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Moses, Tim; Liu, Jinghua; Tan, Adele; Deng, Weiling; Dorans, Neil J. – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
In this study, differential item functioning (DIF) methods utilizing 14 different matching variables were applied to assess DIF in the constructed-response (CR) items from 6 forms of 3 mixed-format tests. Results suggested that the methods might produce distinct patterns of DIF results for different tests and testing programs, in that the DIF…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Items, Item Analysis
Nevill, Harold Anderson – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This mixed-methods study examined which attributes Professional-Technical Education (PTE) teachers desire to see in the best practices presented to them. The study used data from two separate pilot studies to create a survey administered during the June, 2009 PTE summer conference; which was returned by 229 responders; and in addition used to…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Teaching Methods, Best Practices, Test Construction
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Frick, Theodore W.; Chadha, Rajat; Watson, Carol; Zlatkovska, Emilija – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
Recent research has touted the benefits of learner-centered instruction, problem-based learning, and a focus on complex learning. Instructors often struggle to put these goals into practice as well as to measure the effectiveness of these new teaching strategies in terms of mastery of course objectives. Enter the course evaluation, often a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Course Objectives, Course Evaluation, Academic Achievement
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Whitehead, David – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2008
In an educational context, local, ecologically valid tests can reflect the use of literacy and thinking tools. These tests present a challenge to central, content-focused, high-stakes testing, and to transmission approaches to teaching. They require teachers to accept knowledge as a verb, and to design assessment protocols that reflect…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Educational Assessment
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Bangert, Arthur W. – Internet and Higher Education, 2004
Traditionally, campus-based courses rely on student evaluations to provide instructors with feedback about their teaching effectiveness. However, current instructor evaluation instruments do not tap the essential teaching practices recommended for effective on-line teaching. This exploratory study used the Seven Principles of Good Practice of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Constructivism (Learning), Discussion, Student Attitudes