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Taskinen, Päivi H.; Steimel, Jochen; Gräfe, Linda; Engell, Sebastian; Frey, Andreas – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
This study examined students' competencies in engineering education at the university level. First, we developed a competency model in one specific field of engineering: process dynamics and control. Then, the theoretical model was used as a frame to construct test items to measure students' competencies comprehensively. In the empirical…
Descriptors: Models, Engineering Education, Test Items, Outcome Measures
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Kenny, Robert – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009
In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the alleged changes in the ways the so-called "digital generation" communicates and learns. Most of the commentary has been based on anecdotes, observations and opinions. The lack of empirical evidence in this matter suggests that it may be time to begin the process of gathering…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Instructional Design, Conceptual Tempo, Influence of Technology
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Schirmer, Barbara R.; Bailey, Jill; Lockman, Alison Schirmer – American Annals of the Deaf, 2004
Deaf students' reading strategies were identified by investigating these students' self-reported thinking during reading. In an earlier study (Schirmer, 2003), 10 elementary-level students attending a state school for the deaf had constructed meaning, monitored comprehension and activated strategies to improve comprehension, and evaluated…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Deafness, Measurement Techniques, Elementary School Students