trace the intellectual history of the concept and its transport to the field of education. Next, the…
Direct and Indirect Effects of School Learning Variables on the Academic Achievement of African American 10th Graders
In focusing on the direct and indirect effects of certain school learning variables on the academic achievement of African American 10th graders, a model was proposed. The model considered those variables associated with student background characteristics (i.e., gender and socioeconomic status); the school (i.e., students' perceptions of the school environment, teachers, and teaching); the family (i.e., parental expectations and involvement); and…
Single-Sex Classes and Academic Achievement in Two Inner-City Schools
In response to the low academic achievement and school motivation of disproportionate numbers of African American students, some inner-city schools have experimented with single-sex classes as a strategy to improve academic and personal development. This study reports a comparison of two single-sex and two coeducational fifth-grade classes (N = 90). Class grades were consistently higher in the single-sex classes, although the difference was not a…
Increasing Marital Intimacy: Lessons from Marital Enrichment
The Relation of English Language Proficiency to Educational Aspirations of Mexican-American Eighth Graders
The present study examined the relation of English language proficiency to the educational aspirations of Mexican American eighth graders. Research consistently has documented low levels of participation in postsecondary education by Hispanic youth. The present study proposed that English language proficiency had a significant relation to the educational aspirations of Mexican American eighth graders and estimated the proposed relation, controlli…
The Effects of Four Components of Parental Involvement on Eighth-Grade Student Achievement: Structural Analysis of Nels-88 Data
The present research was undertaken to assess the effects of different components of parental involvement on the academic achievement of eighth graders. Four components of parental involvement considered were parental aspirations for children's education, parent-child communication about school, home structure, and parental participation in school-related activities. Data from a nationally representative sample (The National Education Longitudina…
Differences in Perceptions of African American Women and Men Faculty and Administrators
Kusum Singh, Adriane Robinson, Joyce Williams-Green, Differences in Perceptions of African American Women and Men Faculty and Administrators, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 64, No. 4 (Autumn, 1995), pp. 401-408
“MacBride”: The Report and the Response
Direct and Indirect Effects of School Learning Variables on the Academic Achievement of African American 10th Graders
In focusing on the direct and indirect effects of certain school learning variables on the academic achievement of African American 10th graders, a model was proposed. The model considered those variables associated with student background characteristics (i.e., gender and socioeconomic status); the school (i.e., students' perceptions of the school environment, teachers, and teaching); the family (i.e., parental expectations and involvement); and…
Differences in Perceptions of African American Women and Men Faculty and Administrators
Kusum Singh, Adriane Robinson, Joyce Williams-Green, Differences in Perceptions of African American Women and Men Faculty and Administrators, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 64, No. 4 (Autumn, 1995), pp. 401-408
Single-Sex Classes and Academic Achievement in Two Inner-City Schools
In response to the low academic achievement and school motivation of disproportionate numbers of African American students, some inner-city schools have experimented with single-sex classes as a strategy to improve academic and personal development. This study reports a comparison of two single-sex and two coeducational fifth-grade classes (N = 90). Class grades were consistently higher in the single-sex classes, although the difference was not a…
The Relation of English Language Proficiency to Educational Aspirations of Mexican-American Eighth Graders
The present study examined the relation of English language proficiency to the educational aspirations of Mexican American eighth graders. Research consistently has documented low levels of participation in postsecondary education by Hispanic youth. The present study proposed that English language proficiency had a significant relation to the educational aspirations of Mexican American eighth graders and estimated the proposed relation, controlli…
“MacBride”: The Report and the Response
The Effects of Four Components of Parental Involvement on Eighth-Grade Student Achievement: Structural Analysis of Nels-88 Data
The present research was undertaken to assess the effects of different components of parental involvement on the academic achievement of eighth graders. Four components of parental involvement considered were parental aspirations for children's education, parent-child communication about school, home structure, and parental participation in school-related activities. Data from a nationally representative sample (The National Education Longitudina…
Differences in Perceptions of African American Women and Men Faculty and Administrators
Kusum Singh, Adriane Robinson, Joyce Williams-Green, Differences in Perceptions of African American Women and Men Faculty and Administrators, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 64, No. 4 (Autumn, 1995), pp. 401-408
The Relation of English Language Proficiency to Educational Aspirations of Mexican-American Eighth Graders
The present study examined the relation of English language proficiency to the educational aspirations of Mexican American eighth graders. Research consistently has documented low levels of participation in postsecondary education by Hispanic youth. The present study proposed that English language proficiency had a significant relation to the educational aspirations of Mexican American eighth graders and estimated the proposed relation, controlli…
Increasing Marital Intimacy: Lessons from Marital Enrichment
Direct and Indirect Effects of School Learning Variables on the Academic Achievement of African American 10th Graders
In focusing on the direct and indirect effects of certain school learning variables on the academic achievement of African American 10th graders, a model was proposed. The model considered those variables associated with student background characteristics (i.e., gender and socioeconomic status); the school (i.e., students' perceptions of the school environment, teachers, and teaching); the family (i.e., parental expectations and involvement); and…
Single-Sex Classes and Academic Achievement in Two Inner-City Schools
In response to the low academic achievement and school motivation of disproportionate numbers of African American students, some inner-city schools have experimented with single-sex classes as a strategy to improve academic and personal development. This study reports a comparison of two single-sex and two coeducational fifth-grade classes (N = 90). Class grades were consistently higher in the single-sex classes, although the difference was not a…
Mathematics and Science Achievement: Effects of Motivation, Interest, and Academic Engagement
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of 3 school-related constructs—motivation, attitude, and academic engagement—on 8th-grade students' achievement in mathematics and science. Although cognitive abilities of the students and their home backgrounds are important predictors of achievement, in recent years affective variables have emerged as salient factors affecting success and persistence in mathematics and science subject …
Applications of Social Capital in Educational Literature: A Critical Synthesis
This critical synthesis incorporates both theoretical and empirical literature on social capital since its original conceptualization by Bourdieu (1986) and Coleman (1988) in the late 1980s. The focus of the review is on educational literature that studies social capital and educational outcomes. After outlining their approach, the authors briefly trace the intellectual history of the concept and its transport to the field of education. Next, the…
Trends In Highly Personalized Health Search: Analysis On Google Search Behaviors
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to deepen the knowledge for America's leading health concerns such as depression, chlamydia and scabies and get insights for when the searches are being made, from where they are being made, and what type of searches are made. Design/methodology/approach: The primary source for the datasets collected on keywords for depression, chlamydia, and scabies was retrieved using Google Trends and the Pytrends API. …
Psychology (9 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (6 works) · Academic achievement (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · School Choice and Performance (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (2 works) · Longitudinal study (2 works)