Acosta, Sandra Associate Professor

academic article

• Acosta, S., Garza, T., Hsu, H., & Goodson, P. (2020). Assessing Quality in Systematic Literature Reviews: A Study of Novice Rater Training. SAGE Open.  10(3), 2158244020939530-215824402093953.
  
• Acosta, S., Garza, T., Hsu, H., Goodson, P., Padrón, Y., Goltz, H. H., & Johnston, A. (2019). The Accountability Culture: a Systematic Review of High-Stakes Testing and English Learners in the United States During No Child Left Behind. Educational Psychology Review.  32(2), 327-352.
  
• Acosta, S. T., Chen, X., Goltz, H., Goodson, P., & Padrón, Y. (2018). A Case Study of Novice Bilingual Education Teachers Conducting Action Research and Diffusing Teaching Innovations. Urban Education.  004208591880514-004208591880514.
  
• Turner, A., Albalawi, Y., Diviani, N., Akram, H., Chen, X., Acosta, S., & Barry, A. E. (2017). Machine or Human? Evaluating the Quality of a Language Translation Mobile App for Diabetes Education Material. JMIR Diabetes.  2(1), e13-e13.
  
• Gonzalez, J. E., Acosta, S., Davis, H., Pollard-Durodola, S., Saenz, L., Soares, D., Resendez, N., & Zhu, L. (2017). Latino Maternal Literacy Beliefs and Practices Mediating Socioeconomic Status and Maternal Education Effects in Predicting Child Receptive Vocabulary. Early Education and Development.  28(1), 1-18.
  
• Hsu, H., Lin, J., Kwok, O., Acosta, S., & Willson, V. (2016). The Impact of Intraclass Correlation on the Effectiveness of Level-Specific Fit Indices in Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling. Educational and Psychological Measurement.  77(1), 5-31.
  
• Alexander, S., Khalid, A., Chen, X., Acosta, S., & Barry, A. E. (2016). Evaluating the Accuracy of Google Translate for Diabetes Education Material. JMIR Diabetes.  1(1), e3-e3.
  
• Chen, X., Goodson, P., & Acosta, S. (2015). Blending Health Literacy With an English as a Second Language Curriculum: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Health Communication.  20(sup2), 101-111.
  
• Acosta, S., Goltz, H. H., & Goodson, P. (2015). Autoethnography in action research for health education practitioners. Action Research.  13(4), 411-431.
  
• Hsu, H., Kwok, O., Lin, H., & Acosta, S. (2015). Detecting Misspecified Multilevel Structural Equation Models with Common Fit Indices: A Monte Carlo Study. Multivariate Behavioral Research.  50(2), 197-215.
  
• Goltz, H. H., & Acosta, S. T. (2015). A Rare Family: Exploring Genetic Literacy in an Online Support Group. Journal of Family Strengths.  15(2),
  
• Acosta, S., & Goltz, H. H. (2014). Transforming Practices. Health Promotion Practice.  15(4), 465-470.
  
• Acosta, S., & Hsu, H. (2014). Shared academic values: testing a model of the association between Hong Kong parents’ and adolescents’ perception of the general value of science and scientific literacy. Educational Studies.  40(2), 174-195.
  
• Lau, H., Hsu, H., Acosta, S., & Hsu, T. (2014). Impact of participation in extra-curricular activities during college on graduate employability: an empirical study of graduates of Taiwanese business schools. Educational Studies.  40(1), 26-47.
  
• Acosta, S. T., & Hsu, H. (2014). Negotiating diversity: an empirical investigation into family, school and student factors influencing New Zealand adolescents’ science literacy. Educational Studies.  40(1), 98-115.
  
• Acosta, S., & Goltz, H. H. (2011). Theory in Health Promotion Research and Practice: Thinking outside the Box. Patricia Goodson. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett. 2010. 245, pp. $78.95. Educational Studies.  47(6), 583-588.