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ASPECT: A Survey to Assess Student Perspective of Engagement in an Active-Learning Classroom
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Wiggins, Benjamin L.; Eddy, Sarah L.; Wener-Fligner, Leah; Freisem, Karen; Grunspan, Daniel Z.; Theobald, Elli J.; Timbrook, Jerry; Crowe, Alison J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
The primary measure used to determine relative effectiveness of in-class activities has been student performance on pre/posttests. However, in today's active-learning classrooms, learning is a social activity, requiring students to interact and learn from their peers. To develop effective active-learning exercises that engage students, it is…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Attitudes, Class Activities, Pretests Posttests
Finding Autonomy in Activity: Development and Validation of a Democratic Classroom Survey
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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
Teaching the Principles of Test Validation in Introductory Psychology
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Wesp, Richard; Eshun, Sussie – Teaching of Psychology, 2005
We describe a simple classroom activity that demonstrated the process of assessing predictive validity. We assessed changes in student understanding of the process, confidence in psychological testing, and enjoyment in participating in the exercise. Students who completed the activity performed better on a test question about validity and reported…
Descriptors: Psychology, Predictive Validity, Psychological Testing, Test Validity
Training Students in Assessment: Three Steps to a More Effective Web Site
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Arney, Janna B. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2006
Training students in assessment can not only help lighten grading load but also--and more importantly--equip students with a lifelong skill. The goal of educators in grading is to reinforce teaching concepts by identifying students' strengths and weaknesses. If educators require students to create Web site as a class project, this can become a…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Class Activities, Readability, Internet
Implications of a Landmark Ruling on Florida's Minimum Competency Test.
Popham, W. James; Lindheim, Elaine – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Reviews a federal court ruling in Florida stating that minimum competency tests must be fair--that is, they must cover material that has actually been taught. Unfair tests used to determine eligibility for graduation violate the equal protection and due process clauses of the Constitution. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Class Activities, Court Litigation, Due Process
Assessing Student Performance in the ESL Classroom.
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Alderson, J. Charles; Clapham, Caroline – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
On the premise that the value of a test relates to its uses, this article argues that tests should correspond to teachers' methods, objectives, and materials. A distinction is drawn between classroom and standardized testing, and three criteria for testing are offered. (LR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria
Effects of Two Testing Conditions on Classroom Achievement: Traditional In-Class versus Experimental Take-Home Conditions.
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Andrada, Gilbert N.; Linden, Kathryn W. – 1993
The psychometric properties of objective tests administered in two testing conditions were compared, using an experimental take-home testing condition and a traditional in-class testing condition. Subjects were 290 college students in a basic educational psychology course who took a test developed and tested the previous semester. Two equivalent…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, College Students