NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1,201 to 1,206 of 1,206 results Save | Export
Hambleton, Ronald K. – 1993
A review of educational measurement journals indicates that the decade of the 1970s and up until about 1984 was the time when substantial numbers of studies dealt with criterion-referenced measurement, and the era in which criterion-referenced measurement advances were made. Although there appears to be less interest in publications today, a…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decision Making, Diagnostic Tests
Ginley, Kristine J.; Giraud, Gerald; Weglarz, Donna – Online Submission, 2006
Because there are few instruments designed to measure the specific behaviors and characteristics instructors expect of college students and how well the majority of their students meet those expectations, an original survey instrument has been created to address that need. Focus group interviews were held, and as a result of those interviews, an…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Focus Groups, College Students, Student Behavior
Dwyer, Evelyn E. – 1993
The purpose of this study was to provide teachers, supervisors, and school administrators with a valid scale for measuring teacher attitudes toward low achievers in mathematics: the Teacher Attitudes Toward Low Achievement in Mathematics Scale (TALAM). The development of the instrument was carried out in three phases. Phase 1 consisted of…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Content Validity
Roach, Andrew T.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Webb, Norman L. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2003
The primary purpose of the investigation was to determine the extent to which (a) the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment (WAA) adequately measures the skills and concepts that make up the curriculum and instruction of students with significant disabilities; and (b) the WAA adequately measures the concepts and skill areas represented in Wisconsin's…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Rating Scales, Individualized Education Programs, Content Validity
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Steinbrink, John E.; Jones, Robert M. – Social Studies, 1991
Examines textbook-test alignment in the social studies curriculum. Defines alignment as review items conceptually and contextually matching test items. Indicates research that shows critically low alignment levels between review and test items, providing examples from a fifth grade textbook. Outlines five steps by which teachers can develop…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Content Validity, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Brown, Scott C.; Greene, Jeffrey A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2006
In a previous study, a conceptual model of wisdom was created (Brown, 2004a) to better understand integrated learning outcomes. The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to measure this wisdom construct. This article discusses salient aspects of the extant professional literature regarding the measurement of wisdom and details the efforts to…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Models
« Previous Page | Next Page
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  71  |  72  |  73  |  74  |  75  |  76  |  77  |  78  |  79  |  80  |  81