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Download full textHussein, Rasha Abed; Sabit, Shaker Holh; Alwan, Merriam Ghadhanfar; Wafqan, Hussam Mohammed; Baqer, Abeer Ameen; Ali, Muneam Hussein; Hachim, Safa K.; Sahi, Zahraa Tariq; AlSalami, Huda Takleef; Sulaiman, Bahaa Aldin Fawzi – International Journal of Language Testing, 2022
Dictation is a traditional technique for both teaching and testing overall language ability and listening comprehension. In a dictation, a passage is read aloud by the teacher and examinees write down what they hear. Due to the peculiar form of dictations, psychometric analysis of dictations is challenging. In a dictation, there is no clear…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Verbal Communication, Teaching Methods, Language Skills
Direct linkGrimes, Zachary T.; Boury, Nancy M.; Wasendorf, Chloe; McCombs, Audrey L.; Reid, Joshua W.; James, Olena; Couch, Brock; Armstrong, Patrick I.; Seipelt-Thiemann, Rebecca L. – American Biology Teacher, 2022
Genetics plays an increasing role in modern life as evidenced by the development of revolutionary techniques such as CRISPR-based genome editing and the rise of personalized genome services. However, genetics is difficult to learn; known issues include its abstract nature, different scales, and technical language. Pedigree analysis is a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Biology, Science Instruction, Student Centered Learning
Lambert, Richard G. – Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation, 2018
This report contains reliability and validity evidence for the North Carolina Kindergarten Entry Assessment system (KEA) using a statewide sample of kindergarten children. The KEA was designed as a formative, developmental, authentic, and criterion referenced classroom resource for teachers. As a formative assessment, the KEA focuses on the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Formative Evaluation
Frisby, Craig; Wang, Ze – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2018
Although spelling skill progress has typically been studied within the context of students' responses to written story starters (Deno, Marsten, & Mirkin, 1982; Fuchs & Fuchs, 2011; Hosp, Hosp, & Howell, 2007; Shinn & Shinn, 2002), there has been little research conducted within a curriculum-based measurement framework that has…
Descriptors: Spelling, Teaching Methods, Progress Monitoring, Curriculum Based Assessment
Zhu, Mengxiao; Lee, Hee-Sun; Wang, Ting; Liu, Ou Lydia; Belur, Vinetha; Pallant, Amy – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
This study investigates the role of automated scoring and feedback in supporting students' construction of written scientific arguments while learning about factors that affect climate change in the classroom. The automated scoring and feedback technology was integrated into an online module. Students' written scientific argumentation occurred…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Climate, Change, Persuasive Discourse
Charitaki, Garyfalia; Baralis, Georgios; Polycronopoulou, Stavroula; Lappas, Dionyssios; Soulis, Spyridon-Georgios – Online Submission, 2015
Aims: Through this qualitative approach we intent to investigate the existence of patterns in errors that children with Down's syndrome make while counting. Study Design: The current study can be described as descriptive correlational, while we are also trying to extract data through qualitative analysis. Place and Duration of Study: In the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Down Syndrome, Difficulty Level, Numeracy
Rajpaul, Vinesh; Allie, Saalih; Blyth, Sarah-Louise – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
We report on research carried out to improve teaching and student engagement in the introductory astronomy course at the University of Cape Town. This course is taken by a diverse range of students, including many from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. We describe the development of an instrument, the Introductory Astronomy Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Astronomy, Student Attitudes, Instructional Improvement
McQuaid, John W. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2010
This study examined the effects of cognitive load experienced by e-learners as they negotiated the tasks required for successful participation within an asynchronous course room, specifically examining the relationship between measured cognitive load and the learners' confidence in completing their course. The results indicated that learner…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Cognitive Measurement, Psychometrics, Cognitive Processes
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory
