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Borders, L. DiAnne; Wester, Kelly L.; Gonzalez, Laura M. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2018
Contextual or organizational factors in faculty members' work settings can support or limit their efforts to implement what they learned in faculty development programs. These factors may be particularly salient for programs designed to enhance faculty research productivity. In this article, the authors introduce a measure of faculty research…
Descriptors: Teacher Researchers, Program Validation, Test Construction, Faculty Development
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Balkin, Richard S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
An overview of standards related to demonstrating evidence regarding relationships with criteria as it pertains to instrument development was presented, along with heuristic examples. Additional measures and a comprehensive design are necessary to establish evidence related to the use and interpretation of test scores for the validation of a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Standards, Test Construction, Evaluation Criteria
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Sözen, Merve; Bolat, Mualla – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
The purpose of this study is to develop an achievement test which includes the basic concepts about the subject of sound and its properties in middle school science lessons and which at the same time aims to reveal the alternative concepts that the students already have. During the process of the development of the test, studies in the field and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Science Education, Acoustics, Test Construction
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Kimbel, Tyler; Clemens, Elysia V. – Professional School Counseling, 2015
The School Counseling Program Report Card--Student Version is a program evaluation tool designed to capture high school student perceptions of school counseling services. This article describes the initial instrument development process. Exploratory factor analysis (N = 305) yielded a 22-item instrument with three subscales that mirror the ASCA…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Program Development, Program Validation, Counseling Services
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Landry, Jeffrey P.; Pardue, J. Harold; Daigle, Roy; Longenecker, Herbert E., Jr. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2013
This paper describes an instrument designed for assessing learning outcomes in data management. In addition to assessment of student learning and ABET outcomes, we have also found the instrument to be effective for determining database placement of incoming information systems (IS) graduate students. Each of these three uses is discussed in this…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Students, Information Systems
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Taskinen, Päivi H.; Steimel, Jochen; Gräfe, Linda; Engell, Sebastian; Frey, Andreas – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
This study examined students' competencies in engineering education at the university level. First, we developed a competency model in one specific field of engineering: process dynamics and control. Then, the theoretical model was used as a frame to construct test items to measure students' competencies comprehensively. In the empirical…
Descriptors: Models, Engineering Education, Test Items, Outcome Measures
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Zelkowski, Jeremy; Gleason, Jim; Cox, Dana C.; Bismarck, Stephen – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2013
Within the realm of teaching middle and high school mathematics, the ability to teach mathematics effectively using various forms of technology is now more important than ever, as expressed by the recent development of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice. This article presents the development process and the results from 15…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Preservice Teachers, Program Validation, Technological Literacy
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DeChenne, Sue Ellen; Lesseig, Kristin; Anderson, Shawn M.; Li, Sissi L.; Staus, Nancy L.; Barthel, Celeste – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2012
This study describes the development and validation of an instrument to measure graduate teaching assistants' (GTAs) learning about teaching during professional development. In the pilot study, exploratory factor analysis of data from 239 graduate students indicates a single factor structure. The second study, involving 177 science, technology,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Professional Development, Pilot Projects
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Edyburn, Dave L.; Smith, Roger O. – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2004
The topic of assistive technology (AT) outcomes has only recently received attention in the professional literature. As a result, there is a considerable void in the profession's ability to address contemporary questions about the value and use of AT. The purpose of this article is to highlight the theory, development, and research efforts of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Research and Development