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Crawford, Lindy; Tindal, Gerald; Carpenter, Dick M. – Journal of Special Education, 2006
Research into the technical adequacy of statewide alternate assessments is limited. In this study, the authors analyzed 2 years of data from one state's alternate assessment in written language in an attempt to validate current test score interpretations. More than 1,000 students were included in each year. Findings support the test's technical…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Scoring, Alternative Assessment
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Zanibbi, Mike; Munby, Hugh; Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Versnel, Joan; Chin, Peter – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2006
This paper validates the concept of exemplary practice in work-based education (WBE) programs. The validation uses two theoretical frameworks: Social Cognitive Career Theory, and Billett's research on workplace learning. The empirical component of the validation study consists of two widely differing case studies of high school students in work…
Descriptors: Work Study Programs, Program Validation, Social Cognition, Workplace Literacy
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Wallace, William; Wang, Zhongying – Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 2006
China is the world's largest market for solar water heating systems, installing 13 million square meters of new systems in 2004, mostly in large cities. Municipal authorities, however, are sensitive to quality and visual impact issues created by this technology deployment. Therefore, there is currently a trend toward developing building integrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Heat, Technological Advancement, Urban Areas
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Ruffino, Amy Goetz; Mistrett, Susan G.; Tomita, Machiko; Hajare, Poonam – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2006
The Universal Design for Play (UDP) Tool is an instrument designed to evaluate the presence of universal design (UD) features in toys. This study evaluated its psychometric properties, including content validity, construct validity, and test-retest reliability. The UDP tool was designed to assist in selecting toys most appropriate for children…
Descriptors: Toys, Psychometrics, Play, Focus Groups
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Ausburn, Lynna J.; Brown, Dovie – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2006
In an effort to individualize instruction and improve the effectiveness of instructor-learner transactions, education and instructional research has addressed a wide assortment of learner variables and assessed their relationships to instructional methods and environments. Adult education has recently seen the development by Conti and Kolody of a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Strategies, Technical Education, Teaching Methods
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te Nijenhuis, Jan; Hartmann, Peter – Intelligence, 2006
Spearman's "Law of Diminishing Returns" states that the g saturation of a test is greater for individuals with lower, rather than higher, test scores, and that it decreases with age. A common methodological problem in testing Spearman's "Law of Diminishing Returns" with respect to ability differentiation is how to create the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Cognitive Structures, Ability Grouping
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Possel, Patrick; Seemann, Simone; Ahrens, Stefanie; Hautzinger, Martin – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
In Dodge's model of "social information processing" depression is the result of a linear sequence of five stages of information processing ("Annu Rev Psychol" 44: 559-584, 1993). These stages follow a person's reaction to situational stimuli, such that each stage of information processing mediates the relationship between earlier and later stages.…
Descriptors: Testing, Information Processing, Interpersonal Competence, Depression (Psychology)
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Lindsay, Anne C.; Hubley, Anita M. – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Given the perennial interest in the construct of age identity yet its persistent resistance to explanation, the purpose of this study was to re-examine the conceptual structure of age identity by using a focus group design modified to reflect contemporary social science theory. The second purpose of the study was to examine how this modified…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Age, Social Sciences, Research Methodology
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Nash, Roy – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2006
Can an explanation of the origins of social disparities in educational achievement be assisted by a critical examination of Bernstein's sociology? This central question is approached by a consideration of the status of Bernstein's socio-linguistic thesis. The focus is on the nature of the explanations provided. The paper asks: What is the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Social Differences, Socialization, Sociolinguistics
Fink, Arlene; Kosecoff, Jacqueline – 1980
This book presents a compilation of 28 issues of the newsletter, "How To Evaluate Education Programs" from the first one published in September 1977 through the issue of December 1979 on the topic of evaluating educational programs. The subject is covered in the following chapters: (1) How to Choose a Test; (2) How to Rate and Compare…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria
Winter, Gene M.; Fadale, LaVerna M. – 1982
A project was undertaken in New York State to develop a low-cost statewide system for identifying and disseminating information on two-year college programs or activities that are effective in addressing a major occupational education issue. The resulting system consists of the following components: (1) a call for nominations, which involves the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Educational Quality, Information Dissemination
Shively, Joe E. – 1982
Initiated in 1981 to provide an update and to reaffirm the status of educational needs of a seven-state region, a revalidation study by Appalachia Educational Laboratory was conducted. Results indicated some variations from the needs expressed at state conferences in 1980, but the revalidation showed that the importance of educational needs had…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment, Program Validation
Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
"Law and the Adminstration of Justice" is a Title IVc three-year project funded by the Federal government and coordinated by the Board of Education, City of Chicago. The overall goal of the project was to provide high school students with an opportunity to learn about and be involved with various aspects of our judicial system. The…
Descriptors: Courts, Federal Programs, High Schools, Legal Education
Schulz, Russel E.; Farrell, Jean R. – 1980
This resource guide for the use of job aids ("how-to-do-it" guidance) for activities identified in the third phase of the Instructional Systems Development Model (ISD) contains an introduction to the use of job aids, as well as descriptive authoring flowcharts for Blocks III.1 through III.5. The introduction includes definitions;…
Descriptors: Flow Charts, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Job Training
Clemson Univ., SC. Vocational Education Media Center. – 1978
This learning module on using Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs in contemporary programs to make them more performance based is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of V-TECS catalogs. Readings are provided on the use of V-TECS catalogs…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Catalogs, Competency Based Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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