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Tadesse Hagos; Dereje Andargie – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
This study examines how students' conceptual and procedural knowledge of chemical equilibrium is affected by technology-supported formative assessment (TSFA) strategies. This study's embedded/nested mixed method research design was used to achieve the study's objective. A random sampling method was used to choose the sample of two intact classes…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Formative Evaluation, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Wenyangzi Shi; Zohreh Shahbazi – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the rapid transition to online quantitative education, leading to unique challenges and opportunities in assessments for both students and instructors. Focusing on undergraduate students and teaching staff at a Canadian university, this study investigates and compares their experiences and perspectives regarding…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Online Courses, COVID-19, Pandemics
National Academies Press, 2022
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) -- often called "The Nation's Report Card" -- is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in public and private schools in the United States know and can do in various subjects and has provided policy makers and the public with invaluable…
Descriptors: Costs, Futures (of Society), National Competency Tests, Educational Trends
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Altay, Ismail Firat; Altay, Ayse – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
Integration of technology in foreign language classes has long been a matter of interest for researchers. Yet, studies have often yielded indecisive and conflicting results. Besides, there have been few, if any, studies exploring the relationship between learners' use of metacognitive reading strategies and their performance in reading tests. The…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Deutsch, Tobias; Herrmann, Kristin; Frese, Thomas; Sandholzer, Hagen – Computers & Education, 2012
Interest in the educational use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in higher education is increasing. For successful implementation, it is important to know students' attitudes and reservations and how they can be positively influenced. The objective of the present study was to examine possible attitudinal changes towards…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Medical Students, Student Attitudes
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Prince, Diane J.; Fulton, Richard A.; Garsombke, Thomas W. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2009
The authors studied the testing pattern grades in four e-campus courses at Troy University with 76 graduate students. In their research, the authors found significant differences in average test grade scores between tests taken electronically without a proctor as compared to those administered using a live or a remote proctor overall. To control…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Distance Education, Educational Assessment, Scores
Bahar, Mehmet; Aydin, Fatih; Karakirik, Erol – Online Submission, 2009
In this article, Structural communication grid (SCG), an alternative measurement and evaluation technique, has been firstly summarised and the design, development and implementation of a computer based SCG system have been introduced. The system is then tested on a sample of 154 participants consisting of candidate students, science teachers and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques
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Bebell, Damian; Kay, Rachel – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2010
This paper examines the educational impacts of the Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative (BWLI), a pilot program that provided 1:1 technology access to all students and teachers across five public and private middle schools in western Massachusetts. Using a pre/post comparative study design, the current study explores a wide range of program…
Descriptors: Research Design, Middle Schools, Pilot Projects, Research Methodology
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Poggio, John; Glasnapp, Douglas R.; Yang, Xiangdong; Poggio, Andrew J. – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2005
The present study reports results from a quasi-controlled empirical investigation addressing the impact on student test scores when using fixed form computer based testing (CBT) versus paper and pencil (P&P) testing as the delivery mode to assess student mathematics achievement in a state's large scale assessment program. Grade 7 students…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness, Measurement
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Debuse, J.; Lawley, M.; Shibl, R. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2007
Providing detailed, constructive and helpful feedback is an important contribution to effective student learning. Quality assurance is also required to ensure consistency across all students and reduce error rates. However, with increasing workloads and student numbers these goals are becoming more difficult to achieve. An automated feedback…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Assignments, Quality Control, Student Attitudes
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Higgins, Jennifer; Russell, Michael; Hoffmann, Thomas – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2005
To examine the impact of transitioning 4th grade reading comprehension assessments to the computer, 219 fourth graders were randomly assigned to take a one-hour reading comprehension assessment on paper, on a computer using scrolling text to navigate through passages, or on a computer using paging text to navigate through passages. This study…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Performance Based Assessment, Reading Tests, Grade 4
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Dolan, Robert P.; Hall, Tracey E.; Banerjee, Manju; Chun, Euljung; Strangman, Nicole – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2005
Standards-based reform efforts are highly dependent on accurate assessment of all students, including those with disabilities. The accuracy of current large-scale assessments is undermined by construct-irrelevant factors including access barriers, a particular problem for students with disabilities. Testing accommodations such as the read-aloud…
Descriptors: United States History, Testing Accommodations, Test Content, Learning Disabilities
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers