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Validated Diagnostic Test for Introductory Physics Course Placement
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Burkholder, Eric; Wang, Karen; Wieman, Carl – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
Diagnostic tests for placing students into appropriate courses are commonly used in higher education math and science departments. We found no physics education research examining the validity of such exams, how well they are placing students into appropriate courses, and what guidance these exams can give for better focusing instruction. In this…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Student Placement, Undergraduate Students
A Content Analysis Study of Portable Assisted Study Sequence Mathematics Curricular Materials for Migrant Students Using the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards.
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Conger, Karen I. – 1997
This paper reports on a content analysis of the Portable Assisted Study Sequence (PASS) mathematics curricular materials designed for migrant students in California. The study compared PASS curriculum content to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics. The PASS Program,…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Course Content, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
An Assessment of Selection Criteria Validity for a Teacher Education Program.
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Riggs, Iris M.; And Others – 1992
The predictive validities of criteria for entrance into a teacher education program were studied, based on the hypothesis that criterion specificity is positively related to the predictive validity of the selection measure. Subjects (N=512) were drawn from approximately 1,200 students in the teacher education program of a small California state…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Correlation