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Direct linkMünch, Richard – Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics, 2020
This book provides a critical analysis of the neoliberal reform agenda of the economic governance of schools. Focusing on the role of the United States in this process, it explores the transformation of schools in this agenda from educational establishments to enterprises in a competitive education market. The study uses Bourdieu to apply a…
Descriptors: Governance, Educational History, Educational Change, Neoliberalism
Peer reviewedFan, Xiaoping; Ha, Taemin; Brooks, Collin; Cox, Dannon – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2023
Individuals who want to earn a doctoral degree aim to change or develop their careers. Some potential doctoral students have a clear goal to pursue a doctoral degree, some are uncertain if they can manage the rigor associated with a doctorate program, and others might have already been involved in their program. This article aims to provide…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Physical Education, Teacher Education Programs, Doctoral Programs
Singh, Ajay, Ed.; Yeh, Chia Jung, Ed.; Blanchard, Sheresa, Ed.; Anunciação, Luis, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Rehabilitation professionals working with students with disabilities and the families of those students face unique challenges in providing inclusive services to special education student populations. There needs to be a focus on adaptive teaching methods that provide quality experience for students with varying disabilities to promote student…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Special Education, Teaching Methods
Thorndike, Robert M.; Thorndike-Christ, Tracy M. – Pearson, 2010
In this classic introduction to educational and psychological measurement, Thorndike and Thorndike-Christ provide all of the pertinent information future professionals need to know in order to develop the skills to use test information wisely. Incorporating standard measurement concepts as they apply to both educational and psychological…
Descriptors: Measurement, Student Evaluation, Psychology, Educational Assessment
Nering, Michael L., Ed.; Ostini, Remo, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
This comprehensive "Handbook" focuses on the most used polytomous item response theory (IRT) models. These models help us understand the interaction between examinees and test questions where the questions have various response categories. The book reviews all of the major models and includes discussions about how and where the models…
Descriptors: Guides, Item Response Theory, Test Items, Correlation
Hill, Andrew T. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2010
Children's economic reasoning follows a developmental sequence in which their ideas about money and other basic economic concepts are forming. Even children in the early primary grades can learn some basic economics and retain understanding of economic concepts if they are taught in developmentally appropriate ways. Given how important economic…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Economics, Testing, Social Studies
Gardner, Grant E.; Jones, M. Gail – American Biology Teacher, 2009
Nanoscale science and engineering are disciplines that examine the unique behaviors and properties of materials that emerge at the size range of 1 to 100 nanometers (a billionth of a meter). Nanobiotechnology is a sub-discipline of nanoscience that has arisen more recently. Nanobiotechnology is already impacting the fields of healthcare and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Investigations, Public Health, Biomedicine
Download full textRockman, Ilene F., Comp. – 1984
Developed as a guide to resources in the Robert E. Kennedy Library at California Polytechnic State University, this bibliography includes a selective listing of books, microfiche, and reference materials on the topic of educational and psychological testing. The publications included either contain sample or entire test items, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Databases, Educational Testing, Higher Education
Bergeson, Terry; Heuschel, Mary Alice; Hall, Greg; Willhoft, Joe – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2005
This publication is designed to assist administrators, teachers, parents, and students in making decisions regarding participation and testing accommodations for special populations in statewide testing in Washington. The intent of Washington's Education Reform Act of 1993 is to increase student achievement by developing a public school system…
Descriptors: State Standards, Guidelines, Educational Change, Testing
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Consisting of items from the 1998 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment as well as some items created specifically for the Practice Test, this Practice Test intends to be representative of the type of test and contain items similar to those that appear on actual grade 5 reading tests. These practice tests are not intended to be psychometrically…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Consisting of items from the 1998 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment as well as some items created specifically for the Practice Test, this Practice Test intends to be representative of the type of test and contain items similar to those that appear on actual grade 3 reading tests. These practice tests are not intended to be psychometrically…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Grade 3, Minimum Competency Testing
Furr, Mike; Bacharach, Verne R. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2007
The authors center their presentation of material around a conceptual understanding of psychometric issues, such as validity and reliability, and on purpose rather than procedure, the "why" rather than the "how to." Their goal is to introduce psychometric principles at a level that is deeper and more focused than found in introductory…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Test Bias, Research Methodology, Testing
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1997
Consisting of four articles taken from the "Minneapolis Star Tribune" with 10 questions for each article, this Practice Test gives an answer sheet and an answer key (including specification to the type of question either Literal Comprehension or Inferential Comprehension). These practice tests are not intended to be psychometrically…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1997
Discussing the established legislation and background behind the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, this document outlines reading test specifications for third and fifth grade. It gives specifications for grades three and five on Reading Passages, Readability, Test Conditions, and Test Forms. Two sections are devoted to details for each grade…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Grade 3
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1997
This report provides teachers, school administrators, students, and the general public with a summarized overview of results from the January 1997 administration of the Social Studies 33 Diploma Examination. The summary is divided into: (1) description of the examination; (2) achievement of standards; (3) provincial averages; (4) multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Testing, Evaluation
