The Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) has been designed to use
statistical mixed-model methodologies to conduct multivariate, longitudinal analyses of student …

The Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System determines the effectiveness of school
systems, schools, and teachers based on student academic growth over time. An integral part …

Background Over the past decade, Tennessee, like so many other states, has continuously
sought to improve educational opportunities for its students. The first wave of reform resulted …

Objective: To determine whether respondents reported a change in identity following stroke.
Design: A cross-sectional comparison study of perceived changes in the self-concept of …

Objectives This study was conducted to explore the relationships between illness perceptions,
emotional representations, treatment beliefs and reported adherence in adolescents with …

For decades, the assessment of educational entities--school systems, individual schools,
and teachers--has evoked strong and sometimes violent emotions from the educational …

Transposons have been used in invertebrates for transgenesis and insertional mutagens in
genetic screens. We tested a functional transposon called Sleeping Beauty in the one-cell …

Thematic analysis of free-response questionnaires explored the role of mood states and
demographic factors in moderating preferences for natural environments, in children and adults. …

Chest physiotherapy (CP) is seen as a cornerstone of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) treatment. However,
previous studies have suggested that adherence to CP is low. This study of adults with …

According to a population-based estimate, chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects approximately
15% of women aged 18–50. The psychosocial impact of CPP is reflected in mood disturbance…