Dena A. Pastor

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Dena A. Pastor is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dena A. Pastor has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 7 papers in Social Psychology and 7 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Dena A. Pastor's work include Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (10 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (5 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 papers). Dena A. Pastor is often cited by papers focused on Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (10 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (5 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 papers). Dena A. Pastor collaborates with scholars based in United States. Dena A. Pastor's co-authors include Kenneth E. Barron, Susan L. Davis, S. Natasha Beretvas, Rory A. Lazowski, Steven L. Wise, Xiaojing Kong, Steven W. Evans, Zewelanji Serpell, Brandon K. Schultz and Barbara G. Dodd and has published in prestigious journals such as Educational and Psychological Measurement, Contemporary Educational Psychology and Multivariate Behavioral Research.

In The Last Decade

Dena A. Pastor

24 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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A latent profile analysis of college students’ achievement goal orientation

2006 560 citations Dena A. Pastor, Kenneth E. Barron et al. Contemporary Educational Psychology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Priming Non-Compliant Students to Expend Test-Taking Effort: How Many Primes Are Needed? 2025 ·The Journal of Experimental Education ·Sara J. Finney, Dena A. Pastor	1
2	Perceived Normativity of Giving Effort on Low-Stakes Tests: Relations with Examinee Effort and Test Performance 2025 ·Educational Assessment ·Sara J. Finney, Dena A. Pastor	1
3	Uncovering the Complexity of Item Position Effects in a Low-Stakes Testing Context 2022 ·Applied Psychological Measurement ·(unknown), Dena A. Pastor	1
4	Development and Internal Validity of the Student Opinion Scale: A Measure of Test-Taking Motivation 2022 ·Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment ·Dena A. Pastor, (unknown), Sara J. Finney	6
5	University-Wide Assessment Days: The James Madison University Model 2019 ·Dena A. Pastor, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	5
6	Patterns of Solution Behavior across Items in Low-Stakes Assessments 2019 ·Educational Assessment ·Dena A. Pastor, (unknown), (unknown)	28
7	University-Wide Assessment Days: The James Madison University Model. The AIR Professional File, Spring 2019. Article 144. 2019 ·Dena A. Pastor, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
8	Categorizing College Students Based on Their Perceptions of Civic Engagement Activities: A Latent Class Analysis Using the Social Agency Scale. 2018 ·Dena A. Pastor, (unknown), (unknown)	0
9	On the Multilevel Nature of Meta-Analysis: A Tutorial, Comparison of Software Programs, and Discussion of Analytic Choices 2017 ·Multivariate Behavioral Research ·Dena A. Pastor, Rory A. Lazowski	95
10	Mean and Covariance Structure Mixture Models 2013 ·Dena A. Pastor, Phill Gagné	24
11	An Application of Generalizability Theory to Evaluate the Technical Quality of an Alternate Assessment 2013 ·Applied Measurement in Education ·(unknown), Dena A. Pastor	1
12	Correlates of Rapid-Guessing Behavior in Low-Stakes Testing: Implications for Test Development and Measurement Practice 2009 ·Applied Measurement in Education ·Steven L. Wise, Dena A. Pastor, Xiaojing Kong	111
13	Incremental Benefits of School–Based Treatment for Adolescents with ADHD 2008 ·The ADHD Report ·Zewelanji Serpell, Steven W. Evans, Brandon K. Schultz, Dena A. Pastor	0
14	A meta-analytic examination of follow-up studies of programs designed to prevent the primary symptoms of oppositional defiant and conduct disorders 2008 ·Aggression and Violent Behavior ·(unknown), Steven W. Evans, Dena A. Pastor, (unknown)	17
15	Examining College Students' Gains in General Education. 2007 ·Dena A. Pastor, (unknown), (unknown)	1
16	A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire 2007 ·Educational and Psychological Measurement ·(unknown), Dena A. Pastor	60
17	Longitudinal Rasch Modeling in the Context of Psychotherapy Outcomes Assessment 2006 ·Applied Psychological Measurement ·Dena A. Pastor, S. Natasha Beretvas	46
18	A latent profile analysis of college students’ achievement goal orientation breakdown → 2006 ·Contemporary Educational Psychology ·Dena A. Pastor, Kenneth E. Barron, (unknown), Susan L. Davis	560
19	The Use of Multilevel Item Response Theory Modeling in Applied Research: An Illustration 2003 ·Applied Measurement in Education ·Dena A. Pastor	30
20	Application of multilevel IRT modeling to the study of self-esteem in adolescents 2001 ·Texas ScholarWorks (Texas Digital Library) ·Dena A. Pastor	3

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