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Kelvin Terrell Pompey – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Many methods are used to measure interrater reliability for studies where each target receives ratings by a different set of judges. The purpose of this study is to explore the use of hierarchical modeling for estimating interrater reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient. This study provides a description of how the ICC can be…
Descriptors: Interrater Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Test Reliability, Correlation
Yan, Yilin – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The development in information science has enabled an explosive growth of data, which attracts more and more researchers to engage in the field of big data analytics. Noticeably, in many real-world applications, large amounts of data are imbalanced data since the events of interests occur infrequently. Classification of imbalanced data is an…
Descriptors: Information Science, Information Retrieval, Multimedia Materials, Data
Geigle, Chase – ProQuest LLC, 2018
There are two primary challenges for instructors in offering a high-quality course at large scale. The first is scaling educational experiences to such a large audience. The second major challenge encountered is that of enabling adaptivity of the educational experience. This thesis addresses both major challenges in the way of high-quality…
Descriptors: Barriers, Educational Quality, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Experience
Liu, Wei – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Correlation is often present among observations in a distributed system. This thesis deals with various design issues when correlated data are observed at distributed terminals, including: communicating correlated sources over interference channels, characterizing the common information among dependent random variables, and testing the presence of…
Descriptors: Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Correlation, Coding
Kim, Hyun Seok John – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA) is a new theoretical framework for psychological and educational testing that is designed to provide detailed information about examinees' strengths and weaknesses in specific knowledge structures and processing skills. During the last three decades, more than a dozen psychometric models have been developed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Diagnostic Tests, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference
Adams, Orville Moses – ProQuest LLC, 2009
During the past 30 years, the discipline of Leadership Studies has pervaded several academic domains including business management. Recently, leadership theory has been applied to sports management. The current study sought to inform this line of inquiry and was based on Chelladurai (1979), multidimensional model of leadership. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Racquet Sports, College Athletics, Leadership Qualities
Harrigan, Anne M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study explored social presence and interactivity in an online undergraduate program designed for adult students. Although social presence and interactivity have been shown to be important contributors to student satisfaction, and therefore essential to student recruitment and retention in online programs, the ultimate goal for the examination…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Assignments, Instructional Design, Online Courses
Churchwell, Don Wesley – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examined the relationship between STAR Math gains and TCAP composite scores. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant relationship between STAR Math pretest and posttest gains over the course of the 2005-2006 academic year through the use of the STAR Math software program and TCAP math composite scores at…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Mathematics Achievement, Pretests Posttests, Computer Software