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An IRT Analysis of Preservice Teacher Self-Efficacy in Technology Integration
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Browne, Jeremy – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2011
The need for rigorously developed measures of preservice teacher traits regarding technology integration training has been acknowledged (Kay 2006), but such instruments are still extremely rare. The Technology Integration Confidence Scale (TICS) represents one such measure, but past analyses of its functioning have been limited by sample size and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy
Utah's Alternate Assessment: Evidence regarding Six Aspects of Validity
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Hager, Karen D.; Slocum, Timothy A. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
Alternate assessments are the means through which students with significant cognitive disabilities participate in accountability testing, thus measurement validity of alternate assessments is a critical aspect of state educational accountability systems. When evaluating the validity of assessment systems, it is important to take a broad view of…
Descriptors: Test Content, Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Test Validity
State Refinements to the ESEA Title I Evaluation and Reporting System: Utah 1979-80 Project. Final Report.
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White, Karl; And Others – 1981
To explain discrepancies in Utah's elementary school test results under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act's Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS), researchers investigated the adequacy and validity of TIERS evaluation models. Model A (norm-referenced testing) is used in most Utah school districts, in preference to Models B or C…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Norm Referenced Tests