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Stuckey, Heather L.; Taylor, Edward W.; Cranton, Patricia – Journal of Transformative Education, 2013
The purpose of this research was to develop an inclusive evaluation of "transformative learning theory" that encompassed varied perspectives of transformative learning. We constructed a validated quantitative survey to assess the potential outcomes and processes of how transformative learning may be experienced by college-educated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transformative Learning, Learning Theories, College Graduates
Eliasson, Ann-Christin – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
Assessments used for both clinical practice and research should show evidence of validity and reliability for the target group of people. It is easy to agree with this statement, but it is not always easy to choose the right assessment for the right purpose. Recently there have been increasing numbers of studies which investigate further the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Palacio, Marcela; Gaviria, Sandra; Brown, James Dean – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2016
Frustrations with traditional testing led a group of teachers at the English for adults program at Universidad EAFIT (Colombia) to design tests aligned with the institutional teaching philosophy and classroom practices. This article reports on a study of an item-by-item evaluation of a series of English exams for validity and reliability in an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Dilmac, Bulent; Aricak, Osman Tolga; Cesur, Sevim – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The purpose of the present study is to examine the initial psychometric properties of the Values Scale for adults. While developing the first stage of the Values Scale, open-ended data on the values held by 216 university students were obtained. During the second stage, the validity and reliability studies of the 60-item Values Scale obtained by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Values, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Can, Süleyman – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2015
In order to give the best and accurate orientation to teachers working in school organizations, it seems to be necessary to determine their motivation level. Thus, the purpose of the current study is to determine the motivation level of teachers working in state elementary and secondary schools. Moreover, the study also looks at the relationships…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Motivation, Public Schools, Predictor Variables
Stark, Marcella D.; Kirk, Amy Manning; Bruhn, Rick – ADULTSPAN Journal, 2012
Differences between 116 graduate and undergraduate women, representing 4 generations (i.e., Baby Boomers, Transitionals, Generation Xers, and Millennials), were studied to categorize earliest awareness and definitions of commitment in relationships. More than 63% of participants in each generation viewed relationship commitment in terms of…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Females, Baby Boomers, Classification
Smeyers, Paul – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2012
Time, space, causality, communicating and acting together set limits on our freedom. Starting from the position of Wittgenstein, who advocates neither a position of pure subjectivity nor of pure objectivity, and taking into account what is implied by initiation into the symbolic order of language and culture, it is argued that the limitations on…
Descriptors: Freedom, Barriers, Time, Role of Education
Batu, Sema – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The present study was designed to examine the effectiveness of visual supports on teaching simultaneous prompting procedure to mothers to provide home-based instruction to their children with developmental disabilities. Three preschool-aged children with moderate developmental disabilities and their mothers were the participants. A multiple probe…
Descriptors: Prompting, Visual Aids, Mothers, Home Instruction
Burnette, Jeni L.; O'Boyle, Ernest H.; VanEpps, Eric M.; Pollack, Jeffrey M.; Finkel, Eli J. – Psychological Bulletin, 2013
This review builds on self-control theory (Carver & Scheier, 1998) to develop a theoretical framework for investigating associations of implicit theories with self-regulation. This framework conceptualizes self-regulation in terms of 3 crucial processes: goal setting, goal operating, and goal monitoring. In this meta-analysis, we included…
Descriptors: Self Control, Theories, Goal Orientation, Meta Analysis
Akers, Kimberly – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Correctional education's primary goal is to reduce recidivism and increase employment among ex-offenders. The Bureau of Prison's practical goal in its mandatory GED program is to maximize the number of inmates obtaining the GED in a given time period. The purpose of this research is to model the number of instructional hours an inmate requires to…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, High School Equivalency Programs, Criminals
Feldman, Moshe; Lazzara, Elizabeth H.; Vanderbilt, Allison A.; DiazGranados, Deborah – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Competency-based assessment and an emphasis on obtaining higher-level outcomes that reflect physicians' ability to demonstrate their skills has created a need for more advanced assessment practices. Simulation-based assessments provide medical education planners with tools to better evaluate the 6 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Physicians, Accuracy, High Stakes Tests
GED Testing Service, 2014
This manual was written to provide technical information regarding the General Educational Development (GED®) test as evidence that the GED® test is technically sound. Throughout this manual, documentation is provided regarding the development of the GED® test and data collection activities, as well as evidence of reliability and validity. This…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Equivalency Tests, Testing Programs, Test Validity
Coetzee, Melinde – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This study reports the development and validation of the Graduate Skills and Attributes Scale which was initially administered to a random sample of 272 third-year-level and postgraduate-level, distance-learning higher education students. The data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis. In a second study, the scale was administered to a…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Reliability, Test Validity, Construct Validity
Smith, Elizabeth Conerly – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study examined the relationship between adult educators' multicultural effectiveness scores and their negotiation of similarities and differences scores. The participants were in faith-based institutions, specifically Christian churches and in graduate adult education programs of universities and colleges in the United States. Multicultural…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Christianity, Church Related Colleges, Adult Education
Cepic, Renata; Vorkapic, Sanja Tatalovic; Kalin, Jana – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
Views on the desirable characteristics of teachers and their professional development directly affect the organisation of the initial and continuing professional training of teachers, which in turn largely determines the development of teachers' professional identity. In recent literature, professional identity is enmeshed in a broader societal…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers, Self Concept