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Assessing the Validity of Directed Self-Placement at a Large University
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Gere, Anne Ruggles; Aull, Laura; Green, Timothy; Porter, Anne – Assessing Writing, 2010
Following Messick's definition of validity as a multi-faceted construct that includes contextual, substantive, structural, generalizable, external, and consequential dimensions, this study examined an established directed self-placement (DSP) system that had been functioning for ten years at a large university. The goal was to determine the extent…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Validity, Student Placement, Developmental Studies Programs
Evaluating Mixed Research Studies: A Mixed Methods Approach
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Leech, Nancy L.; Dellinger, Amy B.; Brannagan, Kim B.; Tanaka, Hideyuki – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2010
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate application of a new framework, the validation framework (VF), to assist researchers in evaluating mixed research studies. Based on an earlier work by Dellinger and Leech, a description of the VF is delineated. Using the VF, three studies from education, health care, and counseling fields are…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Researchers, Research Methodology, Research Reports
National Expert Validation of COACH: Congruence with Exemplary Practice and Suggestions for Improvement.
Giangreco, Michael F.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1993
Two studies (with 78 experts in deaf blindness and multiple disabilities and 44 parents of children with deaf blindness) explored the content and social validity of an educational planning tool--COACH (Choosing Options and Accommodations for Children). Combined results provide initial validation that COACH is congruent with exemplary practice.…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Educational Planning, Educational Practices, Individualized Education Programs
Validating the Role of the School Counselor.
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Murray, Barbara A. – School Counselor, 1995
Argues that school guidance counselors today have many school-related duties in addition to counseling. Investigates ways to implement a program whereby the counselor's role is clearly defined, formally reviewed, and redefined as needed. Encourages school guidance counselors to validate their roles by defining them more accurately and seeking the…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Teacher Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidance Personnel
Clinical Significance of the National Institute of Mental Health Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program Data.
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Ogles, Benjamin M.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Evaluation of the clinical significance of a depression treatment program revealed that a substantial number of clients made reliable improvements; posttreatment scores fell within a functional distribution. Results suggest that highly structured interventions for outpatients with major depression can instill clinically meaningful changes in short…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Counseling Effectiveness, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems
Making Activities Meaningful for Students with Severe Multiple Disabilities.
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Brown, Fredda; Lehr, Donna H. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This article discusses the importance of social validity and quality of life concerns in identifying meaningful outcomes for the education of students with severe and multiple disabilities. The article stresses the need for outcomes to result in participation in daily routines and in the student's having more meaningful control over personal…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Disabilities, Normalization (Handicapped)
Validation, Revision, and Evaluation of a Clinical Experience Using Ambulatory Care Facilities as Learning Sites for Student Nurses.
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Gregory, Faye M. – 1993
A study confirmed the need for an ambulatory nursing experience as part of the vocational nursing (VN) program at the Long Beach City College (LBCC). Information on which to base the revision of the ambulatory care (AC) experience was obtained from a literature review and interviews with the following: AC administrators, California Board of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Clinics, Curriculum Development