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Direct linkStefan Lorenz – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation develops and applies sophisticated Item Response Theory (IRT) methods to address fundamental measurement challenges in cognitive testing, focusing on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). The first chapter implements a confirmatory multidimensional IRT…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Item Response Theory, Vocational Aptitude, Armed Forces
James Barton – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Public school districts in Texas and policymakers need studies of efficiency in the production of College, Career, and Military Ready graduates to maximize resources in the House Bill 3 funding formula and improve ratings in the Texas public school accountability system. A replication of efficiency studies by Carter (2012) and Thompson (2017), the…
Descriptors: School Districts, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Armed Forces
Lathers, John Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the study was to examine generic instructor characteristics capable of predicting learning outcomes for application to the evaluation process of formalized trainers within U.S. Marine Corps vocational specialty courses. A survey instrument was created based on research findings from multiple training disciplines and educational…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Factor Analysis, Teacher Characteristics, Prediction
