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Direct linkPeck, Laura R.; Kim, Yushim; Lucio, Joanna – American Journal of Evaluation, 2012
This study addresses validity issues in evaluation that stem from Ernest R. House's book, "Evaluating With Validity". The authors examine "American Journal of Evaluation" articles from 1980 to 2010 that report the results of policy and program evaluations. The authors classify these evaluations according to House's "major approaches" typology…
Descriptors: Systems Analysis, Behavioral Objectives, Validity, Evaluation Research
Branson, Christopher E.; Clemmey, Philip; Harrell, Paul; Subramaniam, Geetha; Fishman, Marc – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
This study examined posttreatment patterns of polysubstance use and heroin relapse in a sample of 43 adolescents (ages 14-20) entering short-term residential treatment for primary heroin use. At 12-month follow-up, youths that achieved heroin abstinence (N = 19) were significantly less likely than youths that relapsed to heroin (N = 24) to endorse…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Marijuana, Cocaine, Adolescents
Zhang, Jinming – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2012
The impact of uncertainty about item parameters on test information functions is investigated. The information function of a test is one of the most important tools in item response theory (IRT). Inaccuracy in the estimation of test information can have substantial consequences on data analyses based on IRT. In this article, the major part (called…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Tests, Accuracy, Data Analysis
Download full textTumkaya, Songul – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The aim of this study is to investigate the epistemological beliefs of university students according to their genders, classes, fields of Study, academic success and learning styles. This study was carried out with 246 females and 242 males, in total 488 university students. The data was collected through Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Epistemology, Beliefs, College Students
Shillington, Audrey M.; Woodruff, Susan I.; Clapp, John D.; Reed, Mark B.; Lemus, Hector – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
Smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality, both during adolescence as well as later in life. The determination of how well national and local policy and intervention efforts address teen substance use depends largely on the collection of valid and accurate data. Assessments of substance use rely heavily…
Descriptors: Smoking, Adolescents, Intervention, Reliability
Valsamidis, Stavros; Kontogiannis, Sotirios; Kazanidis, Ioannis; Theodosiou, Theodosios; Karakos, Alexandros – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
Learning Management Systems (LMS) collect large amounts of data. Data mining techniques can be applied to analyse their web data log files. The instructors may use this data for assessing and measuring their courses. In this respect, we have proposed a methodology for analysing LMS courses and students' activity. This methodology uses a Markov…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, College Mathematics, Integrated Learning Systems
Pruchno, Rachel; Hahn, Sarah; Wilson-Genderson, Maureen – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2012
One of the social identities held by people is defined by whether or not they smoke cigarettes. Although this identity can and does change for many people over the course of their lives, most research has not examined the effects of transitioning from a smoker to a non-smoker. Using a life span perspective, our analyses contrasted the extent to…
Descriptors: Smoking, Identification, Age Differences, Research
Jayakar, Krishna; Park, Eun-A – Government Information Quarterly, 2012
The National Broadband Plan (NBP) recently announced by the Federal Communication Commission visualizes a significantly enhanced commitment to public computing centers (PCCs) as an element of the Commission's plans for promoting broadband availability. In parallel, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Computer Centers, Public Sector, Access to Computers
Kim, Mijung; Yoon, Heesook; Ji, Young Rae; Song, Jinwoong – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012
With recognition of the importance of scientific literacy for the nation and yet the increasing students' disinterest in science through school science curriculum, the Korea Science Foundation launched an innovative program called "Everyday Science Class (ESC)" in partnership with universities and local government offices in 2003. In…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Local Government
Briesch, Amy M.; Hemphill, Elizabeth; Daniels, Brian – School Psychology Forum, 2013
Class-wide interventions have been effectively used as a primary level of support to increase student engagement, but the management of these interventions can quickly become burdensome for busy classroom teachers. To address this problem, this study combined a class-wide self-management intervention, in which the students were responsible for…
Descriptors: Self Management, Intervention, Student Behavior, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Percell, Jay C.; Kaufman, Kristina – Journal of Research in Education, 2013
The researchers performed a variable analysis of the 2002 Educational Longitudinal Study data investigating factors that influence students' reading scores on standardized tests. Hispanic and non-Hispanic Scores were analyzed and controlling variables were compared to determine the effect of each on both populations. Certain variables commonly…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Reading Achievement, Performance Factors, Influences
Beachum, Floyd D. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2013
Hip-hop music has been embraced worldwide by youth, pummeled in the media for supposedly increasing social misery and hailed as a significant musical breakthrough. Hip-hop culture has transcended musical boundaries and now impacts speech, clothing, mannerisms, movies, websites, television programming, magazines, and energy drinks (Dyson, 2007;…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Popular Culture, Music, Cultural Context
Huebner, Richard A. – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2013
Educational data mining (EDM) is an emerging discipline that focuses on applying data mining tools and techniques to educationally related data. The discipline focuses on analyzing educational data to develop models for improving learning experiences and improving institutional effectiveness. A literature review on educational data mining topics…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Organizational Change
Schendel, Diana E.; Bresnahan, Michaeline; Carter, Kim W.; Francis, Richard W.; Gissler, Mika; Grønborg, Therese K.; Gross, Raz; Gunnes, Nina; Hornig, Mady; Hultman, Christina M.; Langridge, Amanda; Lauritsen, Marlene B.; Leonard, Helen; Parner, Erik T.; Reichenberg, Abraham; Sandin, Sven; Sourander, Andre; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Suominen, Auli; Surén, Pål; Susser, Ezra – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The International Collaboration for Autism Registry Epidemiology (iCARE) is the first multinational research consortium (Australia, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Norway, Sweden, USA) to promote research in autism geographical and temporal heterogeneity, phenotype, family and life course patterns, and etiology. iCARE devised solutions to challenges in…
Descriptors: Autism, Epidemiology, International Cooperation, Consortia
Liu, Yu-Chin; Hsu, Yung-Chieh – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
Adolescence is the time during which people develop and form their crucial values, personality traits, and beliefs. Hence, as deviant behaviors occur during adolescence, it is important to guide adolescents away from such behaviors and back to normal behaviors. Moreover, although there are various kinds of deviant behavior, most of them would…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Personality Traits, Beliefs
