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Turcotte, Catherine; Berthiaume, Rachel; Caron, Pier-Olivier – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
This study was conducted in the province of Québec, Canada, among French-speaking Grade 6 students (n = 175) in the context of a school curriculum that does not clearly address text structure and main idea instruction. It aims to understand whether these students can identify informative text structures and main ideas in isolated paragraphs,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Text Structure, Grade 6, French
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Jeffery, Daniel; Yankulov, Krassimir; Crerar, Alison; Ritchie, Kerry – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
The psychometric measures of accuracy, reliability and validity of peer assessment are critical qualities for its use as a supplement to instructor grading. In this study, we seek to determine which factors related to peer review are the most influential on these psychometric measures, with a primary focus on the accuracy of peer assessment or how…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Peer Evaluation, Accuracy, Writing Assignments
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Pope, Gregory A.; Wentzel, Carolyn; Braden, Brigitta; Anderson, Jordan – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate statistical relationships between gender and Alberta Achievement Testing Program scores. Achievement test scores from grades 3, 6, and 9 in all subject areas were investigated during a four-year period. Results showed statistically significant positive correlations between gender and scores in most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Testing Programs, Reading Assignments