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Conceptual Change among Teachers Involved in Educational Reform
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Rucinski, Daisy Arredondo; Franco, Josefina Beas; Nocetti, Viviana Gomez; Queirolo, Paulina Thomsen; Daniel, Gloria Carranza – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2009
This article reports findings from a multi-year study of teachers' conceptual change coincident with the development of instructional expertise among teachers involved in educational reform efforts in schools in Santiago, Chile. Conceptual change in teachers is important because recent research indicates that students of teachers who function at…
Descriptors: Mentors, Academic Achievement, Construct Validity, Validity
Educating Inquiry-Oriented Teachers: Students' Attitudes and Experiences towards Research-Based Teacher Education
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Byman, Reijo; Krokfors, Leena; Toom, Auli; Maaranen, Katriina; Jyrhama, Riitta; Kynaslahti, Heikki; Kansanen, Pertti – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
In this article, we will discuss research-based teacher education as an organizing theme of teacher education. We will report the results of two surveys in which students expressed their attitudes towards the research-based approach and their experiences of research-based teacher education. The construct validity of the inventory was tested using…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Student Attitudes, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis
A Rasch-Based Validation of the Vocabulary Size Test
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Beglar, David – Language Testing, 2010
The primary purpose of this study was to provide preliminary validity evidence for a 140-item form of the Vocabulary Size Test, which is designed to measure written receptive knowledge of the first 14,000 words of English. Nineteen native speakers of English and 178 native speakers of Japanese participated in the study. Analyses based on the Rasch…
Descriptors: Test Items, Native Speakers, Test Validity, Vocabulary
Teachers Sense of Collective Efficacy: An International View
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Schechter, Chen; Tschannen-Moran, Megan – International Journal of Educational Management, 2006
Purpose: This study explores the notion of collective teacher efficacy, a characteristic of schools that has emerged as a significant factor in school productivity. More specifically, this paper examines the construct validity and reliability of the Israeli Collective Teacher Efficacy Scale and explores variables that may influence teachers' sense…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Elementary Schools, Self Efficacy
Two Different Methods of Assessing Practical Skills at an Advanced Level Examination in Biology: Demonstration of Construct Validity or the Appraisal of Non-Events?
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Brown, C. R.; And Others – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1992
Scrutinizes the assessment of students' practical skills, in an honors-level biology examination, for construct validity utilizing both correlational and factor analytical methods to explore relationships between students' practical (laboratory) and theoretical (written) performances. Indicates that teacher assessment of practical skills resulted…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biology, Construct Validity, Correlation
The Construct Validity of an Examination Designed to Test Practical Ability in Biology.
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Brown, C. R.; Njabili, A. F. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
Explores the concept of construct validity in the context of a public examination. Multitrait-multimethod analysis and factor analysis were used. Discusses the analyses in terms of theory versus practical components and experimental versus observational investigation in practical components. Sample items for the practical examinations are…
Descriptors: Biology, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries