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Peters Burton, Erin; Behrend, Tara S.; Matray, Shari; Hudson, Clarissa; Ford, Michael – School Science and Mathematics, 2020
The development of inclusive STEM high schools that have no academic admission requirements has been a national goal in the United States. However, there is no umbrella organization that gives guidance for structuring such schools. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a self-assessment using critical components of successful…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, High Schools, Self Evaluation (Groups)
Patricia C. Broderick; Jennifer L. Frank; Elaine Berrena; Deborah L. Schussler; Kimberly Kohler; Joy Mitra; Lamiya Khan; Joseph Levitan; Julia Mahfouz; Lauren Shields; Mark T. Greenberg – Grantee Submission, 2018
As interest increases in mindfulness in education programs for youth, there is a need to develop reliable measures of the quality of program implementation. This paper describes the development and psychometric properties of a measure that can be used to assess and monitor quality of implementation of mindfulness programs/curricula in typical…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Relaxation Training, Test Construction
Massar, Michelle M.; McIntosh, Kent; Mercer, Sterett H. – Remedial and Special Education, 2019
Assessing fidelity of implementation of school-based interventions is a critical factor in successful implementation and sustainability. The Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) was developed as a comprehensive measure of all three tiers of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) and is intended to measure the extent to…
Descriptors: Fidelity, Intervention, Program Implementation, Positive Behavior Supports
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Chung-Do, Jane J.; Goebert, Deborah A.; Chang, Janice Y.; Hamagani, Fumiaki – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Evidence show that school connectedness is important to youth wellness. However, considerable inconsistency in the concepts and measures of school connectedness exists across studies. In addition, many measures do not capture the multifaceted dimensions of the school connectedness construct. This study examined the psychometric…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Rating Scales, Psychometrics, High School Students
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Peters, Scott J.; Gates, Jillian C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2010
This article discusses the original development and subsequent updates and revisions made to the Teacher Observation Form (TOF). The TOF is a 12-item form to be used by evaluators in the observation of teachers of gifted and talented students. After nearly 25 years of use, the original TOF was revised based on input from content experts and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Gifted, Talent, Standardized Tests
Chavez, Oscar; Papick, Ira; Ross, Dan J.; Grouws, Douglas A. – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this paper was to describe the process of development of assessment instruments for the Comparing Options in Secondary Mathematics: Investigating Curriculum (COSMIC) project. The COSMIC project was a three-year longitudinal comparative study focusing on evaluating high school students' mathematics learning from two distinct…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Interrater Reliability, Scoring Rubrics