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Neidt, Charles O. – 1968
This programed instruction project for adult Four-H leaders was undertaken to develop a ten unit manuscript covering basic Four H concepts; to prepare four versions thereof differing in response mode; to field test all four on a national sample of leaders; and to prepare a final research edition of the course based on the response mode proving…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Difficulty Level, Evaluation, Experimental Groups
Smith, Janice P.; Brown, T. J. – 1976
To explore the potential relationships among general attitude toward school, evaluative ratings of courses and instructors, and selected respondent characteristics, an attitude inventory, and, for each class, a course and instructor rating scale, with items which emphasized the nature of student-teacher interaction and level of course difficulty,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Correlation, Course Evaluation, Difficulty Level

Murray, David J. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1986
A study analyzing word characteristics that make them more easily translated from English to French (or vice versa) indicates that translation efficacy is most strongly influenced by the frequency of the word in the language, its familiarity, and the similarity of the French equivalent to the English word. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Correlation, Cues
Stricker, Lawrence J.; Rock, Donald A.; Burton, Nancy W. – College Entrance Examination Board, 1995
This study appraised the validity of SAT scores, in combination with grades in high school courses and the number and difficulty level of these courses, in predicting college grades in various fields of study, with the objective of providing SAT takers with predictions of their academic performance in different fields for guidance purposes. The…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, College Entrance Examinations, Standardized Tests, Use Studies
Sheridan, E. Marcia – Improving College and University Teaching, 1982
An Indiana University at South Bend study examined the needs of nontraditional freshmen by determining difficulty levels of introductory course materials, identifying freshman reading and study skills levels, and providing coursework to increase retention. Results indicate that reading and study skills programs are essential. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs

Prestwood, Stephen J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
Undergraduate students were administered one of three conventional or one of three stratified adaptive vocabulary tests with or without knowledge of results. Results indicated that knowledge of results and test difficulty affected performance. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computers
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1996
Despite rising enrollments, college biology education has until recently lagged behind other science disciplines in reforming undergraduate instruction. However, new approaches are emerging, including introductory classes that focus more on concepts, laboratory assignments that are increasingly sophisticated, and more in-depth curricula for…
Descriptors: Assignments, Biology, College Science, Concept Formation

Bonwell, Charles C. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
The traditional lecture format of college courses can be enhanced by including active learning designed to further course goals of learning knowledge, developing skills, or fostering attitudes. Techniques suggested include using pauses, short writing periods, think-pair-share activities, formative quizzes, lecture summaries, and several assessment…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Affective Objectives, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques

Smith, Lyle R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1989
The effects of a mathematics lesson's complexity were studied, using 128 female and 122 male first-year algebra students in Georgia high schools. Achievement scores were slightly, but not significantly, higher with low complexity lessons, and students preferred the low-complexity lessons. Implications for teaching secondary mathematics are…
Descriptors: Algebra, Content Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Difficulty Level
Burke, Ed – Open Letter, 1993
Discusses the literacy levels of 46 workers from non-English-speaking backgrounds (NESB) who volunteered as subjects in a Queensland, Australia, research study. The instrument used was the Australian Second Language Proficiency Ratings. Results showed that actual literacy levels of the NESB employees were closer to employer requirements than…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Difficulty Level, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications

Wilgosh, L.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1990
Item analysis data were collected for the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test and Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, from urban and rural Alberta (Canada) youngsters and Inuit youngsters from the Northwest Territories (Canada). Both tests were inadequate in individual item difficulty levels, suggesting the necessity of revising scoring systems and…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Eskimos

Robinson, Peter – Language Learning, 1995
Examines differences in oral narrative discourse of adult second-language learners of English on narrative tasks simulating the ability to describe events in the Here-and-Now versus the There-and-Then. Results indicate that complex tasks elicit less fluent, but more accurate and complex narration than do simpler tasks. (90 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Context Effect, Difficulty Level
Du, Yunfei – Education Libraries, 2004
This paper discussed the concept of computer competency and investigated the relationship between students' computer competency and their perception of enjoyment and difficulty level of web-based distance-learning courses. Participants were 237 entering graduate students in library and information science from a mid-southwestern state university…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Computer Literacy, Information Technology, Prior Learning
Godfrey, John R.; Galloway, Ann – Issues in Educational Research, 2004
This report examines the "Performance Indicators in Primary Schools" (PIPS) test as a reliable and cohesive instrument to assess early literacy and numeracy skills among Indigenous children. The process includes the examination of the reliability of the PIPS test using the Cronbach Alpha and the Split-half method with Pearson's r…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Emergent Literacy, Indigenous Populations, Test Validity
Strategies in Responding to the New TOEFL Reading Tasks. TOEFL Monograph Series. MS-33. ETS RR-06-06
Cohen, Andrew D.; Upton, Thomas A. – ETS Research Report Series, 2006
This study describes the reading and test-taking strategies that test takers used in the Reading section of the LanguEdge courseware (ETS, 2002a). These materials were developed to familiarize prospective respondents with the new TOEFL®. The investigation focused on strategies used to respond to more traditional single selection multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Test Items, Courseware, Item Analysis