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Kathleen D. Dyer; Dermot Donnelly-Hermosillo – Research in Higher Education, 2024
This study aimed to demonstrate how one university worked to overcome some of the measurement problems associated with legacy student rating instruments through the creation and investigation of a new student rating instrument based on the most current scholarship on teaching and learning. Measurement problems with legacy instruments include…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Universities, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
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Sari Pramila-Savukoski; Heli-Maria Kuivila; Jonna Juntunen; Miro Koskenranta; Erika Jarva; Anna-Maria Tuomikoski; Mira Hammarén; Kristina Mikkonen – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2024
There is a clear need for highly competent health sciences experts. No instrument currently exists for assessing the generic competences of health sciences students. The aim of this study is to develop and psychometrically test the Health sciences Generic Competence (HealthGenericCom) instrument. The instrument development four step process has…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Psychometrics, Health Sciences, Competence
McClellan, Catherine; Snyder, Rebecca; Woods-Murphy, Maryann; Basset, Katherine – National Network of State Teachers of the Year, 2018
Great teachers recognize great assessments. As policy and education leaders work to make sure state tests are measuring the problem-solving, writing, and critical-thinking skills students need for success, they should convene and rely on teachers to review test quality and help answer the question: Do the questions on our state test reflect…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Educational Quality, Standardized Tests, Test Items
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von Wangenheim, Christiane G.; Petri, Giani; Zibertti, André W.; Borgatto, Adriano F.; Hauck, Jean C. R.; Pacheco, Fernando S.; Filho, Raul Missfeldt – Informatics in Education, 2017
The objective of this article is to present the development and evaluation of dETECT (Evaluating TEaching CompuTing), a model for the evaluation of the quality of instructional units for teaching computing in middle school based on the students' perception collected through a measurement instrument. The dETECT model was systematically developed…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Course Evaluation, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods
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Kaya, Asli; Bilen, Sermin – Online Submission, 2016
The development of the creative potential of individuals is considered to be one of the requirements of modern education. As in all areas, the development of students' creative potential is also among the objectives of education programs in music education. The ability of music teachers to achieve this objective and create creative learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Creativity
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Yilmaz, Nilufer Demiral; Velipasaoglu, Serpil; Sahin, Hatice; Basusta, Bilge Uzun; Midik, Ozlem; Coskun, Ozlem; Budakoglu, Isil Irem; Mamakli, Sumer; Tengiz, Funda Ifakat; Durak, Halil Ibrahim; Ozan, Sema – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
Although several scales are used to measure general and clinical learning climates, there are no scales that assess the preclinical learning climate. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop an effective measurement tool in order to assess the preclinical learning climate. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected from 3,540…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Schools, Educational Environment, Medical Students
Aydin, Mehmet Kemal; Semerci, Ali; Gürol, Mehmet – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
The current study aims to develop a valid and reliable instrument that measures secondary school teachers' attitudes towards ICT use in teaching and learning process. A cross-sectional survey design was employed with a group of 173 teachers. Based on the literature review, a pool of 21 items was proposed and reviewed by a board of experts. As to…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Information Technology, Secondary School Teachers, Case Studies
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Kremer, John F. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2004
Can computers help with one of the most persistent challenges of large classes: the accurate and efficient measurement of student learning?
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Security, Case Studies, Instructional Design
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Gothberg, Helen M.; Aleamoni, Lawrence M. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1988
Describes an objective test used as the comprehensive examination in a graduate library school and discusses its advantages over essay tests. The topics covered include test construction, the use of item analysis for scoring and test revision, and student reactions to the objective test. (1 reference) (CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Graduate Study, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education
Eignor, Daniel R.; And Others – 1993
The extensive computer simulation work done in developing the computer adaptive versions of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Board General Test and the College Board Admissions Testing Program (ATP) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is described in this report. Both the GRE General and SAT computer adaptive tests (CATs), which are fixed length…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Case Studies, College Entrance Examinations
Secolsky, Charles, Ed.; Denison, D. Brian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. The "Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education" provides higher…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Teacher Effectiveness
CROMWELL, RUE L. – 1967
FOUR INSTRUMENTS WERE DEVELOPED AND STANDARDIZED TO MEASURE EARLY EXPERIENCE, CURRENT BEHAVIOR, TREATMENT APPROACHES, AND PROGNOSIS OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN--THE RATING/RANKING SCALE OF CHILD BEHAVIOR (R/R SCALE), THE PARENT PRACTICES INVENTORY (PPI), THE SCALE ON PROCEDURES IN DEALING WITH CHILDREN (PDC), AND THE CHILD HISTORY CODE…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Case Studies, Children