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Sensory Processing Measure-HK Chinese Version: Psychometric Properties and Pattern of Response across Environments
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Lai, Cynthia Y. Y.; Chung, Jenny C. C.; Chan, Chetwyn C. H.; Li-Tsang, Cecilia W. P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Sensory Processing Measure-Hong Kong Chinese version (SPM-HKC), and to study the pattern of behavioral response of children towards sensory events across home and school settings. The two major forms of the SPM, Home Form and Main Classroom Form, were translated into Chinese in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Autism, Content Validity
Measuring Attitudes toward Stuttering: English-to-French Translations in Canada and Cameroon
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St. Louis, Kenneth O.; Roberts, Patricia M. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2010
Purpose: A field test of a survey instrument under development, the "Public Opinion Survey of Human Attributes, Experimental Edition" ("POSHA-E"), designed to investigate language-, culture-, and nation-specific public opinions about stuttering is reported. This investigation compared English and French versions of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stuttering, Public Opinion, Measures (Individuals)
Audiographic Communication: The Optel Telewriter Trial.
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Taylor, J. C.; And Others – 1991
The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Distance Education Centre compared the cost and instructional effectiveness of the Optel Telewriter to that of telephone tutorials and face-to-face instruction. Thirty enrollees in a data analysis class used the Optel Telewriter, which permits two-way voice and graphic communication, and 30 other…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
The Value of Supplementing Panel Software Reviews with Field Observations.
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Owston, Ronald D.; Wideman, Herbert H. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1987
Describes study that compared teacher panel reviews of educational software to field test reports to determine the levels of agreement between the two evaluation types. Methods of evaluation are discussed, the York Educational Software Evaluation Scales (YESES) are explained, and the results of the study of 36 software packages are presented.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Developed Nations
A Field-Testing Approach to Software Evaluation.
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Dudley-Marling, Curt; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1988
Discussion of the evaluation of educational software highlights two evaluation methods: (1) the York Educational Software Evaluation Scales (YESES), a criterion-based evaluation, and (2) a field-testing approach developed at York University. Guidelines for the field-testing approach include an emphasis on the observation of students. (22…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
The Effectiveness of Hypermedia Instructional Modules for Radiology Residents.
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Shaw, Steven G.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1995
Details the development and field testing of hypermedia training materials for teaching radiology residents at the Montreal General Hospital (Canada). Compares results of randomly teaching 24 residents with either hypermedia or traditional classroom methods. Results indicate that residents who learned with hypermedia generally performed as well as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Field Tests, Foreign Countries