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Quality and Feature of Multiple-Choice Questions in Education
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Jia, Bing; He, Dan; Zhu, Zhemin – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2020
The quality of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) as well as the student's solve behavior in MCQs are educational concerns. MCQs cover wide educational content and can be immediately and accurately scored. However, many studies have found some flawed items in this exam type, thereby possibly resulting in misleading insights into students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Items, Item Response Theory
Examination of Psychometric Properties of a Translated Social-Emotional Screening Test: The Taiwanese Version of The Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional
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Chen, Chieh-Yu – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Investigating the psychometric properties of a screening instrument for young children is necessary to ascertain its quality and accuracy. In light of the important role culture plays on human beliefs and parenting styles, a newly translated and adapted test needs to be studied. Evaluating outcomes on a translated version of a test may reveal…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Screening Tests, Questionnaires, Social Development
Examining Differential Math Performance by Gender and Opportunity to Learn
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Albano, Anthony D.; Rodriguez, Michael C. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2013
Although a substantial amount of research has been conducted on differential item functioning in testing, studies have focused on detecting differential item functioning rather than on explaining how or why it may occur. Some recent work has explored sources of differential functioning using explanatory and multilevel item response models. This…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Gender Differences, Educational Opportunities
Reliability of Bracken School Readiness Assessment, Third Edition Scores with Young Children in Mumbai, India
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Shah, Mira B.; Schaefer, Barbara A.; Clark, Teresa P. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2013
To effectively provide early interventions to children, identifying those who are in need of these interventions is essential. In India, several problems hinder the process of early identification, including a lack of standardized measures for assessment. This study investigates the utility of the Bracken School Readiness Assessment, Third Edition…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, School Readiness, Young Children
Examining Psychometric Dimensions of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Inventory: A Cross-Country Comparison between Taiwan and the United States
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Chen, Ching-I – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The Taiwanese early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) system is modeled after the federal legislation and practices of the U.S., incorporating specific cultural beliefs in Taiwan. Nonetheless, in EI/ECSE assessments, several challenges are presented, including: (a) limited resources and funding, (b) lack of reliable and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Intervention
The Development of K-8 Progress Monitoring Measures in Mathematics for Use with the 2% and General Education Populations: Grade 1. Technical Report # 0919
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Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2009
In this technical report, we describe the development and piloting of a series of mathematics progress monitoring measures intended for use with students in grade 1. These measures, available as part of easyCBM [TM], an online progress monitoring assessment system, were developed in 2008 and administered to approximately 2800 students from schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Research Reports, Grade 1, Outcome Measures