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Lee, Jihyun; Durksen, Tracy L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2021
Using an established global academic interest scale, academic interest dimensions of undergraduate (n = 326) and graduate (n = 401) students were compared. The four-factor structure, consisting of passion for learning, confidence in the future, career aspiration, and self-expression, held for both student groups. However, the item scores and mean…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Student Interests, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Jones, Brett D.; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan; Li, Ming; Mohamed, Hanaa Ezzat; Reilly, Peter – SAGE Open, 2023
This study examined whether the five scales of the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation Inventory produced valid scores when used in university English language courses across four different countries. We surveyed 1,147 students in English language courses in Iran, Mexico, China, and Egypt and analyzed their responses by performing measurement…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Tan, Tony Xing; Liu, Yanhong; Li, Gen; Yi, Zhiyao – Journal of College and Character, 2022
Increase in individualism and a coinciding increase in anxiety among Chinese youth propelled our inquiry on Chinese college students' self-construals and their anxiety. We surveyed 335 Chinese college students (females: n = 229; 68.4%) aged 18-24 (M = 19.30, SD = 1.16) on their self-construals and anxiety. We found that the students scored…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Self Concept, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Burman, Iti; Som, Subhranil; Hossain, Syed Akhter; Sharma, Mayank – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2020
Educational data mining provides various advantages to the education systems in many ways. It enhances the teaching process, the learning process, the scholastic performance of students, career selection, employability, and more. The differences in attitude of students' behavior lead to difference in their academic performance. The article covers…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Psychometrics, Academic Achievement, Psychological Patterns
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Wiley, Jennifer L.; Wiley, Kristofor R.; Intolubbe-Chmil, Loren; Bhuyan, Devi; Acheson, Kris – Journal of Transformative Education, 2021
Transformative learning (TL) goals are becoming commonplace in higher education, continuing education, and other adult learning contexts; however, valid and reliable assessments of TL are not so common. This imbalance begs the development of assessment methods that allow for a deeper understanding of how, when, and why deep reshaping of self takes…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Transformative Learning, Measures (Individuals), Values
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Yang, Hongwei; Su, Jian – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
The study revisited the community of inquiry (CoI) instrument for construct revalidation. To that end, the study used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine four competing models (unidimensional, correlated-factor, second-order factor, and bifactor models) on model fit statistics computed using parameter estimates from a statistical…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Communities of Practice, Factor Analysis, Correlation
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Yunjiu, Luo; Wei, Wei; Zheng, Ying – SAGE Open, 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have the potential to reduce the workload for the second language (L2) teachers and test developers. We propose two AI distractor-generating methods for creating Chinese vocabulary items: semantic similarity and visual similarity. Semantic similarity refers to antonyms and synonyms, while visual similarity…
Descriptors: Chinese, Vocabulary Development, Artificial Intelligence, Undergraduate Students
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Saeed, Karwan Mustafa; Ismail, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamad; Eng, Lin Siew – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
This study was primarily aimed at developing an English-speaking proficiency test and analytic rubrics designed to measure speaking proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates. On the basis of Littlewood's Methodological Framework and Long's Interaction Hypothesis, the researchers derived three speaking tasks from four sources: (a) syllabus of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Mayol, Mindy Hartman; Scott, Brianna M.; Schreiber, James B. – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Background: In some professions, "wellness" has become shorthand for physical fitness and nutrition but dimensions outside the physical are equally important. As wellness models continue to materialize, a validated instrument is needed to substantiate the characteristics of a multidimensional wellness model. Purpose: This 2-pronged study…
Descriptors: Wellness, Measures (Individuals), Test Validity, Test Use
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Cevik, Mustafa – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
This study aims to develop a multidimensional 21st century skills scale for adolescent and early adulthood students in the 15-25 age group. The research was conducted with 660 high school, associate degree and undergraduate students. From the item pool created during the first stage of the study, 146 items were selected in line with expert…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Construct Validity, Test Reliability
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Paken Pandiangan; I Gusti Made Sanjaya; Budi Jatmiko – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2017
The Physics Independent Learning (PIL) model is an authentic problem-based model designed teaching guide for improving self-directed learning and problem-solving skills in open and distance education. This research is aimed to analyze the validity and effectiveness of PIL model. This research was conducted using focus group discussions of experts…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Physics
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Sims, James M.; Kunnan, Antony John – Language Testing in Asia, 2016
Background: This study investigated the factor structure and factorial invariance of an English Placement Exam (EPE) from 1998 to 2011 to provide evidence for both the appropriateness of the test scores interpretations and for a validity argument. Methods: Test performance data collected from 38,632 freshmen non-English majors from a university in…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Student Placement, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Couch, Brian A.; Wood, William B.; Knight, Jennifer K. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2015
Measuring students' conceptual understandings has become increasingly important to biology faculty members involved in evaluating and improving departmental programs. We developed the Molecular Biology Capstone Assessment (MBCA) to gauge comprehension of fundamental concepts in molecular and cell biology and the ability to apply these concepts in…
Descriptors: College Science, Molecular Biology, Undergraduate Students, Science Process Skills
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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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Hites, Lacey S.; Lundervold, Duane A. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2013
Forty-four individuals, 18-47 (MN 21.8, SD 5.63) years of age, took part in a study examining the magnitude and direction of the relationship between self-report and direct observation measures of relaxation and mindfulness. The Behavioral Relaxation Scale (BRS), a valid direct observation measure of relaxation, was used to assess relaxed behavior…
Descriptors: Correlation, Observation, Metacognition, Relaxation Training
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