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Louise Lynch; Mary McCarron; Philip McCallion; Eilish Burke – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The positive impact of physical activity on health is widely known. A comparison between activPAL objective measures and International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF) self-reported activity levels was completed with older adults with intellectual disability. Understanding differences between the two methodologies…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Questionnaires, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Al-Azzawi, Amad Mohammed Jamil; Nagavi, B.G.; Hachim, Mahmood Y.; Mossa, Omar H. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
Background: Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) were used to assess translational pharmacotherapeutic skills of a Gulf-region representative academic institution. Aim: The aim of the current study was to assess the clinical skills of students enrolled within the third year Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) programme within Ras Al…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pharmaceutical Education, Objective Tests, Undergraduate Students
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Gurning, Busmin; Siregar, Aguslani – English Language Teaching, 2017
The objectives of this study were to find out whether 1) students' achievement in reading comprehension taught by using INSERT strategy was higher than those taught by using SQ3R strategy, 2) Students' achievement in reading comprehension having high curiosity was higher than those having low curiosity, 3) there was an interaction between teaching…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Humburg, Martin; van der Velden, Rolf – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
In this paper an analysis is carried out whether objective tests and subjective self-assessments in international large-scale studies yield similar results when looking at cross-national differences in the effects of skills on earnings, and skills patterns across countries, fields of study and gender. The findings indicate that subjective skills…
Descriptors: Objective Tests, Correlation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Prediction
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Tetteh, Godson Ayertei; Sarpong, Frederick Asafo-Adjei – Journal of International Education in Business, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of constructivism on assessment approach, where the type of question (true or false, multiple-choice, calculation or essay) is used productively. Although the student's approach to learning and the teacher's approach to teaching are concepts that have been widely researched, few…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Student Evaluation, Test Format
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Tseng, Min-chen – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2010
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of reading hypertext on EFL learners' reading comprehension and analysis of contributing factors. Eighty-eight students joined the study. They took two reading comprehension tests: Hypertext Version and Printed text Version. After the tests, they were asked to fill out a questionnaire of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Results, Printed Materials, Hypermedia
Stevens, R.; And Others – 1974
In October, 1971, AIMLO (Auto-Instructional Media for Library Orientation) was initiated at Colorado State University Libraries. AIMLO is an innovative approach to undergraduate library instruction, providing on-demand, point-of-use programs about three basic library tools: periodical indexes, the card catalog, and U.S. government documents. To…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Autoinstructional Aids, College Libraries, College Students
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Kasworm, Carol E. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1990
Describes the Characteristics of Adult Students in Higher Education (CASHE) instumentation strategy for the self-evaluation of faculty members' beliefs and knowledge regarding adult learners. Reports preliminary results on the use of this self-test among community college and university personnel. Includes the CASHE instrument. (Author/PAA)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Attitude Measures, College Faculty, Community Colleges