M David Miller
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4136939 |
|---|---|
| NOME | M David Miller |
| PRENOMES | M David |
| SOBRENOME | Miller |
| ASSINATURA | MILLER M D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3506-1167 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1980 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Evaluating the Performance of a Regularized Differential Item Functioning Method for Testlet-Based Polytomous Items
This study investigated the effect of testlets on regularization-based differential item functioning (DIF) detection in polytomous items, focusing on the generalized partial credit model with lasso penalization (GPCMlasso) DIF method. Five factors were manipulated: sample size, magnitude of testlet effect, magnitude of DIF, number of DIF items, and type of DIF-inducing covariates. Model performance was evaluated using false-positive rate (FPR) an…
Assessing Ability Recovery of the Sequential IRT Model With Unstructured Multiple-Attempt Data
The unstructured multiple-attempt (MA) item response data in virtual learning environments (VLEs) are often from student-selected assessment data sets, which include missing data, single-attempt responses, multiple-attempt responses, and unknown growth ability across attempts, leading to a complex and complicated scenario for using this kind of data set as a whole in the practice of educational measurement. It is critical that methods be availabl…
Closing the gender gap in reading with readers theater
This sequential explanatory analysis reports on the observed differences in growth on decoding, word knowledge, and reading comprehension between second grade males and females after participating in a readers theater treatment or business as usual instruction. The quantitative results revealed that males made greater gains than females in the treatment groups and females outperformed the males in the comparison group. A follow up survey of an un…
Can English Learner Teacher Effectiveness Be Observed? Validation of an EL‐Modified Framework for Teaching
Across the United States, school districts have adopted various methods to capture what effective teachers do to facilitate student learning. Some of these methods include peer lesson studies where teachers co‐plan and co‐evaluate their work, examining student standardized tests scores to align teachers with student learning outcomes, and using a teacher observation protocol to examine in‐class instructional practices and evaluate teachers. These…
Bottoming out experiences
The Bottoming Out Experience (BOE) is thought to be the accumulation of negative experiences for those with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). This study aimed to bridge research and the narrative utilized in 12-step programs by quantifying the construct of the BOE. To do this, we examined the factor structure of the BOE using negative experiences that have been associated with change for individuals at the intake level. We also tested for variances…
Body Esteem and Self-Objectification Among Collegiate Female Athletes
The purpose of our study was to use select constructs from objectification theory to investigate how society’s sexual objectification of female athletes is related to differences in body esteem and self-objectification among collegiate female athletes and non-athletes. Using a cross-sectional survey, we sampled three groups at a Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association university: 322 non-athletes, 58 athletes participating in sports t…
Traumatic stress, socioeconomic status, and academic achievement among primary school students
Students from lower socioeconomic status (SES) families continue to underachieve within the educational setting; however, little research has examined how psychological trauma may be related to this problem. Using a sample of 5th-grade students from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 database, we used regression analyses to determine whether traumatic stress and SES influenced achieveme…
Sex and Gender
Mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics performances
In this study, 391 students were asked to provide 3 types of mathematics self-efficacy judgments: confidence to solve mathematics problems, confidence to succeed in math-related courses, and confidence to perform math-related tasks. Criterial tasks were solution of math problems and choice of math-related majors. As hypothesized, students'reported confidence to solve the problems they were later asked to solve was a more powerful predictor of tha…
Role of self-efficacy and self-concept beliefs in mathematical problem solving
Path analysis was used to test the predictive and mediational role of self-efficacy beliefs in mathematical problem solving. Results revealed that math self-efficacy was more predictive of problem solving than was math self-concept, perceived usefulness of mathematics, prior experi-ence with mathematics, or gender (N = 350). Self-efficacy also mediated the effect of gender and prior experience on self-concept, perceived usefulness, and problem so…
Adolescents and Destructive Themes in Rock Music
We report findings of a follow-up on rock music preferences and of views of themes advocating homicide, suicide, and satanic practices (HSSR). A total of 120 adolescent offenders (ages 13–18 years), in two youth detention centers, were administered a questionnaire of Likert-type, categorical, and open-ended questions. Ninety-one students were fans of rock music. Of those, approximately 54 percent were HSSR fans. HSSR fans were more likely to be w…
Death education and grief/suicide intervention in the public schools
We surveyed a stratified random sample of 423 public schools, from prekindergarten through 12th grade, with respect to three death-related programs. Using categorical and open-ended questions, we asked the respondents about the structure and characteristics of the programs, types of curriculum materials, and training of personnel. The schools that responded were distributed similarly to the national population by region. The national estimate for…
