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Direct linkStuckey, 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
Isaacs, Talia; Thomson, Ron I. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2013
This mixed-methods study examines the effects of rating scale length and rater experience on listeners' judgments of second-language (L2) speech. Twenty experienced and 20 novice raters, who were randomly assigned to 5-point or 9-point rating scale conditions, judged speech samples of 38 newcomers to Canada on numerical rating scales for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Traylor, Tera B.; Price, Katherine W.; Meisinger, Elizabeth B. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2011
The Test of Silent Contextual Reading Fluency (TOSCRF; Hammill, Wiederholt, & Allen, 2006), as its name implies, is designed to measure contextualized silent reading fluency in students aged 7 to 18. Its purposes are to identify good and poor readers, to measure contextual fluency, and to monitor reading development. The TOSCRF measures how…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Silent Reading, Reading Fluency
Download full textCocchio, Kathy L. – Online Submission, 2009
The study sought to develop consensus opinion on the core competencies required to succeed as a female executive in the C-Suites of Alberta, Canada. The study was prompted by the significant under-representation of women in Canadian corporate executive positions and by a post-secondary institution's interest in determining whether a market exists…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Foreign Countries, Competence, Womens Studies
MacDonald, Dany J.; Horton, Sean; Kraemer, Krista; Weir, Patricia; Deakin, Janice M.; Cote, Jean – Educational Gerontology, 2009
This paper reports the results of two studies. The purpose of the first study was to determine if lifestyle variables and past involvement in physical activity was related to current activity levels in master athletes and sedentary older adults. Retrospective interviews were conducted with 12 master athletes and 12 sedentary older adults. Results…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Athletes, Older Adults
Laurie, Robert – Education Canada, 2009
The practice of handing out excellent grades to students who don't deserve them (grade inflation) is not a new phenomenon. Indeed grade inflation is among the oldest and most difficult issues to address in higher education. The author first studied the impact of grade inflation on student performance on standardized tests at the high school level…
Descriptors: Grade Inflation, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Correlation
Richardson, Chris G.; Ratner, Pamela A.; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2007
The purpose of this investigation was to test the age-related measurement invariance and temporal stability of the 13-item version of Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC). Multigroup structural equation modeling of longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey was used to examine the measurement invariance across 3…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Rhetoric, Structural Equation Models
Commission for International Adult Education, 2012
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Religion
