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A logistic L-moment based analog for the Tukey g-h, g, h, and h-h system of distributions
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation,, 2012)
This paper introduces a standard logistic L-moment-based system of distributions. The proposed
system is an analog to the standard normal conventional moment-based Tukey g-h, g, h, and h-h
system of distributions. The ...
Urban-schooled Latina/os, Academic Literacies and Identities: (Re)Conceptualizing College Readiness
(The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education's Online Urban Education Journal, 2012)
This qualitative case study focuses on the early college experiences of five Latina/o urban-schooled students who graduated
in the top 10% of their high school class, guaranteeing them admission into a prestigious four ...
Portraits of Practice: A Cross-Case Analysis of Two First-Grade Teachers and Their Grouping Practices
(National Council of Teachers of English, 2013-02)
his interpretive study provides a cross-case analysis of the literacy instruction of two first-grade teachers, with a particular focus on their grouping practices. One key finding was the way in which these teachers drew ...
Navigating Early College: Literacy Experiences and Identity Negotiations of Latina/o Students
(College Literacy and Learning Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association, 2010)
This research provides insight into the adjustments of urban-schooled Latina/o students as they
enter higher education. This year-and-a-half-long qualitative case study focuses on connections
between identity negotiations ...
Literacy for all in 100 days? A research based strategy for fast progress in low income countries
(World Bank, 2013)
In low-income countries many students are marginalized very early and remain illiterate. In grades 1-3 they attend rarely, though they may officially drop out in grade 4. Many others graduate from primary school without ...
Developing cross language metrics for reading fluency measurement: Some issues and options
(World Bank, 2012)
Since 2005, over 70 oral reading fluency tests have been given in many languages and scripts, either as part of the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) or as individual one-minute tests. Particularly in multilingual ...
Simulating Burr Type VII Distributions through the Method of 𝐿-moments and 𝐿-correlations
(Scienpress Ltd., 2014)
Burr Type VII, a one-parameter non-normal distribution, is among the less studied
distributions, especially, in the contexts of statistical modeling and simulation
studies. The main purpose of this study is to introduce ...
Navigating STEM-Worlds: Applying a Lens of Intersectionality to the Career Identity Development of Underrepresented Female Students of Color
(Emerald, 2017)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Knowing that female students of color are underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is not enough. This paper will discuss the ...