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Effect of Violating Unidimensional Item Response Theory Vertical Scaling Assumptions on Developmental Score Scales
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Topczewski, Anna Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Developmental score scales represent the performance of students along a continuum, where as students learn more they move higher along that continuum. Unidimensional item response theory (UIRT) vertical scaling has become a commonly used method to create developmental score scales. Research has shown that UIRT vertical scaling methods can be…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Scaling, Scores, Student Development
Factor Analysis Methods and Validity Evidence: A Systematic Review of Instrument Development across the Continuum of Medical Education
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Wetzel, Angela Payne – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Previous systematic reviews indicate a lack of reporting of reliability and validity evidence in subsets of the medical education literature. Psychology and general education reviews of factor analysis also indicate gaps between current and best practices; yet, a comprehensive review of exploratory factor analysis in instrument development across…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Scholarship, Writing for Publication, Evidence
Secondary School Students' Attitudes toward Fitness Testing
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Mercier, Kevin John – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this investigation was to develop an instrument that has scores that are valid and reliable for measuring students' attitudes toward fitness testing. A second purpose of the study was to determine the attitudes of secondary students toward fitness testing. A review of literature, an elicitation study, and a pilot study were…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Females, Testing, Reliability
The Impact of Student Ability and Method for Varying the Position of Correct Answers in Classroom Multiple-Choice Tests
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Joseph, Dane Christian – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Multiple-choice item-writing guideline research is in its infancy. Haladyna (2004) calls for a science of item-writing guideline research. The purpose of this study is to respond to such a call. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of student ability and method for varying the location of correct answers in classroom multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Evidence, Test Format, Guessing (Tests), Program Effectiveness
Matching Time of Day and Preference for Adolescent Achievement
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Parker, Leisha Moree – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Research shows that adolescents enter a circadian-phase delay as they approach and enter high school. On or about age 14, teens become less of a morning learner due to biological factors. Researchers have determined consequences to the adolescent's circadian shift as related to learning; therefore, morning time may have a negative influence on the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Adolescents, Academic Achievement
The Predictive Utility of Kindergarten Screening for Math Difficulty: How, when, and with Respect to What Outcome Should It Occur?
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Seethaler, Pamela M. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability, validity, and predictive utility of 3 measures for screening kindergarten students for risk for math difficulty (MD). The screening measures assessed number sense and computational fluency, constructs central to typical early mathematical development. Conceptual and operational outcomes…
Descriptors: Prediction, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Predictive Validity