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The Effect of an "Unsure" Option on Early Childhood Professionals' Pre- and Post-Training Knowledge Assessments
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Wakabayashi, Tomoko; Guskin, Karen – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
A total of 271 early childhood professionals completed pre- and post training knowledge assessments in True-False only (TF) or True-False with "unsure" option formats (TFU). In Study 1, only TFU format was used. In Study 2, participants were randomly assigned to TF or TFU formats. Responses which were initially "unsure" were…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Total Quality Management, Pretests Posttests, Young Children
Measures of Student Attitudes on Aging
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Lee, Young-Shin – Educational Gerontology, 2009
The purposes of the study were to (a) identify student attitudes toward older people according to three measures, (b) determine the relationships among the attitudes as shown by these measures, and (c) identify the relationships between age, gender, frequency of communication with older adults, and life experience with older adults. A total of 125…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Older Adults, Attitude Measures
The Impact of a Hospital-Wide Experiential Learning Educational Program on Staff's Knowledge and Misconceptions about Aging.
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Karner, Karen J.; Rheinheimer, David C.; DeLisi, Anne Marie; Due, Celestina – Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 1998
Hospital employees (n=95) who attended experiential workshops on aging had significantly higher posttest scores on the Palmore Facts on Aging Quiz, indicating increased knowledge and improved attitudes about aging. (SK)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Experiential Learning, Health Personnel