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The Importance of Symptom Validity Testing in Adolescents and Young Adults Undergoing Assessments for Learning or Attention Difficulties
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Harrison, Allyson G.; Green, Paul; Flaro, Lloyd – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2012
It is almost self-evident that test results will be unreliable and misleading if those undergoing assessments do not make a full effort on testing. Nevertheless, objective tests of effort have not typically been used with young adults to determine whether test results are valid or not. Because of the potential economic and/or recreational benefits…
Descriptors: Neuropsychology, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulants, Testing Accommodations
Subjective and Objective Evaluation of Hypertext Reading Performance: In-Depth Analysis of Contributing Factors
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Tseng, Min-chen – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2010
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of reading hypertext on EFL learners' reading comprehension and analysis of contributing factors. Eighty-eight students joined the study. They took two reading comprehension tests: Hypertext Version and Printed text Version. After the tests, they were asked to fill out a questionnaire of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Results, Printed Materials, Hypermedia
True/False Test: Enhancing Its Power through Writing
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Kwan, Felix B. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2010
This paper discusses how modifying the true-or-false (T/F) test, by requiring written explanations, reveals major weaknesses and hazards of the simple (unexplained) T/F tests popular among teachers. But, more important, the modification transforms the test into a very efficient formative assessment tool. It opens a window that allows a teacher to…
Descriptors: Objective Tests, Formative Evaluation, Test Construction, Student Evaluation
Textbook Publishers' Website Objective Question Banks: Does Their Use Improve Students' Examination Performance?
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Johnston, Scott Paul; Huczynski, Andrzej – Active Learning in Higher Education: The Journal of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, 2006
This article presents the findings of a survey of students' usage of the objective question bank section of an academic publisher's textbook website. The findings are based on a survey of 239 business and management undergraduates conducted using a quantitative research methodology. The results suggest that increased use of the objective question…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Statistical Analysis, Internet, Web Sites
National Assessment Program--Science Literacy Year 6 School Release Materials, 2006
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Donovan, Jenny; Hutton, Penny; Lennon, Melissa; O'Connor, Gayl; Morrissey, Noni – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
In July 2001, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) agreed to the development of assessment instruments and key performance measures for reporting on student skills, knowledge and understandings in primary science. It directed the newly established Performance Measurement and Reporting Taskforce…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Media Literacy, Scientific Concepts
National Assessment Program--Science Literacy Year 6 Report, 2006
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Donovan, Jenny; Lennon, Melissa; O'Connor, Gayl; Morrissey, Noni – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
In 2003 the first nationally-comparable science assessment was designed, developed and carried out under the auspices of the national council of education ministers, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA). In 2006 a second science assessment was conducted and, for the first time nationally, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Achievement, Comparative Analysis
National Assessment Program--Science Literacy Year 6 Technical Report, 2006
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Wu, Margaret; Donovan, Jenny; Hutton, Penny; Lennon, Melissa – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
In July 2001, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) agreed to the development of assessment instruments and key performance measures for reporting on student skills, knowledge and understandings in primary science. It directed the newly established Performance Measurement and Reporting Taskforce…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Achievement, Comparative Analysis