Hispanic American students and test validity: A note from the author

1993 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 1338-1338
Author(s):  
María Pennock-Román
Keyword(s):  
Test Validity ◽  
Hispanic American ◽  
Hispanic American Students ◽  
American Students

Depression and Suicidal Ideation in African-American and Hispanic American High School Students

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 618-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester ◽  
Denise Anderson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
High School Students ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Hispanic American ◽  
Hispanic American Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
American Students

21 Hispanic American students in an urban New Jersey high school obtained higher depression and suicidal ideation scores than 42 African-American students.

High adenovirus 36 seroprevalence among a population of Hispanic American youth

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily C. LaVoy ◽  
Katherine R. Arlinghaus ◽  
Bridgette V. Rooney ◽  
Priti Gupta ◽  
Richard Atkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Hispanic American ◽  
Hispanic American Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Urban Middle School ◽  
American Students ◽  
Adenovirus 36

Abstract Infection with adenovirus 36 (Ad36) has been associated with risk of obesity in youth in some studies, but the seroprevalence of this virus has not been examined among all populations. As Hispanic-American youth are of greater risk for obesity than other American youth, we sought to determine the proportion of Ad36 seropositive (Ad36+) students in an urban middle school serving a Hispanic population. We further examined if Ad36+ students were more likely to have obesity, and if Ad36 serostatus impacted changes in weight status following a health intervention. We determined body mass index (BMI) at the beginning and end of a 16-week health intervention among 40 Hispanic-American middle-school students. Ad36 serostatus was determined by enzyme-linked immunsorbent assay (ELISA). Seventy percent of the students were Ad36+. Ad36+ and Ad36 seronegative (Ad36−) did not differ before or after the intervention in body weight measures. The odds of being classified as obese was 1.4 times greater among Ad36+ than Ad36− at baseline, and 2.4 times greater post-intervention, but these were not statistically significant. We report a high seroprevalence of Ad36 among a population of Hispanic-American students. Ad36 seropositivity was associated with a trend for a greater likelihood of having obesity, but did not impact response to a health intervention.

Science is “Ciencia”: Meeting the needs of hispanic American students

1993 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 669-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Rakow ◽  
Andrea B. Bermudez
Keyword(s):  
Hispanic American ◽  
Hispanic American Students ◽  
American Students

Reliabilities of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills for Hispanic- and Anglo-American Students

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Duran ◽  
Stephen Powers
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Basic Skills ◽  
Hispanic American ◽  
Hispanic American Students ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
American Students ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Iowa Tests

Cronbach alpha reliabilities were computed separately for 425 Hispanic-American and Anglo-American students in Grades 3 to 6 on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary subtests. Anglo-American students' scores showed significantly higher reliabilities than Hispanic-American students' scores in Grades 4 and 5.

Measuring Urban Teachers’ Beliefs About African American Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prathiba Natesan ◽  
Vincent Kieftenbeld
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Teacher Beliefs ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
African American Students ◽  
European American ◽  
Hispanic American ◽  
Urban Teachers ◽  
African American Teachers ◽  
American Students ◽  
Teachers Beliefs

Understanding urban teachers’ beliefs about African American students has become important because (a) many teachers are reluctant to teach students from other cultures, and (b) most teachers are European American. To construct a psychometrically sound measure of teacher beliefs, the authors investigate the measurement properties of a teacher beliefs factor. This factor was selected from an inventory of items that purported to measure urban teachers’ cultural awareness and beliefs. Measurement invariance of the teacher beliefs factor across European American, African American, and Hispanic American teachers addressed its construct validity. The authors examine the psychometric properties of these items using graded response multilevel analysis. The final 5-item factor showed highest level of invariance for African American and European American teachers but did not fit Hispanic American teachers well. All the five items had good psychometric properties. Analyses of latent means showed that African American teachers had more positive beliefs about African American students than European American teachers did. However, the latent scores were bimodally distributed for African American teachers showing that one subgroup of African American teachers had similar beliefs as European American teachers while another subgroup had more positive beliefs.

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