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Developing a Test of Scientific Literacy Skills (TOSLS): Measuring Undergraduates' Evaluation of Scientific Information and Arguments
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Gormally, Cara; Brickman, Peggy; Lutz, Mary – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2012
Life sciences faculty agree that developing scientific literacy is an integral part of undergraduate education and report that they teach these skills. However, few measures of scientific literacy are available to assess students' proficiency in using scientific literacy skills to solve scenarios in and beyond the undergraduate biology classroom.…
Descriptors: Testing, Biology, Undergraduate Study, Educational Change
Teaching One Way and Testing Another: An Interview with Scott Howell
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Morrison, James L.; Howell, Scott – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2007
Editor-in-Chief James L. Morrison interviews Scott Howell, the co-editor of a three-volume book series entitled "Online Assessment and Measurement" that was published in 2006 by IDEA Group. In discussing his own research, Howell first highlights the value of test blueprints as a valuable tool for ensuring an effective alignment of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Testing, Exhibits, Teaching Methods
Work Keys: Integrating Work Keys in the Business Environment.
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Hater, John J. – 1992
Work Keys (occupational tests developed by American College Testing) could support an employer's human resource function in a number of ways: (1) communicating to educators the skill requirements for an employer's particular jobs on a national basis; (2) providing students with a realistic preview of skills needed for jobs and an assessment of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Construct Validity, Content Validity