Addressing Disproportionality in Special Education Through a Social Justice Framework

Presentation discussing the disproportionality in special education programs, which is the over or under representation of a specific group or population identified with a disability or placed in special education in comparison to the actual number of students, and it provides some actionable solutions. It was presented at the 11th annual Jalisco-Texas Conference which was held virtually on March 30-31, 2023.
Date: March 30, 2023
Creator: Barrio, Brenda L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Differential Growth Trajectories for Achievement Among Children Retained in First Grade: A Growth Mixture Model (open access)

Differential Growth Trajectories for Achievement Among Children Retained in First Grade: A Growth Mixture Model

Article discussing a growth mixture model and differential growth trajectories for achievement among children retained in first grade.
Date: March 2014
Creator: Chen, Qi; Hughes, Jan N. & Kwok, Oi-Man
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Efficacy of Common Fit Indices for Enumerating Classes in Growth Mixture Models When Nested Data Structure is Ignored: A Monte Carlo Study (open access)

The Efficacy of Common Fit Indices for Enumerating Classes in Growth Mixture Models When Nested Data Structure is Ignored: A Monte Carlo Study

This article investigates whether the correct number of classes can still be retrieved when a higher level of nesting in multilevel growth mixture model (MGMM) is ignored.
Date: March 30, 2017
Creator: Chen, Qi; Luo, Wen; Palardy, Gregory J.; Glaman, Ryan & McEnturff, Amber
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of Ignoring a Level of Nesting Structure in Multilevel Mixture Model: A Monte Carlo Study (open access)

The Impact of Ignoring a Level of Nesting Structure in Multilevel Mixture Model: A Monte Carlo Study

This article uses simulation studies to examine the impact of ignoring a higher nesting structure in multilevel mixture models.
Date: March 28, 2012
Creator: Chen, Qi
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Journey to the Essence of Research in Child Development

This poster discusses an experiential learning activity for the UNT course DFST 3123 Child Development. The goal of the activity is to support student information-seeking and information-processing skills and guide students as they gain skills in identifying, understanding, and applying evidence-based research findings to child development.
Date: March 28, 2012
Creator: Bradetich, Judi Rockey
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teaching Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder to Ask Questions: A Systematic Review (open access)

Teaching Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder to Ask Questions: A Systematic Review

This article provides a review involving a systematic search and analysis of studies aimed at teaching individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to ask questions.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: Raulston, Tracy; Carnett, Amarie; Lang, Russell; Tostanoski, Amy; Lee, Allyson; Machalicek, Wendy et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tools to support interpreting multiple regression in the face of multicollilnearity (open access)

Tools to support interpreting multiple regression in the face of multicollilnearity

This article argues that rather than using one technique to investigate regression results, researchers should consider multiple indices to understand the contributions that predictors make not only to a regression model, but to each other as well.
Date: March 14, 2012
Creator: Kraha, Amanda; Turner, Heather; Nimon, Kim F.; Zientek, Linda Reichwein & Henson, Robin K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library