John Balla

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

John Balla is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Management Science and Operations Research and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, John Balla has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Statistics and Probability, 4 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 3 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in John Balla's work include Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (4 papers), Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (3 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (2 papers). John Balla is often cited by papers focused on Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (4 papers), Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (3 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (2 papers). John Balla collaborates with scholars based in Australia and Hong Kong. John Balla's co-authors include Herbert W. Marsh, Roderick P. McDonald, Kit‐Tai Hau, David Grayson, Lyn Gow, Patrick M. Boyle, James Ward, Martha C. Pennington, Anita Y. K. Poon and Rhonda Craven and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Educational Psychology and Multivariate Behavioral Research.

In The Last Decade

John Balla

16 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Goodness-of-fit indexes in confirmatory factor analysis: The effect of sample size.

1988 3.1k citations Herbert W. Marsh, John Balla et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
Is More Ever Too Much? The Number of Indicators per Factor in Confirmatory Factor Analysis

1998 992 citations Herbert W. Marsh, Kit‐Tai Hau et al. Multivariate Behavioral Research profile →

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16 of 16 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Is More Ever Too Much? The Number of Indicators per Factor in Confirmatory Factor Analysis breakdown → 1998 ·Multivariate Behavioral Research ·Herbert W. Marsh, Kit‐Tai Hau, John Balla, David Grayson	992
2	An evaluation of incremental fit indices: A clarification of mathematical and empirical properties. 1996 ·Cornea ·Herbert W. Marsh, John Balla, Kit‐Tai Hau	477
3	WorkAbility Mark III: functional assessment of workplace capabilities 1996 ·Work ·(unknown), John Balla	5
4	Assessment of Student Performance: a framework for improving practice 1994 ·Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education ·John Balla, Patrick M. Boyle	27
5	Goodness of fit in confirmatory factor analysis: The effects of sample size and model parsimony 1994 ·Quality & Quantity ·Herbert W. Marsh, John Balla	164
6	Problems in the application of structural equation modeling: Comment on Randhawa, Beamer, and Lundberg (1993). 1994 ·Journal of Educational Psychology ·Herbert W. Marsh, Kit‐Tai Hau, Lawrence A. Roche, Rhonda Craven, John Balla, Valentina McInerney	16
7	Towards a model of language choice among Hong Kong tertiary students: A preliminary analysis 1992 ·Martha C. Pennington, John Balla, (unknown), Anita Y. K. Poon, (unknown)	25
8	Goodness-of-fit indexes in confirmatory factor analysis: The effect of sample size. 1988 ·Psychological Bulletin ·Herbert W. Marsh, John Balla, Roderick P. McDonald	245
9	Inservice Teacher Education: A Search for Efficiency 1988 ·South Pacific Journal of Teacher Education ·John Balla, Lyn Gow	2
10	Goodness-of-fit indexes in confirmatory factor analysis: The effect of sample size. breakdown → 1988 ·Psychological Bulletin ·Herbert W. Marsh, John Balla, Roderick P. McDonald	3101
11	Directions for Integration in Australia: Overview of a Report to the Commonwealth Schools Commission. Part II. 1988 ·The Exceptional Child ·Lyn Gow, James Ward, John Balla, (unknown)	20
12	Computer Technology: A Challenge for Teacher Educators 1986 ·South Pacific Journal of Teacher Education ·John Balla	2
13	Computers in the teaching process and software development: Co-operation the key 1986 ·John Balla, Lyn Gow, Peter G. Burton	9
14	The Use of Verbal Self-Instruction Training to Promote Indirect Generalization 1986 ·Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities ·Lyn Gow, James Ward, John Balla	3
15	Towards Effective Integration in Australia 1986 ·Australasian Journal of Special Education ·Lyn Gow, John Balla, Judith G. Hall, (unknown), (unknown)	6
16	The Use of Verbal Self‐instruction Training (VSIT) to Enhance Learning in the Mentally Retarded: a study of techniques for improving acquisition, maintenance and generalisation outcomes 1985 ·Educational Psychology ·Lyn Gow, James Ward, John Balla	8

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