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Evaluating an Explicit Instruction Teacher Observation Protocol through a Validity Argument Approach
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Johnson, Evelyn S.; Zheng, Yuzhu; Crawford, Angela R.; Moylan, Laura A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2022
In this study, we examined the scoring and generalizability assumptions of an explicit instruction (EI) special education teacher observation protocol using many-faceted Rasch measurement (MFRM). Video observations of classroom instruction from 48 special education teachers across four states were collected. External raters (n = 20) were trained…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Teacher Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Validity
Evaluating an Explicit Instruction Teacher Observation Protocol through a Validity Argument Approach
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Johnson, Evelyn S.; Zheng, Yuzhu; Crawford, Angela R.; Moylan, Laura A. – Grantee Submission, 2020
In this study, we examined the scoring and generalizability assumptions of an Explicit Instruction (EI) special education teacher observation protocol using many-faceted Rasch measurement (MFRM). Video observations of classroom instruction from 48 special education teachers across four states were collected. External raters (n = 20) were trained…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Teacher Evaluation, Classroom Observation Techniques, Validity
Investigating Score Dependability in English/Chinese Interpreter Certification Performance Testing: A Generalizability Theory Approach
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Han, Chao – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2016
As a property of test scores, reliability/dependability constitutes an important psychometric consideration, and it underpins the validity of measurement results. A review of interpreter certification performance tests (ICPTs) reveals that (a) although reliability/dependability checking has been recognized as an important concern, its theoretical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scores, English, Chinese
A Review of Meta-Analyses in Education: Methodological Strengths and Weaknesses
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Ahn, Soyeon; Ames, Allison J.; Myers, Nicholas D. – Review of Educational Research, 2012
The current review addresses the validity of published meta-analyses in education that determines the credibility and generalizability of study findings using a total of 56 meta-analyses published in education in the 2000s. Our objectives were to evaluate the current meta-analytic practices in education, identify methodological strengths and…
Descriptors: Inferences, Meta Analysis, Educational Practices, Research Methodology