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Eirini M. Mitropoulou; Leonidas A. Zampetakis; Ioannis Tsaousis – Evaluation Review, 2024
Unfolding item response theory (IRT) models are important alternatives to dominance IRT models in describing the response processes on self-report tests. Their usage is common in personality measures, since they indicate potential differentiations in test score interpretation. This paper aims to gain a better insight into the structure of trait…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Item Response Theory, Personality Traits
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Barnett, Lisa M.; Dudley, Dean A.; Telford, Richard D.; Lubans, David R.; Bryant, Anna S.; Roberts, William M.; Morgan, Philip J.; Schranz, Natasha K.; Weissenteiner, Juanita R.; Vella, Stewart A.; Salmon, Jo; Ziviani, Jenny; Okely, Anthony D.; Wainwright, Nalda; Evans, John R.; Keegan, Richard J. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2019
Assessment of physical literacy poses a dilemma of what instrument to use. There is currently no guide regarding the suitability of common assessment approaches. The purpose of this brief communication is to provide a user's guide for selecting physical literacy assessment instruments appropriate for use in school physical education and sport…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Physical Education, Test Selection
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Harding, Luke; Brunfaut, Tineke; Unger, Johann W. – Applied Linguistics, 2020
In parallel with an increased focus on border security in immigration and citizenship policy in the UK (the so-called 'hostile environment' policy), Government-approved English language tests for visa and immigration purposes were officially labelled 'Secure English Language Tests' (SELTs) in 2010. The proximity of security concerns in language…
Descriptors: Immigration, National Security, Citizenship, Public Policy
Volungeviciene, Airina; Brown, Mark; Greenspon, Rasa; Gaebel, Michael; Morrisroe, Alison – European University Association, 2021
Digitally enhanced learning and teaching is widely used across the European Higher Education Area, with general acceptance growing over the years and institutions widely acknowledging the benefits it brings to the student experience. The strategic focus being placed on digitally enhanced learning and teaching has increased, undoubtedly accelerated…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Program Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Groups)
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Wudthayagorn, Jirada – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2022
One of the many education reforms in Thailand is a policy aimed at improving English language proficiency among university students. One direction in this policy requires that each university administer a standardized English language test to their students before they graduate, and that the students' scores should be aligned to the Common…
Descriptors: Educational Change, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Zulaiha, Siti; Mulyono, Herri – Cogent Education, 2020
The training of teachers is one of the most critical factors in improving the quality of teaching and assessment in the classroom. EFL teachers need to be literate in language assessment; this can be achieved through training. A total of 147 Junior High School EFL teachers was surveyed to identify their training needs in assessmen. Semi-structured…
Descriptors: Junior High School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Lynch, Collin F., Ed.; Merceron, Agathe, Ed.; Desmarais, Michel, Ed.; Nkambou, Roger, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
The 12th iteration of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2019) is organized under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society in Montreal, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is EDM in Open-Ended Domains. As EDM has matured it has increasingly been applied to open-ended and ill-defined tasks…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Information Retrieval, Content Analysis