PSAT Component Scores as a Predictor of Success on AP Exam Performance for Diverse Students

<b>Converting a first-term, accelerated summer organic chemistry course to a flipped format narrowed the achievement gap between students seeking to get ahead in their course of study and those repeating the course. Exam performance improved in the following course in the sequence (taught in traditional format) for students who had previously failed the first-term course. While most students responded positively to the new course structure, repeating students held a stronger preference for the flipped format. These findings provide guidance on how to create courses that promote equity, access and retention of diverse students in STEM. </b>

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Getting Students Back on Track: Persistent Effects of Flipping Accelerated Organic Chemistry on Student Achievement, Study Strategies, and Perceptions of Instruction

10.26434/chemrxiv.9775910.v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Lynn C. Reimer ◽

Wenliang He ◽

Renee Link

Keyword(s):

Organic Chemistry ◽

Student Achievement ◽

Achievement Gap ◽

Study Strategies ◽

Exam Performance ◽

Diverse Students ◽

Course Structure ◽

Traditional Format ◽

Course Of Study

<b>Converting a first-term, accelerated summer organic chemistry course to a flipped format narrowed the achievement gap between students seeking to get ahead in their course of study and those repeating the course. Exam performance improved in the following course in the sequence (taught in traditional format) for students who had previously failed the first-term course. While most students responded positively to the new course structure, repeating students held a stronger preference for the flipped format. These findings provide guidance on how to create courses that promote equity, access and retention of diverse students in STEM. </b>

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Welcoming and Celebrating New Voices in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology: A Critical Look at University Programs and the Treatment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood ◽

10.1044/hhdc13.1.3 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 3-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Veronica Pimentel

Keyword(s):

Linguistically Diverse ◽

Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽

Diverse Students ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Linguistically Diverse Students ◽

University Programs ◽

Language Pathology

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Using Principal Component Scores to Enhance the Validity and Reliability of Big Five Personality Measures

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000225 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 83-93

Author(s):

Jeffrey M. Cucina ◽

Nicholas L. Vasilopoulos ◽

Arwen H. DeCostanza

Keyword(s):

Big Five ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Principal Component ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Scoring Method ◽

Five Factors ◽

Big Five Factors ◽

Component Scores

Abstract. Varimax rotated principal component scores (VRPCS) have previously been offered as a possible solution to the non-orthogonality of scores for the Big Five factors. However, few researchers have examined the reliability and validity of VRPCS. To address this gap, we use a lab study and a field study to investigate whether using VRPCS increase orthogonality, reliability, and criterion-related validity. Compared to the traditional unit-weighting scoring method, the use of VRPCS enhanced the reliability and discriminant validity of the Big Five factors, although there was little improvement in criterion-related validity. Results are discussed in terms of the benefit of using VRPCS instead of traditional unit-weighted sum scores.

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