Journal Article Critique

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Instructions

 

You will summarize and critique 1 Scholarly Journal Research Article from the ‘References’ section of the course textbook. You must use a journal article—no book or article reviews, books, reports, magazine articles, newspaper articles, newsletters, or editor’s comments/summary of an edition will be accepted. The Scholarly Journal Article Critique must be at least 3-4 pages, not including the title, abstract, and reference pages, and must be in current APA format. You must integrate a biblical worldview.

Descriptive Statistics Worksheet

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Descriptive Statistics Worksheet

 

Directions: Answer each question completely, showing all your work. Refer to the SPSS tutorials located in the Topic 4 materials as needed. Copy and Paste the SPSS output into the word document for the calculations portion of the problems. (Please remember to answer the questions you must interpret the SPSS output).

1. A researcher is interested to learn if there is a linear relationship between the hours in a week spent exercising and a person’s life satisfaction. The researchers collected the following data from a random sample, which included the number of hours spent exercising in a week and a ranking of life satisfaction from 1 to 10 ( 1 being the lowest and 10 the highest).

Participant Hours of Exercise Life Satisfaction
1 3 1
2 14 2
3 14 4
4 14 4
5 3 10
6 5 5
7 10 3
8 11 4
9 8 8
10 7 4
11 6 9
12 11 5
13 6 4
14 11 10
15 8 4
16 15 7
17 8 4
18 8 5
19 10 4
20 5 4

 

 

 

 

 

2. Find the mean hours of exercise per week by the participants.

 

 

3. Find the variance of the hours of exercise per week by the participants.

 

 

4. Determine if there is a linear relationship between the hours of exercise per week and the life satisfaction by using the correlation coefficient.

 

 

5. Describe the amount of variation in the life satisfaction ranking that is due to the relationship between the hours of exercise per week and the life satisfaction.

 

 

6. Develop a model of the linear relationship using the regression line formula.

 

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Psychological Testing And Assessment

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In this unit, you read about changes over time in the procedures for evaluating SLDs. Recently, most states changed their existing rules and regulations to include an RTI model, which identifies three levels of intervention or teaching to facilitate learning for all students. Subsequently, it became important to determine tests or assessments, which would provide monitoring or progress within each level of instructional intervention. However, this model for teaching has now been utilized as a method for identifying students as having a learning disability.

You were also introduced to a number of diagnostic measures for monitoring progress, which included nationally standardized tests, as well as locally normed standardized measurement procedures called CBM. In addition, the authors of your Psychological Testing and Assessment text presented several questions or concerns regarding the use of diagnostic tests when working with individuals suspected as having a learning disability.

Based on your unit readings, complete the following for this discussion:

· Outline the concerns that may exist with using an RTI model when identifying students suspected as having a learning disability.

· Identify some of the limitations or concerns that may result from using diagnostic tests (both nationally standardized and CBM) when working with all students, as well as students suspected as having a learning disability.

· Identify some of the strengths in using these tests or measurements for progress monitoring.

· Summarize this information and present a recommendation for the use of the RTI model, nationally standardized diagnostic tests, locally normed CBM, and intelligence and academic achievement tests, and their role in monitoring educational progress and identification of a learning disability.

Be sure to cite specific AERA standards for educational testing and assessment that have direct bearing on this discussion; in particular, assessments serving multiple purposes, and informing teaching and learning.

Children With Impairments

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Choose a non-European culture and discuss how the culture accepts children with cognitive or physical impairments (examples: blindness, deafness, malformed limbs, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy). Also discuss information about what support systems are available for parents and children, social acceptance/reactions, impact on family dynamics, economic challenges, and intervention options.

Write at least a 300-word, well-developed and well-written response.