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Michalos, Alex C.; Creech, Heather; Swayze, Natalie; Kahlke, P. Maurine; Buckler, Carolee; Rempel, Karen – Social Indicators Research, 2012
In this paper we present standardized measures of tenth grade students' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours concerning sustainable development as those concepts are understood in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and we test the hypothesis that knowledge and favourable attitudes toward SD lead to favourable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Sustainable Development, Student Behavior
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Randhawa, Bikkar S. – British Educational Research Journal, 1988
Examines gender and rural-urban differences in achievement and macro- and micro-skills in mathematics. A representative sample of classrooms consisting of 1587 students from a mid-western Canadian province was administered a standardized achievement test battery. Concludes females scored better than males in all areas except mathematics and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 10, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Curriculum Development and Implementation Branch. – 1989
Designed to assess the success of social studies instruction for students in grade 10 in Manitoba, Canada, this test evaluation instrument contains a manual, a scoring key, and a test. Administered to determine whether students learned important ideas and skills in social studies instruction, the results of the testing will be used to improve…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Course Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Resources
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Zumbo, Bruno D.; Gelin, Michaela N. – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2005
The present study introduces and demonstrates a new methodology for item and test bias studies: "moderated differential item functioning (DIF)." This technique expands the DIF methodology to incorporate contextual and sociological variables as moderating or mediating effects of the DIF. Specifically, this paper explores differential…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Multiple Choice Tests, Mathematics Tests, Numeracy
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Ricci, Carlo – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2004
This essay is the author's battle cry for help in revitalizing democracy. It deals with the institutions in which the future citizens are being educated. It deals with the undemocratic way in which schools are run. Given the time and space, the author would like to narrow the focus of his battle even further and argue for a revitalization of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Boards of Education, Testing