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Shi, Jia; Wood, William B.; Martin, Jennifer M.; Guild, Nancy A.; Vicens, Quentin; Knight, Jennifer K. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
We have developed and validated a tool for assessing understanding of a selection of fundamental concepts and basic knowledge in undergraduate introductory molecular and cell biology, focusing on areas in which students often have misconceptions. This multiple-choice Introductory Molecular and Cell Biology Assessment (IMCA) instrument is designed…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Student Evaluation, Cytology, Biology
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Pascarella, Ernest T.; Seifert, Tricia A.; Blaich, Charles – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2010
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), one of the most widely used annual surveys of undergraduates in the country, is specifically designed to assess the extent to which college students are engaged in empirically vetted good practices in undergraduate education. One of the major assumptions of the NSSE is that in measuring the extent…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Predictive Validity
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Rubin, Allen; Parrish, Danielle E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Objective: This report describes the development and preliminary findings regarding the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of a scale that has been developed to assess practitioners' perceived familiarity with, attitudes about, and implementation of the phases of the evidence-based practice (EBP) process. Method: After a panel of national…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Content Validity, Continuing Education, Psychometrics
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Landrum, R. Eric; Mulcock, Stephen D. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
We obtained data from pre- and postcourse questionnaires given in an Introduction to the Psychology Major course taught for 10 semesters and compared these data with institutional outcomes concerning the students' last known major and their graduation status. We found the questionnaire reliably measured (a) vocational identity, (b) knowledge of…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Psychology, College Outcomes Assessment, Pretests Posttests
Tezci, Erdogan; Dikici, Ayhan – Online Submission, 2006
In this paper, it was investigated the effect of digital portfolio assessment process on the drawing and story writing performances of the 14-15 ages students. For this reason, a digital portfolio assessment rubric was prepared in order to evaluate students' drawing and story writing works. For the validity and reliability analyze was applied to…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Portfolio Assessment, Scoring Rubrics
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
This report details the overall results of Chapter 1 programs, results by superintendency for 1988-89, and school-by-school summary statistics in math and attendance. The Chapter 1 funded Math Skills Program provides remediation in mathematics to eligible high school students. Students enrolled in the Math Skills program may receive a full year of…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Assessment, High Schools, Mathematics Education
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
This report details the overall results for the Pupils With Compensatory Education Needs (PCEN) program, results by superintendency for 1988-89, and school-by-school summary statistics in math and attendance. The PCEN funded Math Skills Program provides remediation in mathematics to eligible high school students. Students enrolled in the Math…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Course Evaluation, Educational Assessment, High Schools
Guerrero, Frank; Stevens, Joy – 1990
The Chapter 1 Corrective Mathematics program provided supplementary, individualized instruction in mathematics using both face-to-face instruction and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for eligible students attending nonpublic schools in New York City. The objective for the 1988-89 Corrective Mathematics Program was that students would achieve…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Mathematics Education