Patricia G. Bickley

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of different components of parental involvement on the academic achievement of eighth grade students were assessed, and four components of parent involvement were identified: parental involvement, peer involvement, academic achievement, and academic achievement.

TL;DR: For instance, despite claims for achievement effects for parental involvement, there is no evidence that increased parental involvement can improve U.S. student achievement as discussed by the authors, despite the claim that it is one method of improving student achievement.

TL;DR: Carroll et al. as discussed by the authors used hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis with the LISREL computer program to test the three-stratum theory of intelligence and found that it supported the possibility of intermediate factors between the second and third strata but did not support developmental changes in the organization of cognitive abilities over the life span.

TL;DR: The assessment system is unique in that tracking of shopping patterns of individual families can be accomplished and the families at highest risk for poor nutrition quality of purchases were those with lower socioeconomic status, more children, and younger age of the primary shopper.

TL;DR: The NLS significantly reduced fat and increased fiber and produce in NLS participants' purchases, with some evidence for maintenance at follow-up.