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Caskurlu, Secil – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this three-manuscript dissertation was to examine the construct and predictive validity of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (i.e., teaching, cognitive and social presence) through a confirmatory factor analysis, meta-analysis, and qualitative synthesis. The first paper was a confirmatory factor analysis study that…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Construct Validity, Predictive Validity, Factor Analysis
McConnell, Erica Diane – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Since the National Reading Panel report and passage of No Child Left Behind, one particular reading instrument, "Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills" (DIBELS), has gained nationwide attention. As a result, DIBELS has been used in thousands of schools across the nation as a means of early identification, intervention, and…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Reading Tests, Meta Analysis, Reading Comprehension