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Dorman, Jeffrey P.; Aldridge, Jill M.; Fraser, Barry J. – International Education Journal, 2006
Research employing the Technology-Rich Outcomes-Focused Learning Environment Inventory (TROFLEI) was conducted in Australian secondary schools. A sample of 4,146 students from 286 classes responded to the TROFLEI which assesses 10 classroom environment dimensions: student cohesiveness, teacher support, involvement, task orientation, investigation,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Classification, Multivariate Analysis, Classroom Environment
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Wickramasinghe, Vathsala M. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2006
Using a stratified random sample, this paper examines the training practices of setting objectives, transfer, validation and evaluation in Sri Lanka. The paper further sets out to compare those practices across local, foreign and joint-venture companies based on the assumption that there may be significant differences across companies of different…
Descriptors: Training Objectives, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Transfer of Training
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Brooks, Robert T.; Beard, John; Steel, Zachary – Psychological Assessment, 2006
The Kessler 10 Psychological Distress Scale (K10) is a brief 10-item questionnaire designed to measure the level of distress and severity associated with psychological symptoms in population surveys. It is being used widely, including in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey, and as a clinical outcome measure, although little…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Questionnaires, Community Surveys, Mental Health
Borrero, Carrie S. W.; Vollmer, Timothy R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2006
We evaluated interventions designed to reduce multiply controlled problem behavior exhibited by a young boy with developmental disabilities, using a multiple baseline design. Each intervention was designed to address a specific social function of problem behavior. Results showed that the separate interventions were useful in reducing problem…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Methods Research
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Pae, Tae-Il; Park, Gi-Pyo – Language Testing, 2006
The present study utilized both the IRT-LR (item response theory likelihood ratio) and a series of CFA (confirmatory factor analysis) multi-sample analyses to systematically examine the relationships between DIF (differential item functioning) and DTF (differential test functioning) with a random sample of 15 000 Korean examinees. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Factor Analysis, Test Bias, Test Validity
Illinois Community College Board, 2007
Economic and demographic changes are dramatically increasing the need for adult education, basic literacy, and English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) programs. Millions of Illinois residents lack the level of literacy skills needed to obtain good jobs, perform well on the job, and function well in an increasingly complex society. Addressing the scope…
Descriptors: Program Validation, Family Literacy, Community Colleges, Adult Students
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Wang, Yuping – CALICO Journal, 2007
This article addresses a pervasive need in the area of videoconference-supported distance language learning: task design. On the basis of Chapelle's (2001) criteria for CALL task appropriateness, this article proposes a set of criteria for evaluating videoconferencing-based tasks which examine such aspects of a task as practicality,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Task Analysis, Teleconferencing, Virtual Classrooms
Fink, Arlene; Kosecoff, Jacqueline – 1980
This book presents a compilation of 28 issues of the newsletter, "How To Evaluate Education Programs" from the first one published in September 1977 through the issue of December 1979 on the topic of evaluating educational programs. The subject is covered in the following chapters: (1) How to Choose a Test; (2) How to Rate and Compare…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria
Winter, Gene M.; Fadale, LaVerna M. – 1982
A project was undertaken in New York State to develop a low-cost statewide system for identifying and disseminating information on two-year college programs or activities that are effective in addressing a major occupational education issue. The resulting system consists of the following components: (1) a call for nominations, which involves the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Educational Quality, Information Dissemination
Shively, Joe E. – 1982
Initiated in 1981 to provide an update and to reaffirm the status of educational needs of a seven-state region, a revalidation study by Appalachia Educational Laboratory was conducted. Results indicated some variations from the needs expressed at state conferences in 1980, but the revalidation showed that the importance of educational needs had…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment, Program Validation
Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
"Law and the Adminstration of Justice" is a Title IVc three-year project funded by the Federal government and coordinated by the Board of Education, City of Chicago. The overall goal of the project was to provide high school students with an opportunity to learn about and be involved with various aspects of our judicial system. The…
Descriptors: Courts, Federal Programs, High Schools, Legal Education
Schulz, Russel E.; Farrell, Jean R. – 1980
This resource guide for the use of job aids ("how-to-do-it" guidance) for activities identified in the third phase of the Instructional Systems Development Model (ISD) contains an introduction to the use of job aids, as well as descriptive authoring flowcharts for Blocks III.1 through III.5. The introduction includes definitions;…
Descriptors: Flow Charts, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Job Training
Clemson Univ., SC. Vocational Education Media Center. – 1978
This learning module on using Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs in contemporary programs to make them more performance based is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of V-TECS catalogs. Readings are provided on the use of V-TECS catalogs…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Catalogs, Competency Based Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Dansker, Judith – 1979
This document reports the activities of the Southeastern Teacher Corps Network's May 1979 conference on the validation of programs and the dissemination of information. Concerns of the meeting were: the establishment of procedures for program validation processes, the increased awareness of naturalistic data-gathering techniques for educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Cordes, Joseph; And Others – 1979
This second volume of the Head Start Program and Cost Data Analysis Final Report analyzes data from sources other than the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR). The report is divided into three sections: Distributional Impact of Head Start Financing, Pilot Study of Program Compliance, and Recommendations for Secondary Data Analysis. The…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal), Eligibility, Federal Programs
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