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1028.67 Can structural equation models be used to examine implicit theories? Michael John
Kiernan, Graham Tyson, Rachel Dryer, School of Scocial Sciences and Liberal Studies, Charles
Sturt University, AU
Research on implicit theories examines the beliefs held by individuals and groups about the causes
and characteristics of problem behaviours, such as ADHD. Studies usually survey large samples,
and then employ factor analysis to describe the underlying structure of these belief components.
Few studies have examined the structural relationships between the components. In this
re-analysis of data presented previously, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to examine
the relationships between the beliefs of health professionals and parents about the characteristics,
causes and treatment of ADHD. The benefits of using SEM in the study of implicit theories are
considered.
1028.68 Effects of the menstrual cycle on an ability to differentiate, Hiromi Taji, Masune
Sukigara, Nagoya City University, Japan
Researchers have reported changes in the cognitive and/or athletic abilities of women during the
menstrual cycle. It is suggested that these changes are related to evolution and the reproductive
activities of human beings. Also it said that the length of experience in mental training (MT) like
qigong affects physical and psychological changes and the ability for non-verbal communication.
This study examined whether the menstrual cycles (luteal and menstrual phases) affect the ability
of the perception of a human hand and an artificial hand hovered. And we also investigated the
changes of the individual difference of MT-experience.
1028.69 A study on the learning of statistics with the rule space model, Qinghua Zhang, Haiqi
Dai, School of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, China
By using the rule space model which combines the cognitive psychology and psychometrics, a
study on the students' attribute-mastery patterns in learning of described statistics was conducted.
By analysis of the responses of 299 undergraduates to 22 described statistic items, it was found
that there were twenty-three kinds of attribute-mastery pattern classified by the students. From
which we can understand whether each one of the attribute is mastered by all the students, and that
helps the teachers to bring forward remedy treatment for each kind of attribute-mastery pattern for
the sake of improving the learning results of students.
1028.70 A multilevel covariance structure model for causal connection research of group
effectiveness, Jun Li, University of California, Berkeley, USA
In group effectiveness research (for example, school effectiveness), multilevel analysis or
hierarchical linear model (Raudenbush, 1988; Goldstein, 1997) and multilevel covariance
structure models (Longford and Muthen, 1992; Muthen, 1994; Ansari and Jedidi, 2000) have been
applied popularly. Based on the precedent research of school effectiveness with a multilevel
covariance structure model (Li, 2002), this paper proposes an improved model and implements
simulation studies for causal connection research of group effectiveness. Moreover, a Bayesian
inference for this model is developed with MCMC procedure.
1028.71 On the criterion transition, Yuan Shen 1 , Jing-Yuan Feng 1 , Jia-Li Feng 2 , Yong-Chang
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