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McKenzie, James F.; Dennis, Dixie; Auld, M. Elaine; Lysoby, Linda; Doyle, Eva; Muenzen, Patricia M.; Caro, Carla M.; Kusorgbor-Narh, Cynthia S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
The Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis 2015 (HESPA 2015) was conducted to update and validate the Areas of Responsibilities, Competencies, and Sub-competencies for Entry- and Advanced-Level Health Education Specialists. Two data collection instruments were developed--one was focused on Sub-competencies and the other on knowledge items…
Descriptors: Health Education, Specialists, Minimum Competency Testing, Knowledge Level
Layng, Joe; Redding, Sam – Center on Innovations in Learning, Temple University, 2016
This field report is the seventh in a series produced by the Center on Innovations in Learning's League of Innovators. The series describes, discusses, and analyzes policies and practices that enable personalization in education. This report introduces sessions from the "Conversations with Innovators" event held at Temple University,…
Descriptors: Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Measurement Techniques, Academic Standards
Schleicher, Andreas – Online Submission, 2016
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) provides a framework in which over 80 countries collaborate to build advanced global metrics to assess the knowledge, skills and character attributes of the students. The design of assessments poses major conceptual and technical challenges, as successful learning. Beyond a sound…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Educational Methods, Educational Policy, Minimum Competency Testing
Roegiers, Xavier – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2016
There can be no denying the influence of competencies on the development of the school and its curricula. It is increasingly the case that, to enrol in a socio-economic fabric, whether locally or globally, learners--male or female--must learn to place their knowledge and know-how at the service of action: they must be able to deal with complex…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Performance Factors, Competency Based Education, Minimum Competencies
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Kannan, Priya; Sgammato, Adrienne; Tannenbaum, Richard J. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2015
Establishing cut scores using the Angoff method requires panelists to evaluate every item on a test and make a probability judgment. This can be time-consuming when there are large numbers of items on the test. Previous research using resampling studies suggest that it is possible to recommend stable Angoff-based cut score estimates using a…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Test Items, Standard Setting (Scoring), Feasibility Studies
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Lindemann-Matthies, Petra; Remmele, Martin; Yli-Panula, Eija – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2017
This study investigates how well prepared student teachers are to implement species identification in school. Data were collected with the help of a questionnaire and a PowerPoint presentation in which local plant and animal species were presented. Participants (n = 357) correctly identified, on average, 23% of the plants and 44% of the animals.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
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Galván-Fernández, Cristina; Rubio-Hurtado, María José; Martínez-Olmo, Francesc; Rodríguez-Illera, José Luis – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2017
The study analyzes the improvement in generic competences through e-portfolio/PLE platform and didactic planning. The new version of the platform, Digital Folder, contains utilities for students and teachers and some PLE components that help the learning process through e-portfolios. Didactic planning is compared for students from the University…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Portfolio Assessment, Courseware, Usability
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Lee, Victor R.; Fields, Deborah A. – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2017
Purpose: In light of growing interest in the maker movement and electronic textiles (e-textiles) as an educational technology, the purpose of this paper is to characterize competence change in undergraduate students who participated in a semester-length course that used e-textiles. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative and exploratory…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Educational Technology, Minimum Competency Testing, Undergraduate Students
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Zetriuslita, Hj.; Ariawan, Rezi; Nufus, Hayatun – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This research aims to describe students' critical thinking ability based on the level academic and gender. The populations of this study were 132 students participating in five classes of Calculus course. The research data obtained through technical tests and interview techniques. This study found that the high level of capability, both male…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Cognitive Ability, Gender Differences, Calculus
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Corley, James Earl; Massie, F. Stanford, Jr.; Medrano, Martha; Estrada, Carlos A. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
Cultural competent care is the ability to deliver effective medical care to people from different cultures. The lack of methodological rigor and paucity of psychometric properties information of the instruments limits the generalizability of cultural competency educational interventions. We examined cultural attitudes of first year medical…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Health Behavior, Medical Students
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Song, Jingjing; Zuo, Bin; Wen, Fangfang; Yan, Lei – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2017
Exposure to negative math-gender stereotypes undermines the intentions of female college students to engage in careers in the math field, yet the mechanisms by which such stereotypes relate to girls' career intentions remain unclear. We simultaneously tested multiple mediators in a sample of 186 female students from one high school in central…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Sex Stereotypes, Career Choice, Mathematics Education
Simons, Mathea; Meeus, Will; T'Sas, Jan – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2017
Effective media education requires that teachers have sufficient media literacy competencies as well as the competencies to promote media literacy in students. This article describes the development of a questionnaire to measure these competencies individually or as a team. The questionnaire was developed in five stages. A systematic and critical…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Media Literacy, Journalism Education, Teacher Competencies
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Álvarez-Arregu, Emilio; Rodríguez-Martín, Alejandro; Madrigal-Maldonado, Rafael; Grossi-Sampedro, Beatriz-Ángeles; Arreguit, Xavier – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2017
In a globalized and media society with unprecedented technological development, institutions of higher education are adapting their training models to face this new challenge. This study aimed to determine students' self-perception of their media competence and the differential influence of an ecosystemic model of training that is being…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Assessment, Program Implementation, Mixed Methods Research
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Dickinson, Paul Gordon – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This paper evaluates the effect and potential of a new educational learning model called Peer to Peer (P2P). The study was focused on Laurea, Hyvinkaa's Finland campus and its response to bridging the gap between traditional educational methods and working reality, where modern technology plays an important role. The study describes and evaluates…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Models, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education
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Imlig, Flavian; Ender, Susanne – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2018
This article reveals three emerging areas of conflict in the use of educational assessment instruments in compulsory education in Switzerland and outlines an analytical approach for detecting and analysing these areas of conflict. The approach combines a conceptual perspective, an evaluation perspective and a teaching perspective to show the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conflict, Educational Assessment, Compulsory Education
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