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Download full textFernandes, Anthony; McLeman, Laura – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2012
In this paper, we describe the initial stage of reliability and validity testing for the Mathematics Education of English Learners Scale (MEELS), which is designed to measure preservice teachers' beliefs about the mathematics education of English learners. To address the content validity, we consulted with experts within the field of mathematics…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Mathematics Education, English Language Learners, Preservice Teachers
Direct linkHayward, Elizabeth O. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2012
In this paper I explore how Margaret Beier, Lesley Miller, and Shu Wang make claims for the validity and reliability of the instrument they developed to explore the construct of "possible selves" as described in their manuscript, "Science Games and the Development of Scientific Possible Selves."
Descriptors: Self Concept Measures, Measurement Techniques, Test Construction, Test Validity
Wallace, Tanner LeBaron; Ye, Feifei; McHugh, Rebecca; Chhuon, Vichet – High School Journal, 2012
Adopting a constructivist perspective of adolescent development, we argue adolescents' perceptions of "being known" reflect teachers' authentic recognition of adolescents' multiple emerging identities. As such, adolescent perceptions of being known are a distinct factor associated with high school students' engagement in school. A mixed…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Constructivism (Learning), Focus Groups, Predictive Validity
Brown, Gavin T. L.; Marshall, Jennifer C. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2012
Successful academic writing requires strong command of the rhetorical moves that orient the reader to the theme and substantive material of an academic essay. Effective control of the introduction leads to better overall writing. The goal of this study was to devise and evaluate a pedagogy for teaching the writing of academic essay introductions.…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Academic Discourse, Teaching Methods, Essays
Fang, Jiqian; Power, Mick; Lin, Yueqing; Zhang, Jinxin; Hao, Yuantao; Chatterji, Somnath – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the study: To explore short-form versions of World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-OLD) with acceptable psychometric properties, which was developed for older adults by the WHOQOL research group, containing 24 items initially. Design and Methods: We randomly sampled two-thirds of respondents from the data of WHOQOL-OLD field…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Test Reliability, Correlation, Psychometrics
Gomez, Laura Elisabet; Arias, Benito; Verdugo, Miguel Angel; Navas, Patricia – Social Indicators Research, 2012
The goal of this article consists of describing the calibration of an instrument to assess quality of life-related personal outcomes using Rasch analysis. The sample was composed of 3.029 recipients of social services from Catalonia (Spain) and was selected using a probabilistic polietapic sample design. Results related to unidimensionality, item…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Services, Test Bias, Quality of Life
Jorgenson, Olaf – Principal, 2012
To achieve perpetually better test results each year as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), teachers in successful schools such as Leroy Anderson Elementary in San Jose, California, will "try anything" to raise scores, as the school's principal stated in an interview with "The San Jose Mercury News." In schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Testing, Teaching Methods, Standardized Tests
Watson, David; O'Hara, Michael W.; Naragon-Gainey, Kristin; Koffel, Erin; Chmielewski, Michael; Kotov, Roman; Stasik, Sara M.; Ruggero, Camilo J. – Assessment, 2012
The original Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS) contains 11 nonoverlapping scales assessing specific depression and anxiety symptoms. In creating the expanded version of the IDAS (the IDAS-II), our goal was to create new scales assessing other important aspects of the anxiety disorders as well as key symptoms of bipolar disorder.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Phillips, Sharon R.; Silverman, Stephen – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2012
The purpose of the authors in this study was to develop an instrument to assess fourth and fifth grade students' attitudes toward physical education. The methods for validation included (a) an elicitation study and instrument question development, (b) a pilot study, and (c) a series of analyses to assess, construct, and content validity and to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Attitude Measures, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
Yurdakul, Isil Kabakci; Odabasi, Hatice Ferhan; Kilicer, Kerem; Coklar, Ahmet Naci; Birinci, Gurkay; Kurt, Adile Askim – Computers & Education, 2012
The purpose of this study is to develop a TPACK (technological pedagogical content knowledge) scale based on the centered component of TPACK framework in order to measure preservice teachers' TPACK. A systematic and step-by-step approach was followed for the development of the scale. The validity and reliability studies of the scale were carried…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Watters, Michael P.; Robertson, Paul J.; Clark, Renae K. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2011
Accounting majors enrolled in business courses at two different universities were asked to complete a survey questionnaire pertaining to cheating in online business courses. Specifically, students majoring in Accounting were asked about their awareness of cheating in online business courses as well as their opinions regarding the credibility of…
Descriptors: College Students, Accounting, Business Administration Education, Student Attitudes
Rivera, Jennifer E. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2011
The State of New York Agriculture Science Education secondary program is required to have a certification exam for students to assess their agriculture science education experience as a Regent's requirement towards graduation. This paper focuses on the procedure used to develop and validate two content sub-test questions within a…
Descriptors: Test Items, Item Banks, Test Construction, Test Validity
Holme, Thomas; Murphy, Kristen – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
In 2005, the ACS Examinations Institute released an exam for first-term general chemistry in which items are intentionally paired with one conceptual and one traditional item. A second-term, paired-questions exam was released in 2007. This paper presents an empirical study of student performances on these two exams based on national samples of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Tests, College Science, Undergraduate Students
Zysberg, Leehu; Levy, Anat; Zisberg, Anna – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2011
Two studies describe the development of the Audiovisual Test of Emotional Intelligence (AVEI), aimed at candidate selection in educational settings. Study I depicts the construction of the test and the preliminary examination of its psychometric properties in a sample of 92 college students. Item analysis allowed the modification of problem items,…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Admission Criteria, Test Construction
McKinley, Nita Mary – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2011
The author has been asked to write about how her article "The Objectified Body Consciousness Scale: Development and Validation" (McKinley & Hyde, 1996) came to be published in "Psychology of Women Quarterly" ("PWQ"). In this article, she recalls the contexts in which she developed her ideas about objectified body consciousness (OBC), the process…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Social Environment, Power Structure, Feminism
