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Understanding the State of the Art for Measurement in Chemistry Education Research: Examining the Psychometric Evidence
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Arjoon, Janelle A.; Xu, Xiaoying; Lewis, Jennifer E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2013
Many of the instruments developed for research use by the chemistry education community are relatively new. Because psychometric evidence dictates the validity of interpretations made from test scores, gathering and reporting validity and reliability evidence is of utmost importance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate what…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Measurement Techniques, Psychometrics, Evidence
Asking Students about Teaching: Student Perception Surveys and Their Implementation. MET Project Policy and Practice Brief
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2012
No one has a bigger stake in teaching effectiveness than students. Nor are there any better experts on how teaching is experienced by its intended beneficiaries. Only recently have many policymakers and practitioners come to recognize that--when asked the right questions, in the right ways--students can be an important source of information on the…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Test Validity
An Exploration of GED[R] Standard Score Stability: 2001 through 2005. GED Testing Service Research Studies, 2006-3
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Benners, G. Anthony; George-Ezzelle, Carol E. – GED Testing Service, 2006
The present investigation was aimed at exploring the stability of the standard score distributions on the GED (General Educational Development) Tests taken by U.S. high school seniors in equating studies conducted by GED Testing Service during the span of 5 years from 2001 (the norming year) to 2005. Three questions were addressed by this…
Descriptors: Testing, High School Seniors, Scores, Measurement Techniques
Job Observation and Behavior Scale: A Supported Employment Assessment Instrument.
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Brady, Michael P.; Rosenberg, Howard – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2002
This article presents the role of the Job Observation and Behavior Scale (JOBS) in promoting objective employee performance evaluations and summarizes the technical properties of the instrument. JOBS is designed to be sensitive to both the work performance and support needs of people who participate in supported employment. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities
Cognitive Assessment System.
Naglieri, Jack A.; Das, J. P. – 1997
This kit contains materials necessary to administer the Cognitive Assessment System (CAS), an assessment battery designed to evaluate cognitive processing in children 5 through 17 years of age. Derived from the Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, and Successive (PASS) theory, the four processing areas comprise the four scales that make up the CAS.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Span, Children, Cognitive Ability
Assessing Student Outcomes: Performance Assessment Using the Dimensions of Learning Model.
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Marzano, Robert J.; Pickering, Debra; McTighe, Jay – 1993
Dimensions of Learning is an instructional model that is based on the premise that five types of thinking are essential to the learning process: (1) positive attitudes and perceptions about learning; (2) thinking involved in acquiring and integrating new learning; (3) thinking in extending and refining knowledge; (4) thinking in using knowledge…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level