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Kalayci, Isil; Basalan I?z, Fatma; Kalinkara, Velittin – Educational Gerontology, 2023
The World Health Organization has been emphasizing the importance of active, healthy, and productive aging due to emerging demographic changes. This study was carried out to measure the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Education Participation Scale-A (EPS-A). This methodological study was performed between June 2020 and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Roessger, Kevin M. – Adult Learning, 2020
Practitioners often struggle to assess reflective learning in the workplace because of difficulties conceptualizing reflection and its effects in the workplace. This article addresses this problem by offering a pragmatic approach to assessment that asks practitioners to specify why they are using reflection, what they are hoping to gain from it,…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Evaluation Methods, Reflection, Adult Education
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Bywater, Tracey; Gridley, Nicole; Berry, Vashti; Blower, Sarah; Tobin, Kate – Child Care in Practice, 2019
Background: Group-based parent programmes demonstrate positive benefits for adult and child mental health, and child behaviour outcomes. Greater fidelity to the programme delivery model equates to better outcomes for families attending, however, fidelity is typically self-monitored using programme specific checklists. Self-completed measures are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Education, Check Lists, Psychometrics
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Zamzami Zainuddin; Samuel Kai Wah Chu; Juliana Othman – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This study utilised scale development analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of gamification based on Knowles' andragogical principle in facilitating online learning for adult students. An exploratory sequential mixed-method research design was employed, incorporating interviews and field notes to gather qualitative data for scale construction.…
Descriptors: Gamification, Adult Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Electronic Learning
Heather Raithel – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A mixed methods action research study was designed to answer three research questions based on inter-rater reliability (IRR) in compliance calls for transition at a state education agency, perceived confidence levels in making and discussing compliance calls, and perceived confidence in sharing transition resources. An innovation based on…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Interrater Reliability, Compliance (Legal), Comparative Analysis
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Haleigh Locke; Alexis Thomas; Nicole L Stotz; Alexia E Metz – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: This study evaluated Tummy Time recommendations in patient education materials and informal sources found on the Internet. Methods: Patient education materials, available from health professionals online, and informal sources, found outside of healthcare, were evaluated for consistency with evidence-informed recommendations. Patient…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Information Sources, Pamphlets, Printed Materials
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Kocvarová, Ilona; Vaculíková, Jitka; Kalenda, Jan – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022
Nonformal adult education (NFE) provides adults with the opportunity to obtain competences needed to adapt to today's changing job market. Despite the well-documented positive effects of NFE, there remains a lack of valid research instruments to assess factors of nonparticipation. Specifically, defining the perspectives of social groups with the…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Construct Validity, Test Reliability, Nonformal Education
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Toker, Turker – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2023
Achievement tests are among the most widely used data collection tools to measure the knowledge and skill levels of individuals. For this reason, the existence of valid and reliable achievement tests that can perfectly reveal the competencies that a person should have in any discipline is of great importance. The purpose of this research is to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Test Items, Test Validity
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Sherron, Todd; Cherrstrom, Catherine A.; Boden, Carrie; Wilson, Lindsey – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2021
An increasing number of universities have implemented prior learning assessment (PLA), but little research has examined the non-course matching approach referred to as block credit PLA. Adult learners pursuing a college degree often bring professional competencies, knowledge, and skills to the classroom. PLA enables adult learners to earn college…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Student Evaluation, Adult Students, College Credits
Charles S. Dye – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The present study seeks to develop a situated construct of learner engagement within an instructional experience. Despite compelling potential benefits to instructional practice, extant learner engagement research has been limited to either within-the learner constructs or adding a simplistic behavioral component to a model and largely discounting…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Inquiry, Educational Environment, Adult Learning
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Cox, Robert C. – Journal of Transformative Education, 2021
This article presents the development, results, validation, and implications of the TRansformative Outcomes and PrOcesses Scale (TROPOS), a 30-item, exploratory instrument to assess transformative learning (TL) among participants in educational programs. Core findings include a reliable ([alpha] = 0.884) and internally valid instrument with…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Fang-Mien Liao; Guan-Liang Chen; Chiu-Tien Hsu; Yu-Hui Liu; Lee-Lan Cheng; Xiong-Chun Chan; Hui-Chuan Wei – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Considering the significance of lifelong learning in advancing active aging in aging societies, the ability to engage in self-directed learning plays a crucial role for adults. There are many self-directed learning (SDL) tools available that measure the SDL abilities of nursing students and healthcare professionals. However, fewer SDL tools…
Descriptors: Adults, Older Adults, Active Learning, Lifelong Learning
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Vaculíková, Jitka; Kalenda, Jan; Kocvarová, Ilona – Cogent Education, 2023
Non-formal adult education (NFE) provides adults of all ages with the opportunity to acquire skills, knowledge, and expertise. However, there is currently a lack of validated instruments that measure the factors of NFE non-participation in European countries, particularly their barriers. One exception is the Non-participation in Non-formal…
Descriptors: Validity, Cross Cultural Studies, Informal Education, Adult Education
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Ali Khodi; Hossein Khezerlou; Hassan Sahraei – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Regarding the whispered use of technology in instruction and assessment of language skills, the present study investigates the effect of e-portfolio assessment on EFL learners' speaking proficiency. To this end, 60 intermediate students were randomly selected and homogenized to participate in the study. Samples of the IELTS speaking tests were…
Descriptors: Reliability, Portfolio Assessment, Electronic Publishing, Student Evaluation
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Umucu, Emre; Moser, Erin; Bezyak, Jill – Journal of College Student Development, 2020
Hope is a defining characteristic of well-being, and research points to the positive contribution of hope to life adjustment (Snyder, Lehman, Kluck, & Monssan, 2006). Harris developed an initial version of an individual-differences measure of hope, the Trait Hope Scale (THS). Snyder, Harris, and colleagues (1991) further developed the THS by…
Descriptors: Veterans Education, College Students, Nontraditional Students, Psychological Patterns
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