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Alice M. Roberts
Researcher at ICF International
Publications - 9
Citations - 1495
Alice M. Roberts is an academic researcher from ICF International. The author has contributed to research in topics: Youth Risk Behavior Survey & Public health. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 7 publications receiving 885 citations.
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A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement.
David S. Yeager,Paul Hanselman,Gregory M. Walton,Jared S. Murray,Robert Crosnoe,Chandra Muller,Elizabeth Tipton,Barbara Schneider,Chris S. Hulleman,Cintia Hinojosa,David Paunesku,Carissa Romero,Kate Flint,Alice M. Roberts,Jill Trott,Ronaldo Iachan,Jenny Buontempo,Sophia Man Yang,Carlos M. Carvalho,P. Richard Hahn,Maithreyi Gopalan,Pratik Mhatre,Ronald F. Ferguson,Angela L. Duckworth,Carol S. Dweck +24 more
TL;DR: A US national experiment showed that a short, online, self-administered growth mindset intervention can increase adolescents’ grades and advanced course-taking, and identified the types of school that were poised to benefit the most.
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Using Design Thinking to Improve Psychological Interventions: The Case of the Growth Mindset during the Transition to High School.
David S. Yeager,Carissa Romero,Dave Paunesku,Chris S. Hulleman,Barbara Schneider,Cintia Hinojosa,Hae Yeon Lee,Joseph O’Brien,Kate Flint,Alice M. Roberts,Jill Trott,Daniel Greene,Gregory M. Walton,Carol S. Dweck +13 more
TL;DR: The present research formalizes a methodology for redesigning and tailoring initial interventions and provides insight into how to teach a growth mindset more effectively during the transition to high school.
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Overview and Methods for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System — United States, 2019
J. Michael Underwood,Nancy D. Brener,Jemekia Thornton,William A. Harris,Leah Bryan,Shari L. Shanklin,Alice M. Roberts,Barbara Queen,David Chyen,Lisa Whittle,Connie Lim,Yoshimi Yamakawa,Michelle Leon-Nguyen,Greta Kilmer,Jennifer Smith-Grant,Zewditu Demissie,Sherry Everett Jones,Heather B. Clayton,Patricia Dittus +18 more
TL;DR: An overview report describes the surveillance system and the 2019 survey methodology, including sampling, data collection procedures, response rates, data processing, weighting, and analyses presented in this MMWR Supplement.
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Comparison of Paper-and-Pencil Versus Web Administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): Risk Behavior Prevalence Estimates
Danice K. Eaton,Nancy D. Brener,Laura Kann,Maxine M. Denniston,Tim McManus,Tonja M. Kyle,Alice M. Roberts,Katherine H. Flint,James G. Ross +8 more
TL;DR: Prevalence estimates from paper-and-pencil and Web school-based surveys are generally equivalent, and mode was associated with reporting of only 7 of the 74 risk behaviors.
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Comparison of paper-and-pencil versus Web administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): Participation, data quality, and perceived privacy and anonymity
Maxine M. Denniston,Nancy D. Brener,Laura Kann,Danice K. Eaton,Timothy McManus,Tonja M. Kyle,Alice M. Roberts,Katherine H. Flint,James G. Ross +8 more
TL;DR: Findings do not favor the use of a Web survey for the YRBSS, and suggest that paper-and-pencil administration might be useful for some surveys.