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Diebold, Thomas J.; Waldron, Manjula B. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1988
Sixty hearing-impaired students, aged 12-22, studied one of four instructional formats describing basic science concepts. Comprehension gains were measured using a pretest-posttest procedure. Formats which featured highly pictorial content and simplified English produced significantly higher mean gain scores than formats with less pictorial…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary School Science, Hearing Impairments, Instructional Materials

Kalloniatis, M.; Johnston, A. W. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1994
An analysis of questionnaires completed by 94 partially sighted children and their parents attempted to identify the visual environmental adaptation problems (VEAPs) of children in regular classrooms. Significant VEAPs were found in classroom tasks, in tasks that required the resolution of fine detail, and in some mobility tasks. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Classroom Environment

Westers, Paul; Kelderman, Henk – Psychometrika, 1992
A method for analyzing test-item responses is proposed to examine differential item functioning (DIF) in multiple-choice items within the latent class framework. Different models for detection of DIF are formulated, defining the subgroup as a latent variable. An efficient estimation method is described and illustrated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Chi Square, Difficulty Level, Educational Testing, Equations (Mathematics)

Crystal, David S.; Stevenson, Harold W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Perceptions of U.S. (n=870), Chinese (n=709), and Japanese (n=713) mothers about their children's problems with first and fifth grade mathematics were examined in two studies. Results suggest that U.S. mothers evaluated their children's skills less critically and had lower mathematics achievement standards than did Asians. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education

Vande Berg, Camille Kennedy – French Review, 1993
French news broadcasts by Satellite Communications for Learning (SCOLA) may prove overwhelmingly difficult for typical intermediate-level students because it is written discourse in an audiovisual medium. However, thoughtful selection of material and careful preparation of related exercises can make SCOLA features rewarding even for students with…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level

Bielinski, John; Davison, Mark L. – American Educational Research Journal, 1998
Whether there is a gender-by-item interaction that makes easy mathematics test items easier for females than for males and difficult items harder for females than for males was tested in two studies, involving 10,321 eighth graders and 5332 ninth graders and results from nine mathematics tests. The hypothesis was generally supported, as discussed.…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Grade 8, Grade 9, High School Students
Sheridan, Matthew J.; Steele-Dadzie, Timothy E. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2005
The authors analyzed data on the information processing abilities of incarcerated youth (n = 1480) within a correctional center. The goal was to develop a learning style profile of the juvenile offenders. Based on the current sample, they concluded that the bulk of the students were figural learners in terms of the preferred modality for receiving…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Thinking Skills, Creativity, Juvenile Justice
Sutherland, Peter – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2003
The focus was on the study methods of nurse students during their first 2 years in higher education. Qualitative data were obtained by interviewing a sample of the first year students, plus a sample of second year students in two nursing specialities. The essay was found to be the most difficult format, particularly for those coming straight from…
Descriptors: Interviews, Teacher Guidance, Study Skills, Teaching Methods
Nassaney, Michael S. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2004
The Anthropology Department at Western Michigan University has sponsored an annual archaeological field school since the mid-1970s. Over the past decade, students have worked with community and government organizations, learning to apply archaeological methods to real world problems to preserve and interpret significant heritage sites. They come…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Service Learning, Archaeology, Partnerships in Education
Guzman, Eduardo; Conejo, Ricardo; Garcia-Hervas; Emilio – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
SIETTE is a web-based adaptive testing system. It implements Computerized Adaptive Tests. These tests are tailor-made, theory-based tests, where questions shown to students, finalization of the test, and student knowledge estimation is accomplished adaptively. To construct these tests, SIETTE has an authoring environment comprising a suite of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Test Construction, Test Items
Heo, Misook; Chow, Anthony – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of an experimental online learning tool on student performance. By applying cognitive load theory to online learning, the experimental tool used was designed to minimize cognitive load during the instructional and learning process. This tool enabled students to work with programming code that…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Graduate Students, Online Courses
Law School Survey of Student Engagement, 2006
The Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) documents dimensions of quality in legal education and provides information about law student participation in effective educational activities that law schools and other organizations can use to improve student learning. Since its inception in 2003, more than 64,000 law students at 111 different…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Legal Education (Professions), Law Schools, Law Students
Test-Retest Analyses of the Test of English as a Foreign Language. TOEFL Research Reports Report 45.
Henning, Grant – 1993
This study provides information about the total and component scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). First, the study provides comparative global and component estimates of test-retest, alternate-form, and internal-consistency reliability, controlling for sources of measurement error inherent in the examinees and the testing…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics)
Martinez, Michael E. – 1990
In contrast to multiple-choice test questions, figural response items call for constructed responses and rely upon figural material, such as illustrations and graphs, as the response medium. Figural response questions in various science domains were created and administered to a sample of 347 fourth, 365 eighth, and 322 twelfth graders. Data were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Constructed Response, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
Draper, Jamie B. – 1991
Results of a national survey on foreign language enrollments in United States public secondary schools are summarized. Aggregate data are provided for fall 1989, and more detailed data are included for fall 1990. Data indicate a 4.5% increase in secondary school language enrollments nationally since 1985. The increase for high schools alone was…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, French