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Direct linkChen, Xin; Fang, Youjia; Lockee, Barbara – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the evolution of social presence research in the field of distance education and identified problems in investigating this construct. The researchers took an integrative review on existing social presence studies to answer three questions: (a) How definitions of social presence evolved since…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Definitions, Educational Research, Research Needs
Peer reviewedStorey, Keith – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1997
Quality of life issues in social skills assessment of persons with disabilities are discussed in terms of definitions, measures, applications to social skills assessment, and future needs. It is argued that broader measures need to be used in social skills assessment in order to evaluate quality of life changes. (CR)
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Thomson, P.; Saunders, J.; Foyster, J. – 2001
A study was conducted to review the concept of validity in the context of vocational education and training (VET) in Australia. The study included a review of literature, case studies, presentation of key findings, and recommendation of a tool to guide assessors. An eight-faceted approach to validity, based on Nitko, was developed, with each…
Descriptors: Competence, Criterion Referenced Tests, Definitions, Developed Nations
