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Utility of the HPT Framework for Improving Distance Education in Nigeria
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Nwulu, Equi Emmanuel – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The fusion of the Internet with instructional design, and curricula delivery methods eliminated transactional distance in online learning. However, distance education (DE) in Nigeria has not aligned its pedagogy to the new reality in technology. The purposes of this non-experimental, predictive, validity study were to determine faculty and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Barriers, College Faculty
Evaluation of Northwest University, Kano Post-UTME Test Items Using Item Response Theory
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Bichi, Ado Abdu; Hafiz, Hadiza; Bello, Samira Abdullahi – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2016
High-stakes testing is used for the purposes of providing results that have important consequences. Validity is the cornerstone upon which all measurement systems are built. This study applied the Item Response Theory principles to analyse Northwest University Kano Post-UTME Economics test items. The developed fifty (50) economics test items was…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Items, Difficulty Level, Statistical Analysis
Testing the Factor Structure of the Family Quality of Life Survey--2006
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Isaacs, B.; Wang, M.; Samuel, P.; Ajuwon, P.; Baum, N.; Edwards, M.; Rillotta, F. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Although the Family Quality of Life Survey--2006 (FQOLS-2006) is being used in research, there is little evidence to support its hypothesised domain structure. The purpose of this study was to test the domain structure of the survey using confirmatory factor analysis. Method: Samples from Australia, Canada, Nigeria and the USA were…
Descriptors: Family Life, Quality of Life, Surveys, Factor Structure