Sex Differences in the Second-Order Factor Structure of the 16PF
The equivalence of the second-order factor structure of the 16PF across sex was examined using confirmatory factor analysis. The factor structure and residual variances were equivalent across sex, while the higher-order trait correlations differed for men and women
Factors affecting Adolescents' behavior and attitudes toward destructive rock lyrics
In a study of rock music preferences, listening/watching behavior, and views on destructive rock lyrics, 894 adolescents in grades 9 through 12 in rural, urban, suburban public, and metropolitan parochial schools were administered a questionnaire. Demographic information on parents was also collected. It was found that 17.5% of the students were fans of rock music with lyrics that promote homicide, suicide, or satanic practices (HSSR). Loglinear …
The Adequacy of Retrospective Judgments to Establish Instructional Validity
Typically, instructional validity is assessed by asking expert judges whether the population of test takers have had the opportunity to learn the content of individual items. The wide variation in content of teacher certification tests makes it necessary for expert judges to assess the instructional validity of items that are learned prior to entry into a teacher education program or content covering different areas in education. Thus, the assess…
The Multilevel Effects of Background on Science Achievement
It is argued that the effects of family background on science achievement are the result of different processes between schools and within schools; therefore, an examination of the multilevel effects of background is warranted. Between schools, variation in the effects of family background reflects social policies that govern the relationship of community characteristics to school resources and activities. Within schools, the effects of family ba…
Factors affecting Adolescents' behavior and attitudes toward destructive rock lyrics
In a study of rock music preferences, listening/watching behavior, and views on destructive rock lyrics, 894 adolescents in grades 9 through 12 in rural, urban, suburban public, and metropolitan parochial schools were administered a questionnaire. Demographic information on parents was also collected. It was found that 17.5% of the students were fans of rock music with lyrics that promote homicide, suicide, or satanic practices (HSSR). Loglinear …
Body Esteem and Self-Objectification Among Collegiate Female Athletes
The purpose of our study was to use select constructs from objectification theory to investigate how society’s sexual objectification of female athletes is related to differences in body esteem and self-objectification among collegiate female athletes and non-athletes. Using a cross-sectional survey, we sampled three groups at a Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association university: 322 non-athletes, 58 athletes participating in sports t…
Sex and Gender
Death education and grief/suicide intervention in the public schools
We surveyed a stratified random sample of 423 public schools, from prekindergarten through 12th grade, with respect to three death-related programs. Using categorical and open-ended questions, we asked the respondents about the structure and characteristics of the programs, types of curriculum materials, and training of personnel. The schools that responded were distributed similarly to the national population by region. The national estimate for…
Can English Learner Teacher Effectiveness Be Observed? Validation of an EL‐Modified Framework for Teaching
Across the United States, school districts have adopted various methods to capture what effective teachers do to facilitate student learning. Some of these methods include peer lesson studies where teachers co‐plan and co‐evaluate their work, examining student standardized tests scores to align teachers with student learning outcomes, and using a teacher observation protocol to examine in‐class instructional practices and evaluate teachers. These…
Sex Differences in the Second-Order Factor Structure of the 16PF
The equivalence of the second-order factor structure of the 16PF across sex was examined using confirmatory factor analysis. The factor structure and residual variances were equivalent across sex, while the higher-order trait correlations differed for men and women
The Multilevel Effects of Background on Science Achievement
It is argued that the effects of family background on science achievement are the result of different processes between schools and within schools; therefore, an examination of the multilevel effects of background is warranted. Between schools, variation in the effects of family background reflects social policies that govern the relationship of community characteristics to school resources and activities. Within schools, the effects of family ba…
The Adequacy of Retrospective Judgments to Establish Instructional Validity
Typically, instructional validity is assessed by asking expert judges whether the population of test takers have had the opportunity to learn the content of individual items. The wide variation in content of teacher certification tests makes it necessary for expert judges to assess the instructional validity of items that are learned prior to entry into a teacher education program or content covering different areas in education. Thus, the assess…
Sex Differences in the Second-Order Factor Structure of the 16PF
The equivalence of the second-order factor structure of the 16PF across sex was examined using confirmatory factor analysis. The factor structure and residual variances were equivalent across sex, while the higher-order trait correlations differed for men and women
Factors affecting Adolescents' behavior and attitudes toward destructive rock lyrics
