Abstract
In his introduction to this special issue, Roger Millsap has given an excellent summary of its contents. This eases our task considerably. In what follows, we first present some general observations about growth curve modeling of longitudinal data. Among other things, we will address the criticism that the popular latent growth curve model may yield spurious (linear, quadratic, etc.) components. Then we will proceed with a discussion of each of the 5 contributing papers. In closing, we will draw attention to new methodological developments that are of interest to analyses of developmental processes in general.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- growth curve models
- hybrid models
- inter-individual variation
- intra-individual variation
- simplex structure
- spurious components
EGS Disciplines
- Psychology