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Reliability and Validity of Light-Intensity Physical Activity Scales in Adults: A Systematic Review
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Tanaka, Rumi; Yakushiji, Kanako; Tanaka, Satomi; Tsubaki, Michihiro; Fujita, Kimie – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
This study aimed to review the validity and/or reliability of light-intensity physical activity (LPA) questionnaires and identify the most suitable questionnaires for measurement of LPA in adults. Following the PRISMA-P 2020 guidelines, we searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, Embase, and MedNar. Only studies that targeted adults [greater…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Physical Activity Level, Adults
Technology as a Support for Proof and Argumentation: A Systematic Literature Review
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Campbell, Tye G.; Zelkowski, Jeremy – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2020
Proof and argumentation are essential components of learning mathematics, and technology can mediate students' abilities to learn. This systematic literature review synthesizes empirical literature which examines technology as a support for proof and argumentation across all content domains. The themes of this review are revealed through analyzing…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Mathematical Logic
Refining Measurements of Social and Academic Integration: Lessons from a German University of Applied Sciences
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Tarazona, Mareike; Rosenbusch, Christoph – Tertiary Education and Management, 2019
A variety of studies have shown that social and academic integration are important indicators of future student success and satisfaction. They are therefore an important field of action for higher education development programmes. However, specifications of the theoretical models and empirical representations vary widely between researchers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Integration, Student College Relationship, College Students
Construction and Evaluation of an Instrument to Measure Content Knowledge in Biology: The CK-IBI
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Großschedl, Jörg; Mahler, Daniela; Harms, Ute – Education Sciences, 2018
The teaching process is well described as an interaction between teacher, student, and content. Thus, it seems obvious that teachers must know the content to help students to learn it. Instruments have been developed to measure teachers' content knowledge (CK) in biology, but few of them have been provided to the scientific community. Furthermore,…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Test Construction
Methodological Reflections on Intercultural Empirical-Pedagogical Research.
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Herwartz-Emden, Leonie – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1995
Recommends confronting the problem of validity in intercultural research by adopting research approaches that focus on the problem (for example, ethnopsychoanalysis, intercultural psychology). Briefly reviews the current debate on intercultural-comparative research. Concludes with examples and a discussion of the recent developments in comparative…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
Psychometrics and Education. The Intelligence Quotient--A Social Indicator?
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Rhyn, Heinz – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1995
Criticizes and examines the motives behind Charles Murray's "The Bell Curve." Murray's book claimed that many social problems, including crime and poverty among blacks, could be explained by African Americans' lack of intelligence as evidenced by testing. Reveals the book's skewed methodology as well as its interest-guided financial…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Intelligence Quotient