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Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Comparison of Two IRTree Models to Investigate the Impact of Full versus Endpoint-Only Response Option Labeling
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Spratto, Elisabeth M.; Leventhal, Brian C.; Bandalos, Deborah L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2021
In this study, we examined the results and interpretations produced from two different IRTree models--one using paths consisting of only dichotomous decisions, and one using paths consisting of both dichotomous and polytomous decisions. We used data from two versions of an impulsivity measure. In the first version, all the response options had…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Item Response Theory, Decision Making, Data Analysis
How Do Raters Judge Spoken Vocabulary?
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Li, Hui – English Language Teaching, 2016
The aim of the study was to investigate how raters come to their decisions when judging spoken vocabulary. Segmental rating was introduced to quantify raters' decision-making process. It is hoped that this simulated study brings fresh insight to future methodological considerations with spoken data. Twenty trainee raters assessed five Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluators, Interrater Reliability, Decision Making
Social Networking Sites' Influence on Travelers' Authentic Experience a Case Study of Couch Surfing
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Liu, Xiao – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explored travelers' experiences in the era of network hospitality 2.0 using CouchSurfing.org as a case study. The following research questions guided this study: 1) what experience does CouchSurfing create for travelers before, during and after their travel? 2) how does couch surfers' experience relate to authenticity in context of…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Web Sites, Web 2.0 Technologies, Influences
An Exploration of the Use of Data, Analysis and Research among College Admission Professionals in the Context of Data-Driven Decision Making
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Schroeder, Kimberly Ann Chaffer – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Increasing demands for accountability from both the public and the government have resulted in increasing pressure for higher education professionals to use data to support their choices. There is significant speculation that professionals at all levels of education lack the knowledge to implement data-driven decision making. However, empirical…
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Data, Data Analysis, College Admission
Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (9th, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 29-July 2, 2016)
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Barnes, Tiffany, Ed.; Chi, Min, Ed.; Feng, Mingyu, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2016
The 9th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2016) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, in the USA. The conference, held June 29-July 2, 2016, follows the eight previous editions (Madrid 2015, London 2014, Memphis…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evidence Based Practice, Inquiry, Science Instruction
Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education
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Secolsky, Charles, Ed.; Denison, D. Brian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. The "Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education" provides higher…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Teacher Effectiveness