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Flake, Jessica Kay – Educational Psychologist, 2021
An increased focus on transparency and replication in science has stimulated reform in research practices and dissemination. As a result, the research culture is changing: the use of preregistration is on the rise, access to data and materials is increasing, and large-scale replication studies are more common. In this article, I discuss two…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Construct Validity, Access to Information, Test Construction
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Ulenski, Adam; Gill, Michele Gregoire; Kelley, Michelle J. – Teacher Educator, 2019
This article describes the development and initial testing of the "Elementary Literacy Coach Self-Efficacy Survey", a new instrument designed and created to assess literacy coaches' efficacy for coaching-specific tasks. A synthesis of literature on literacy coaching tasks and experts in the coaching field were used to craft the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Literacy, Coaching (Performance), Self Efficacy
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Schmidgall, Jonathan; Cid, Jaime; Carter Grissom, Elizabeth; Li, Lucy – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
The redesigned "TOEIC Bridge"® tests were designed to evaluate test takers' English listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills in the context of everyday adult life. In this paper, we summarize the initial validity argument that supports the use of test scores for the purpose of selection, placement, and evaluation of a test…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
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Martin, David; Jamieson-Proctor, Romina – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2020
In Australia, one of the key findings of the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group was that not all graduating pre-service teachers possess adequate pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) to teach effectively. The concern is that higher education providers working with pre-service teachers are using pedagogical practices and assessments which…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Preservice Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Foreign Countries
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Cian, Heidi – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2020
Socioscientific issues, issues that center on the intersection between scientific and social problems in real-world contexts, are valuable tools to use in science instruction due to their association with gains in scientific literacy, argumentation skills, and content knowledge. However, due to their complex nature, crafting instruction using…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Social Problems, Science Instruction, Prior Learning
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Neuss, Deirdre; Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth M.; Olds, Janet; Tang, Ken; Whittingham, JoAnne; McSweeney, Erin; Rabjohn, Kelley; Somerville, Rosemary; Steacie, Pamela; Lyons, John S.; Schramm, David – Volta Review, 2018
As children are receiving cochlear implants at younger ages, benchmarks in speech, language, and auditory development can assist auditory-verbal therapists in setting expectation levels. Therapists can then counsel parents who often inquire how their children are progressing compared to peers with the same amount of listening experience. This…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Listening Skills, Speech Skills, Language Skills
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Schmidgall, Jonathan; Oliveri, Maria Elena; Duke, Trina; Grissom, Elizabeth Carter – ETS Research Report Series, 2019
One of the most critical steps in the test development process is defining the construct, or the knowledge, skills, or abilities, to be assessed. This foundational step provides the basis for initial assumptions about the meaning of test scores and serves as a reference for subsequent validity research. In this paper, we describe the purpose of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
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Lewis, Todd F. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
American Educational Research Association (AERA) standards stipulate that researchers show evidence of the internal structure of instruments. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is one structural equation modeling procedure designed to assess construct validity of assessments that has broad applicability for counselors interested in instrument…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Construct Validity
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Feranchak, Bret; Deiger, Megan – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Increasingly content area projects and programs at the K-12 level, such as in mathematics, involve a programmatic component or project emphasis on developing "teacher leadership". However, there is no consistent definition or framework for this construct and even fewer validated tools for measuring it. This paper describes our efforts in…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Mathematics Instruction, Guidelines, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kebble, Paul Graham – The EUROCALL Review, 2016
The C-Test as a tool for assessing language competence has been in existence for nearly 40 years, having been designed by Professors Klein-Braley and Raatz for implementation in German and English. Much research has been conducted over the ensuing years, particularly in regards to reliability and construct validity, for which it is reported to…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Computer Software, Test Construction, Test Reliability
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Bell, Sherry Mee; McCallum, R. Steve; Ziegler, Mary; Davis, C. A.; Coleman, MariBeth – Annals of Dyslexia, 2013
The purpose of this paper is to describe briefly the development and utility of the "Assessment of Reading Instructional Knowledge-Adults" ("ARIK-A"), the only nationally normed (n?=?468) measure of adult reading instructional knowledge, created to facilitate professional development of adult educators. Developmental data…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Reading Instruction, Adult Education
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Hur, Eun Hye; Glassman, Michael; Kim, Yunhwan – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2013
This paper developed a Democratic Classroom Survey to measure students' perceived democratic environment of the classroom. Perceived democratic environment is one of the most important variables for understanding classroom activity and indeed any type of group activity, but actually measuring perceptions in an objective manner has been…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Test Construction, Program Validation, Democratic Values
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Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R.; Yovanoff, Paul; Jung, EunJu; Liu, Kimy; Geller, Josh – Educational Assessment, 2013
In this article, we highlight the need for a precisely defined construct in score-based validation and discuss the contribution of cognitive theories to accurately and comprehensively defining the construct. We propose a framework for integrating cognitively based theoretical and empirical evidence to specify and evaluate the construct. We apply…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Construct Validity, Scores, Evidence
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Dumas, Helene M. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
The PEDI-CAT is a new computer adaptive test (CAT) version of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). Additional PEDI-CAT items specific to postacute pediatric hospital care were recently developed using expert reviews and cognitive interviewing techniques. Expert reviews established face and construct validity, providing positive…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Adaptive Testing, Content Validity, Construct Validity
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Harris, Lois R.; Brown, Gavin T. L. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2010
Structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews are often used in mixed method studies to generate confirmatory results despite differences in methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation. A review of 19 questionnaire-interview comparison studies found that consensus and consistency statistics were generally weak between…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Questionnaires, Interviews, Data Collection
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