This chapter discusses the history of source evaluation methods within the ever-changing field of information literacy, including a critical assessment of one popular approach, the CRAAP Test. The author then endorses an alternative approach, lateral reading, which encourages students to engage more deeply when evaluating digital resources in an…

The notion of validity encapsulates the echo of the physical within the technical. The technical force of a language course, test or plan needs to be evaluated for its effects. On the norm side, this yields a design principle that asks whether the design is adequate, and can be validated. That kind of technical validation is perhaps most prominent…

Given decision-makers often prioritize causal research that identifies the impact of treatments on the people they serve, a key question in education research is, "Does it work?". Today, however, researchers are paying increasing attention to successive questions that are equally important from a practical standpoint--not only does it…

In this digital age, digital multimodal composing (DMC) has permeated the L2 classroom as a technology-enhanced L2 writing task. Despite the learning potential of DMC for L2 students, instruments that measure L2 students' DMC competence are rare. As such, the present study sought to develop and validate an L2 student DMC competence scale in the…

Purpose: Prior work developed a shortened 16-item version of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), a quantitative measure of social communication and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-related traits. However, its properties for use in risk factor estimation have not been fully tested compared to the full SRS. We compared the associations between…

This study investigates the adaptation and validation of Turkey's Cognitive Style and Learning Style Inventories, highlighting cultural and educational impacts on cognitive and learning styles. By utilising SPSS and the Multidimensional Item Response Theory via R programming, this study assesses these tools among the 185 Turkish participants. A…

Computational thinking (CT) assessment is crucial for testing the effectiveness of CT skills development. However, the exploration of CT assessment in the context of text-based programming is in its initial stages. The intrinsic relationship between the core skills of text-based programming and the core elements of CT isn't analyzed in depth in…

Background: Given the significant gap in tailored assessment tools, this research seeks to adapt the Self-concept (Form 5-AF5) questionnaire for young students with intellectual disabilities, employing an inclusive approach. Method: Twenty-three disability experts initially assessed questionnaire suitability, leading to revisions for clarity.…

This study aimed to assess the agreement in physical activity (PA) estimates from Garmin Vivofit Jr. 3 (VFJ 3) and Fitbit Ace 3 (Ace 3) with a research-grade accelerometer (wGT3X-BT) in children under free-living conditions. Twenty-five children (Girls: 56%, Age: 10.1 ± 2.5 years, BMI: 17.1 ± 2.4 kg/m2) performed daily activities for 7 consecutive…

Background: Existing literature failed to explore the parental expectations and experiences from physiotherapy for children with Down syndrome. Hence, we aimed to validate a semi-structured interview guide to explore parental experiences and expectations from physiotherapy for children with Down syndrome. Methods: A 28-item interview guide was…

Validity is a key element of many forms of research--particularly surveys, which are often used in health professions education research. A survey must accurately measure what it is intended to measure to be considered valid. This is becoming increasingly difficult in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), where "bots" (short for…

In XVII century, presumably between 1637 and 1638, with a note in the margin of Diophantus' "Arithmetica", Pierre de Fermat stated that Diophantine equations of the Pythagorean form, x[superscript n] + y[superscript n] = z[superscript n], have no integer solutions for n > 2, and (x, y, z) > 0. Of this statement, however, Fermat…

The current paper was targeted to validate the Self-Hate Scale (SHS; Turnell et al., 2019) for application within the Russian-speaking community, as it examined its validity and reliability within a sample of 302 participants. Subsequent to the translation procedures, a strong positive relationship between the English and the Russian versions was…

Research and policy reports estimate that 10%-40% of U.S. children and adolescents currently have or very recently have had at least one significant mental health condition. Students who exhibit substantial behavior and emotional problems in school often show less severe problems when younger. Screening for less severe problems at younger ages can…

Women have worked tirelessly to shatter the glass ceiling to acquire leadership positions, in which many have aspired to attain terminal degrees in leadership, therefore, transferring their leadership skills beyond the classroom walls. The purpose of this narrative study was to investigate the experiences of women who have successfully earned…