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Emily L. Coderre – College Teaching, 2024
Psychometrics is the field of designing tests and assessments to measure certain psychological concepts. It is chiefly concerned with two fundamental properties: reliability and validity. These properties are often influenced by confounding variables: other things that can influence performance but are not what you are trying to measure. Here, I…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Test Reliability
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Dean Dudley; John Cairney – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Since 2015, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization has posited physical literacy as a central tenet and pedagogical reform initiative of quality physical education. An assessment of physical literacy is, therefore, becoming an increasingly important aspect of physical education in schools. Internal and external threats…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Physical Education, Educational Change, Teaching Methods
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Broley, Laura; Hardy, Nadia – International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 2022
Research using the Anthropological Theory of the Didactic suggests different models of how student learning may evolve in the progression of undergraduate mathematics coursework: from elementary courses in Calculus to more advanced courses in Analysis. An ideal model suggests that the theory-driven learning in the latter serves as a natural…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Task Analysis
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Reffiane, Fine; Sudarmin; Wiyanto; Saptono, Sigit – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2021
The purpose of the study was to develop an instrument for the problem solving ability of students in Hybrid learning by Ethno-STEM via Four-D Model. In the study, the first three stages of the Four-D Model namely; defining, designing, and developing were applied. As the participants, 143 students of elementary education in the 4th semester took…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Student Evaluation, Problem Solving, Blended Learning
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Barquero-Ruiz, Carmen; Arias-Estero, José Luis; Kirk, David – European Physical Education Review, 2020
The assessment of tactics is a subject of great interest in physical education and sport pedagogy. However, the lack of knowledge of the topic and the variety of assessment instruments make the assessment of tactics difficult. This study aimed to describe assessment in relation to tactical learning outcomes through an analysis of assessment…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Physical Education, Evaluation Methods
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Lafave, Lynne M. Z.; Yeo, Michelle; Lafave, Mark R. – Journal of Competency-Based Education, 2021
Background: Undergraduate students in healthcare professions need to develop critical thinking skills in order to be prepared to deliver patient-centered high-quality care upon graduation. The new Canadian Athletic Therapy Association (CATA) competency framework includes a "scholar" role, placing emphasis on knowledge and skills related…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Competency Based Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation
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Shu-Fen Lin; Wan-Chin Shie – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
Teachers lack effective curriculum-based instruments to assess their students' scientific competence that would provide information for modifying their inquiry instruction. The main purpose of this study was to develop and validate a Curriculum-Based Scientific Competence (CBSC) test to assess students' scientific competence in a 1-semester Grade…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Validity, Grade 9, Science Tests
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Xing, Hongjun; Zhai, Yanfang; Han, Sisi; Zhao, Yuping; Gong, Wenhui; Wang, Yuting; Han, Jing; Liu, Qiaoyi – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2022
Problem solving is considered one of the most critical competencies for life. However, many students may perform well in school yet cannot transfer the skills they learned in school to solve real-world problems, especially in science education. This study discusses the characteristics of the problem from the physics education perspective, based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction
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Thippayacharoen, Thanakrit; Hoofd, Chonlatee; Pala, Napat; Sameephet, Banchakarn; Satthamnuwong, Bhirawit – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
Research on English Medium Instruction (EMI) is rapidly increasing and well-documented worldwide; however, recent studies in EMI have given less emphasis on assessments in EMI classrooms. Indeed, assessment plays a significant role in informing teaching and learning competencies, but what to assess and how to assess are questions which have been…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Pilar Rodríguez-Arancón; María Bobadilla-Pérez; Alberto Fernández-Costales – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to delve into the interplay between didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) and computer-assisted language learning (CALL), exploring their combined impact on the development of intercultural competence (IC) among learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Design/methodology/approach: Using a quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Translation, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Gordon, Edmund W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2020
Drawing upon his experience, more than 60 years ago, as a psychometric support person to a very special teacher of brain damaged children, the author of this article reflects on the productive use of educational assessments and data from them to educate - assessment in the service of learning. Findings from the Gordon Commission on the Future of…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Student Evaluation, Special Education Teachers, Educational Assessment
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Zelkowski, Jeremy; Campbell, Tye – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022
Teacher candidates bring many beliefs and interpretations of mathematics teaching and learning at the start of their teacher preparation coursework (e.g. methods courses, field experiences, assessment). Well-prepared beginning teachers in many instances requires programs and designed experience to breakdown unproductive beliefs and/or improve…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Mathematics Instruction, Scoring Rubrics
McKenna, Meaghan; Soto-Boykin, Xigrid; Cheng, Ke; Haynes, Elizabeth; Osorio, Amanda; Altshuler, Joan – Grantee Submission, 2021
This article describes the development and administration of a survey to identify early childhood educators' successes and barriers when delivering remote instruction (e.g., online whole or small group instruction) during the COVID-19 pandemic to children 2-5 years old. The survey was developed using procedures outlined by the commonly accepted…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Testing, Surveys, Early Childhood Teachers
Seyedahmad Rahimi – ProQuest LLC, 2020
In this study, I investigated the effectiveness of a creativity-support system that I developed in the level editor of a learning game called "Physics Playground" on improving college students' creativity. Moreover, I investigated the validity and reliability of an in-game assessment of creativity to measure students' creativity.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Creativity, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Emily Lauren Atieh – ProQuest LLC, 2020
At the university level, peer instruction has been widely implemented as a means to offer additional resources through mentorship and academic support for courses with high enrollments and/or high levels of attrition. Peer instructors are students themselves who have typically demonstrated a proficiency in the course for which they serve. In the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Knowledge Level, Beliefs
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