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Forkner, Carl B. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Compressed time from matriculation to graduation prevalent in executive graduate degree programs means that traditional methods of identifying deficiencies in student writing during the course of study may not provide timely remediation enabling for student success. This study examined a writing-intensive, 10-month executive graduate degree…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Graduate Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Predictive Validity
Graham, Roseanna – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study evaluated the reliability, validity, and educational usefulness of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in dental education. The OSCE was administered to dental students at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM) before they entered clinical training. Participants in this…
Descriptors: Dentistry, Medical Education, Tests, Test Reliability
Schmitt, Dorren Rafael – 1989
This study, conducted at six southern universities, analyzed the validity and reliability of a researcher developed instrument designed to evaluate educational software in secondary mathematics. The instrument called the Instrument for Software Evaluation for Educators uses measurement scales, presents a summary section of the evaluation, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Construct Validity, Content Validity
Murphy, Christine A.; And Others – 1988
A 32-item Computer Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE) was developed to measure perceptions of capability regarding specific computer-related knowledge and skills. Bandura's theory of self-efficacy (1986) and Schunk's model of classroom learning (1985) guided the development of the CSE. Each of the skill-related items is preceded by the phrase "I feel…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Computer Literacy, Construct Validity, Graduate Students
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Bornheimer, Deane G. – College and University, 1984
Performance of limited-English speaking graduate school applicants on the Prueba de Admision para Estudios Graduados aptitude test is compared with Graduate Record Examination results, and the validity of the two tests as predictors of academic success for bilingual doctoral students in the New York University Puerto Rico program is examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Bilingual Students, College Applicants
Carlson, Alfred B.; And Others – 1976
Rating scales of the "scaled behavioral expectation" type were developed to measure the constructs of independence and initiative, conscientiousness, enthusiasm, critical facility, teaching skills, research and experimentation, communication, and persistence. The scales were used by faculty in three psychology departments, two chemistry…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Chemistry, College Entrance Examinations, College Faculty