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Direct linkThissen, David – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2015
In "Using Learning Progressions to Design Vertical Scales that Support Coherent Inferences about Student Growth" (hereafter ULR), Briggs and Peck suggest that learning progressions could be used as the basis of vertical scales with naturally benchmarked descriptions of student proficiency. They propose and provide a single example of a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Psychometrics
Download full textMinisterial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2012
These protocols represent a working guide for planning and implementing national sample assessments in connection with the national Key Performance Measures (KPMs). The protocols are intended for agencies involved in planning or conducting national sample assessments and personnel responsible for administering associated tenders or contracts,…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Protocol Analysis, Sampling, Program Development
McGrath, Helen; O'Toole, Thomas – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to develop guidelines on the critical issues to consider in research design in an action research (AR) environment for SME network capability development. Design/methodology/approach: The issues in research design for AR studies are developed from the authors' experience in running learning sets but, in…
Descriptors: Research Design, Action Research, Research Methodology, Data Analysis
Strizek, Gregory A.; Tourkin, Steve; Erberber, Ebru – National Center for Education Statistics, 2014
This technical report is designed to provide researchers with an overview of the design and implementation of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013. This information is meant to supplement that presented in OECD publications by describing those aspects of TALIS 2013 that are unique to the United States. Chapter 2 provides…
Descriptors: Learning, Instruction, Research Design, Program Implementation
Rudner, Lawrence M.; Guo, Fanmin – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2011
This study investigates measurement decision theory (MDT) as an underlying model for computer adaptive testing when the goal is to classify examinees into one of a finite number of groups. The first analysis compares MDT with a popular item response theory model and finds little difference in terms of the percentage of correct classifications. The…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Instructional Systems, Item Response Theory, Computer Assisted Testing
Wagoner, Richard L.; Besikof, Rudolph J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
This article describes the Voluntary Support for Education (VSE) Survey, an instrument created by the Council for Aid to Education. Our objective is to explain VSE's potential value as a tool to inform both institutional and academic research regarding fund-raising activities at community colleges. Of particular interest is how the data available…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Community Colleges, College Presidents, School Surveys
Zhang, Weiyuan; Ng, Tak-Kay – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2006
In order to build a knowledge-based society and meet the needs of lifelong education, open learning opportunities are growing at exponential rates. While such growth is commendable, there appears to be a very strong demand for distance guidance services in open education programme selection. The purpose of this study was to develop the online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidance, Open Education, Continuing Education
