The purpose of the study was to describe the development and application of an instrument to identify various dimensions of the learning environment, as perceived by elementary and middle school students in Taiwan. The instrument, the New Constructivist Learning Environment Scales, includes four dimensions: attitude concerning instruction,…

The purpose of this study was to describe the development and validation of an instrument to identify various dimensions of the computer technology literacy self-assessment scale (CTLS) for elementary school students. The instrument included five CTLS dimensions (subscales): the technology operation skills, the computer usages concepts, the…

The development of tools for testing the abilities of students in "interpreting data" is discussed. A longitudinal and cross-sectional study of the responses of examinees and the application of SOLO Taxonomy for the design of structured questions to classify the level of performance of examinees were used to select indicative items. (KR)