In a study of rock music preferences, listening/watching behavior, and views on destructive rock lyrics, 894 adolescents in grades 9 through 12 in rural, urban, suburban public, and metropolitan parochial schools were administered a questionnaire. Demographic information on parents was also collected. It was found that 17.5% of the students were fans of rock music with lyrics that promote homicide, suicide, or satanic practices (HSSR). Loglinear …
Death education and grief/suicide intervention in the public schools
We surveyed a stratified random sample of 423 public schools, from prekindergarten through 12th grade, with respect to three death-related programs. Using categorical and open-ended questions, we asked the respondents about the structure and characteristics of the programs, types of curriculum materials, and training of personnel. The schools that responded were distributed similarly to the national population by region. The national estimate for…
Adolescents and Destructive Themes in Rock Music
We report findings of a follow-up on rock music preferences and of views of themes advocating homicide, suicide, and satanic practices (HSSR). A total of 120 adolescent offenders (ages 13–18 years), in two youth detention centers, were administered a questionnaire of Likert-type, categorical, and open-ended questions. Ninety-one students were fans of rock music. Of those, approximately 54 percent were HSSR fans. HSSR fans were more likely to be w…
Role of self-efficacy and self-concept beliefs in mathematical problem solving
Path analysis was used to test the predictive and mediational role of self-efficacy beliefs in mathematical problem solving. Results revealed that math self-efficacy was more predictive of problem solving than was math self-concept, perceived usefulness of mathematics, prior experi-ence with mathematics, or gender (N = 350). Self-efficacy also mediated the effect of gender and prior experience on self-concept, perceived usefulness, and problem so…
Mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics performances
In this study, 391 students were asked to provide 3 types of mathematics self-efficacy judgments: confidence to solve mathematics problems, confidence to succeed in math-related courses, and confidence to perform math-related tasks. Criterial tasks were solution of math problems and choice of math-related majors. As hypothesized, students'reported confidence to solve the problems they were later asked to solve was a more powerful predictor of tha…
Sex and Gender
Traumatic stress, socioeconomic status, and academic achievement among primary school students
Students from lower socioeconomic status (SES) families continue to underachieve within the educational setting; however, little research has examined how psychological trauma may be related to this problem. Using a sample of 5th-grade students from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 database, we used regression analyses to determine whether traumatic stress and SES influenced achieveme…
Body Esteem and Self-Objectification Among Collegiate Female Athletes
The purpose of our study was to use select constructs from objectification theory to investigate how society’s sexual objectification of female athletes is related to differences in body esteem and self-objectification among collegiate female athletes and non-athletes. Using a cross-sectional survey, we sampled three groups at a Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association university: 322 non-athletes, 58 athletes participating in sports t…
Bottoming out experiences
The Bottoming Out Experience (BOE) is thought to be the accumulation of negative experiences for those with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). This study aimed to bridge research and the narrative utilized in 12-step programs by quantifying the construct of the BOE. To do this, we examined the factor structure of the BOE using negative experiences that have been associated with change for individuals at the intake level. We also tested for variances…
Can English Learner Teacher Effectiveness Be Observed? Validation of an EL‐Modified Framework for Teaching
Across the United States, school districts have adopted various methods to capture what effective teachers do to facilitate student learning. Some of these methods include peer lesson studies where teachers co‐plan and co‐evaluate their work, examining student standardized tests scores to align teachers with student learning outcomes, and using a teacher observation protocol to examine in‐class instructional practices and evaluate teachers. These…
Closing the gender gap in reading with readers theater
This sequential explanatory analysis reports on the observed differences in growth on decoding, word knowledge, and reading comprehension between second grade males and females after participating in a readers theater treatment or business as usual instruction. The quantitative results revealed that males made greater gains than females in the treatment groups and females outperformed the males in the comparison group. A follow up survey of an un…
Assessing Ability Recovery of the Sequential IRT Model With Unstructured Multiple-Attempt Data
The unstructured multiple-attempt (MA) item response data in virtual learning environments (VLEs) are often from student-selected assessment data sets, which include missing data, single-attempt responses, multiple-attempt responses, and unknown growth ability across attempts, leading to a complex and complicated scenario for using this kind of data set as a whole in the practice of educational measurement. It is critical that methods be availabl…
Evaluating the Performance of a Regularized Differential Item Functioning Method for Testlet-Based Polytomous Items
This study investigated the effect of testlets on regularization-based differential item functioning (DIF) detection in polytomous items, focusing on the generalized partial credit model with lasso penalization (GPCMlasso) DIF method. Five factors were manipulated: sample size, magnitude of testlet effect, magnitude of DIF, number of DIF items, and type of DIF-inducing covariates. Model performance was evaluated using false-positive rate (FPR) an…
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