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Lowrie, Tom; Diezmann, Carmel M.; Kay, Russell – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2011
The graphics-decoding proficiency (G-DP) instrument was developed as a screening test for the purpose of measuring students' (aged 8-11 years) capacity to solve graphics-based mathematics tasks. These tasks include number lines, column graphs, maps and pie charts. The instrument was developed within a theoretical framework which highlights the…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematical Aptitude, Graphs
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Smith, Calvin Douglas; Worsfold, Kate; Davies, Lynda; Fisher, Ron; McPhail, Ruth – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
In this paper, we report on a study to quantify the impact on student learning and on student assessment literacy of a brief assessment literacy intervention. We first define "assessment literacy" then report on the development and validation of an assessment literacy measurement instrument. Using a pseudo-experimental design, we…
Descriptors: Intervention, Measurement Techniques, Program Validation, Psychometrics
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Goldfeld, Sharon; Sayers, Mary; Brinkman, Sally; Silburn, Sven; Oberklaid, Frank – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: Australian state and federal governments have increasingly recognized early childhood as a critical period for investing in interventions. At the same time, a number of organizational, structural, and environmental responses have been put in place to build the capacity of communities to better support children and their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Intervention
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Li, Jianghong; D'Angiulli, Amedeo; Kendall, Garth E. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2007
The Early Development Index (EDI) is a teacher-completed checklist, intended to be a population-level tool to measure children's readiness for school and to alert communities to potential developmental problems in children. In response to the increasing popularity of the EDI, this paper provides a critical and timely evaluation and identifies the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmental Disabilities, Psychometrics, School Readiness
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Pearson, Margot; Kayrooz, Carole – International Journal for Academic Development, 2004
This paper describes the development of an instrument--The Reflective Supervisor Questionnaire (RSQ). The RSQ maps the domain of research supervisory practice as a facilitative process involving educational tasks and activities. It is designed to assist research supervisors explore, by means of self-reflection and reflection on feedback from…
Descriptors: Supervision, Questionnaires, Psychometrics, Program Validation
Ainley, John; Fraillon, Julian; Freeman, Chris – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2007
This report is based on the assessment of ICT (information and communication technology) literacy conducted in October 2005. It describes the development of a computer-based tool for assessing ICT literacy among school students and the application of that tool with a nationally representative sample of approximately 7,400 students from Years 6 and…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Computer Software, Information Technology, Information Sources