In this technical report, we describe the development and piloting of a series of mathematics progress monitoring measures intended for use with students in grade 1. These measures, available as part of easyCBM [TM], an online progress monitoring assessment system, were developed in 2008 and administered to approximately 2800 students from schools…

Educational researchers have suggested that the tension between the learner-centred and teacher-centred pedagogies represents a real classroom issue that influences teaching and learning. This issue may be particularly significant in East-Asian countries such as Taiwan due to some cultural influences. For example, teacher authority is highly…

The purpose of this study was to profile the preferred productivity and learning style preferences of participants enrolled in distance education courses at Marshall University (West Virginia) (Spring of 1995). The accessible population of this study consisted of 167 distance education participants in nursing, education, and paralegal programs. A…

This study investigates the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), in particular the relative contributions to score dependability (analogous to classical theory reliability) of various numbers of items and subtests as well as the decision dependability at different cut points. Research questions that apply to the overall TOEFL battery and…

An analysis of variance approach to estimating reliability is examined. This approach uses an internal-consistency index for estimating the reliability of survey instruments containing ranked items, and is recommended when the relative ranking of item means is of interest to survey researchers. The computation of this index is demonstrated using…

The multi-trait-multimethod procedure was used to assess the validity of Spillberger's dual conception of anxiety and the interpretation of his scales in a graduate level, educational environment. (Author/KM)

Findings indicate that students are capable of matching the relative changes in the level of experiences test anxiety with changes in the amplitude of auditory stimulus. (Author/KM)

Various item selection techniques are compared on criterion-referenced reliability and validity. Techniques compared include three nominal criterion-referenced methods, a traditional point biserial selection, teacher selection, and random selection. (Author)

The present study was undertaken to ascertain the test-retest reliabilities of the Annett Hand Preference Questionnaire and the Edinburgh Handedeness Inventory and to determine the relationship between the two tests and to attempt some assessment of their relative practical values. (Author/RK)

Twenty-nine deaf children (5-to 15-years old) participated in a study of middle ear impedance and threshold variations in repeated audiograms. (Author/LS)

To establish the validity of the Personal Orientation Inventory, it was administered to three groups of Ss who represented different levels of sophistication in psychology and self-actualization knowledge. (Author)

Persons with acute and chronic illnesses must frequently respond to a number of illness-related tasks and stressors. Changes in an individual's coping style over the course of an illness, however, are rarely studied. Most coping inventories are too long to be practical for the necessary repeated administration. A study was undertaken to develop a…

This study attempts to develop a test of moral reasoning on ethical decision making in the practice of occupational therapy. To develop test items, 22 therapists were interviewed. Therapists were asked to describe common moral dilemmas. The five most common types of dilemmas described were: (1) deciding the most appropriate type of intervention;…