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Examining Patterns of Omitted Responses in a Large-Scale English Language Proficiency Test
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Sarac, Merve; Loken, Eric – International Journal of Testing, 2023
This study is an exploratory analysis of examinee behavior in a large-scale language proficiency test. Despite a number-right scoring system with no penalty for guessing, we found that 16% of examinees omitted at least one answer and that women were more likely than men to omit answers. Item-response theory analyses treating the omitted responses…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
The Relationship between Walk Distance and Muscle Strength, Muscle Pain in Visually Disabled People
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Akyol, Betül – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between six-minute walk test and muscle pain, muscle strength in visually disabled people. The study includes 50 visually disabled people, aged between 17, 21 ± 5,3. Participants were classified into three categories according to their degree of vision (B1, B2, B3). All participants were…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Kinesthetic Perception, Human Body, Physical Activities
Skype Synchronous Interaction Effectiveness in a Quantitative Management Science Course
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Strang, Kenneth David – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2012
An experiment compared asynchronous versus synchronous instruction in an online quantitative course. Mann-Whitney U-tests, correlation, analysis of variance, t tests, and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) were utilized to test the hypothesis that more high-quality online experiential learning interactions would increase grade.…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Interaction, Statistical Analysis, Business Administration
Aging of the Planning Process: The Role of Executive Functioning
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Sorel, Olivier; Pennequin, Valerie – Brain and Cognition, 2008
This study tested whether the aging of executive functioning is linked to the decline in planning performance. Participants were divided into three groups: group 1 composed of 15 adults with a mean age of 22.7 years, group 2 composed of 15 adults with a mean age of 68.1 years and group 3 composed of 16 adults with a mean age of 78.75 years. Each…
Descriptors: Memory, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Adults
Adult Age Differences in Divergent Thinking: It's Just a Matter of Time
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Foos, Paul W.; Boone, David – Educational Gerontology, 2008
This study examined adult age differences on five tests of divergent thinking: associational fluency, expressional fluency, ideational fluency, word fluency, and consequences. Our hypothesis was that young adults ( M = 20.53, n = 60) would score higher than old adults (M = 72.10, n = 60) under standard timed test conditions, but old adults would…
Descriptors: Timed Tests, Young Adults, Age Differences, Thinking Skills
Developmental Change in Processing Speed: Domain Specificity and Stability during Childhood and Adolescence
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Kail, Robert V.; Miller, Carol A. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2006
As children develop, they process information more rapidly. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether processing speed in the language domain develops at the same rate as global processing speed. A second aim was to determine the stability of processing speed throughout childhood and adolescence. Children (N = 116) were tested on 10…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Language Processing