Steve Robbins
Biographic Data
| ID | 5451351 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steve Robbins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steve |
| FAMILY NAME | Robbins |
| SIGNATURE | ROBBINS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Any port in a storm
The moderating effects of psychosocial factors on achievement gains
The moderating effects of motivation, social control, and self-regulation in predicting academic achievement were examined in Grades 11–12 for 3,281 seventh through nine graders. Standardized assessments of college readiness and student self-reported measures of psychosocial factors were used in the study. The results showed that females in Grades 7–9 scored higher than males for motivation and self-regulation. In predicting later achievement in …
Social Networks and Minority Male College Access
Using a qualitative approach, we sought to understand the social networks and decision-making strategies of minority males as they choose to attend a postsecondary institution. Data were obtained from interviews where students self-report perceptions of their college transition process. Our findings suggest that students’ social networks are inefficient, disrupted, and fractured resulting in prominent informational gaps that impacted matriculatio…
Predictors of Long-Term Enrollment and Degree Outcomes for Community College Students
Additional informationNotes on contributorsSameano F. PorcheaSameano F. Porchea is currently a Psychometrician at Assessment Technologies Institute.Jeff AllenJeff Allen and Steve Robbins are members of the Research Division of ACT, Inc. a not-for-profit educational and workforce testing organization.Steve RobbinsJeff Allen and Steve Robbins are members of the Research Division of ACT, Inc. a not-for-profit educational and workforce testing organi…
Bringing order to chaos
An ecological theory of health communication is offered that addresses how communications about health interdependently work together to influence health and/or health‐related behaviors. To explain how a multitude of variables work together in a synergistic manner, the present work borrows heavily from chaos theory. The use of chaos theory concepts represents a significant paradigm shift from previous, more reductionist, health communication pers…
Predictors of Long-Term Enrollment and Degree Outcomes for Community College Students
Additional informationNotes on contributorsSameano F. PorcheaSameano F. Porchea is currently a Psychometrician at Assessment Technologies Institute.Jeff AllenJeff Allen and Steve Robbins are members of the Research Division of ACT, Inc. a not-for-profit educational and workforce testing organization.Steve RobbinsJeff Allen and Steve Robbins are members of the Research Division of ACT, Inc. a not-for-profit educational and workforce testing organi…
Bringing order to chaos
An ecological theory of health communication is offered that addresses how communications about health interdependently work together to influence health and/or health‐related behaviors. To explain how a multitude of variables work together in a synergistic manner, the present work borrows heavily from chaos theory. The use of chaos theory concepts represents a significant paradigm shift from previous, more reductionist, health communication pers…
Social Networks and Minority Male College Access
Using a qualitative approach, we sought to understand the social networks and decision-making strategies of minority males as they choose to attend a postsecondary institution. Data were obtained from interviews where students self-report perceptions of their college transition process. Our findings suggest that students’ social networks are inefficient, disrupted, and fractured resulting in prominent informational gaps that impacted matriculatio…
Bringing order to chaos
An ecological theory of health communication is offered that addresses how communications about health interdependently work together to influence health and/or health‐related behaviors. To explain how a multitude of variables work together in a synergistic manner, the present work borrows heavily from chaos theory. The use of chaos theory concepts represents a significant paradigm shift from previous, more reductionist, health communication pers…
Predictors of Long-Term Enrollment and Degree Outcomes for Community College Students
Additional informationNotes on contributorsSameano F. PorcheaSameano F. Porchea is currently a Psychometrician at Assessment Technologies Institute.Jeff AllenJeff Allen and Steve Robbins are members of the Research Division of ACT, Inc. a not-for-profit educational and workforce testing organization.Steve RobbinsJeff Allen and Steve Robbins are members of the Research Division of ACT, Inc. a not-for-profit educational and workforce testing organi…
Social Networks and Minority Male College Access
Using a qualitative approach, we sought to understand the social networks and decision-making strategies of minority males as they choose to attend a postsecondary institution. Data were obtained from interviews where students self-report perceptions of their college transition process. Our findings suggest that students’ social networks are inefficient, disrupted, and fractured resulting in prominent informational gaps that impacted matriculatio…
The moderating effects of psychosocial factors on achievement gains
The moderating effects of motivation, social control, and self-regulation in predicting academic achievement were examined in Grades 11–12 for 3,281 seventh through nine graders. Standardized assessments of college readiness and student self-reported measures of psychosocial factors were used in the study. The results showed that females in Grades 7–9 scored higher than males for motivation and self-regulation. In predicting later achievement in …
Any port in a storm
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychosocial (2 works)