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Ting Ma; Lawrence Jun Zhang; Judy M. Parr – Language Awareness, 2025
Studies have shown that raising L2 learners' metaphor awareness contributes to the acquisition of figurative language, which fosters students' development of language skills. However, the instruments measuring metaphor awareness, in the majority of relevant research, did not seem to have undergone proper methodological procedures for checking…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language
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Ge Zhang; Pengfei Chen; Si Xu – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: Given that the current sustainability assessment in higher education institutions primarily relies on qualitative methods with relatively limited quantitative tools, the purpose of this study is to design a tool that could be used to comprehensively assess the overall state of higher education institutions' sustainability.…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Colleges, Measures (Individuals)
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Simon M. Hay; Harriet J. Vermeer; Ruben G. Fukkink; Harold T. Nefs – Early Education and Development, 2025
Research Findings: A growing number of stakeholders in early childhood education (ECE) rely on self-assessment to assess and improve the quality of ECE. In this systematic review, we investigated the reliability and validity of self-assessment in ECE, summarizing findings from 27 publications. We meta-analytically synthesized findings from 25…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Journal Articles
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Ashley J. Harrison; Matthew Madison; Nilofer Naqvi; Karrah Bowman; Jonathan Campbell – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
The Autism Stigma and Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-Q) was developed and validated to assess autism knowledge across cultural contexts. Given the wide international use of the measure, the current study aimed to re-examine the measurement properties of the ASK-Q. Using a large, international database (n = 5064), psychometric analyses examined both…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Questionnaires
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Tingting Yin; Xiucai Fang – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
Released in 2018, China's Standards of English Language Ability (CSE) set a benchmark for language education and assessment in China, integrating with international standards. This study investigates whether CSE assessment literacy (understanding and applying CSE standards in assessment practice) enhances Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Language Proficiency
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Ling-Rong Xiao; Gang Zhao; Pei Zhang; Xian Tian; Xiao-Xue Wu; Jun-Ru Li; Si-Yan Liu; Hong-Mei Wu – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Background: Adolescent-specific ADHD self-report screening measures can greatly increase the likelihood of correct diagnosis and timely treatment of ADHD in adolescents. This study provides preliminary evidence for evaluating the reliability and validity of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale-Revised (ASRS-R) in a school-based sample of Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Cailing Yan – Education & Training, 2025
Purpose: This research aims to construct an Evaluation Scale for Vocational Education Internships (ESVEI) tailored to assess the vocational educational internship experiences from the perspectives of vocational students. It also seeks to investigate the influence of certain factors -- such as gender, family background, educational attainment,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career and Technical Education, Undergraduate Students, Internship Programs