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Development and Evaluation of an Integrated Project-Based and STEM Teaching and Learning Module on Enhancing Scientific Creativity among Fifth Graders
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Siew, Nyet Moi; Ambo, Norjanah – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2018
This research aimed to (i) determine the validity, reliability, and appropriateness of an integrated project-based learning and STEM teaching and learning module (PjBL-STEM), and (ii) evaluate its effects on the scientific creativity of Fifth Graders. The first phase of evaluation involved seven subject matter experts and 30 Fifth Graders. Data…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Active Learning, Student Projects
The Smoking Outcome Expectation Scale and Anti-Smoking Self-Efficacy Scale for Early Adolescents: Instrument Development and Validation
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Chen, Chen-Ju; Yeh, Ming-Chen; Tang, Fu-In; Yu, Shu – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
Smoking-related outcome expectation and self-efficacy have been found to be associated with adolescent smoking initiation. There is, however, a lack of appropriate instruments to investigate early adolescents' smoking outcome expectations and antismoking self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Smoking Outcome…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Smoking, Self Efficacy, Adolescents
Developing and Validating a Science Notebook Rubric for Fifth-Grade Non-Mainstream Students
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Huerta, Margarita; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tong, Fuhui; Irby, Beverly J. – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
We present the development and validation of a science notebook rubric intended to measure the academic language and conceptual understanding of non-mainstream students, specifically fifth-grade male and female economically disadvantaged Hispanic English language learner (ELL) and African-American or Hispanic native English-speaking students. The…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Science Instruction, Student Journals, Academic Discourse
Development of an Instrument to Assess Fourth and Fifth Grade Students' Attitudes toward Physical Education
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Phillips, Sharon R.; Silverman, Stephen – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2012
The purpose of the authors in this study was to develop an instrument to assess fourth and fifth grade students' attitudes toward physical education. The methods for validation included (a) an elicitation study and instrument question development, (b) a pilot study, and (c) a series of analyses to assess, construct, and content validity and to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Attitude Measures, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
Assessment from the Ground up
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Wilson, Mark – Phi Delta Kappan, 2009
The Berkeley Evaluation and Assessment Research (BEAR) Center at the University of California is developing assessments that are as psychometrically sound as standardized tests and as instructionally relevant as teacher-made, classroom assessments. The BEAR system employs four principles similar to those outlined by the National Research Council:…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Inferences
Students' Awareness and Perceptions of Learning Engineering: Content and Construct Validation of an Instrument
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Duncan-Wiles, Daphne S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
With the recent addition of engineering to most K-12 testable state standards, efficient and comprehensive instruments are needed to assess changes in student knowledge and perceptions of engineering. In this study, I developed the Students' Awareness and Perceptions of Learning Engineering (STAPLE) instrument to quantitatively measure fourth…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Student Attitudes, Measures (Individuals)