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Batdi, Veli – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014
In this study, the aim is to identify the interpersonal self-efficacy beliefs of German teacher trainers' in Turkey. It is a descriptive survey and the population of the study consists of German teacher trainers who have worked in the seven regions of Turkey during the 2012-2013 academic year. The sample comprises 52 German teacher trainers chosen…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes
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Hansen, Blake D.; Wills, Howard P.; Kamps, Debra M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
The differential effects of interventions aligned with indicated and non-indicated behavioral function were studied. Disruptive behavior of a fourth grade child at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) was assessed through functional behavioral assessment (FBA) procedures. Following the FBA, three interventions were designed, only one…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Management, Behavior Problems, Grade 4
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Ridgley, Robyn; Snyder, Patricia; McWilliam, R. A. – Infants and Young Children, 2014
We discuss the utility of a coding system designed to evaluate the amount and type of parent talk during individualized family service plan (IFSP) meetings. The iterative processes used to develop the "Parent Communication Coding System" (PCCS) and its associated codes are described. In addition, we explored whether PCCS codes could be…
Descriptors: Individualized Family Service Plans, Parent Participation, Speech, Parents
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Rakap, Salih; Snyder, Patricia; Pasia, Cathleen – Behavioral Disorders, 2014
Debate is occurring about which result interpretation aides focused on examining the experimental effect should be used in single-subject experimental research. In this study, we examined seven nonoverlap methods and compared results using each method to judgments of two visual analysts. The data sources for the present study were 36 studies…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Experiments, Research Problems, Research Methodology
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Leder, Gilah C.; Forgasz, Helen J.; Jackson, Glenda – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Pedestrians were stopped in the street and asked about their views on the teaching and learning of mathematics and English for boys and girls. Many commented on the importance of teachers for both subject areas; some respondents self-identified as teachers. In this article we present findings on the gendering of mathematics and English and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Gender Differences
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Incantalupo, Lisa; Treagust, David F.; Koul, Rekha – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
The use of technology in schools is now ubiquitous, but the effectiveness on the learning environment has mixed results. This paper describes the development and validation of an instrument to measure students' attitudes toward and knowledge of technology with the aim of investigating any differences based on gender after a course where the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Test Construction
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Alpan, Bangir Gülgün; Özer, Arif; Erdamar, Koç Gürcü; Subasi, Güzin – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Problem Statement: Practice teaching is an important element in teacher education programs and it plays an active role in student teacher's obtaining and improving their teaching skills. However, student teachers have some concerns, since they are observed and evaluated by their supervisors in terms of class management, methods and techniques,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Student Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Measures
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Brill, Robert T.; Gilfoil, David M.; Doll, Kristen – American Journal of Business Education, 2014
Academic researchers have often touted the growing importance of "soft skills" for modern day business leaders, especially leadership and communication skills. Despite this growing interest and attention, relatively little work has been done to develop and validate tools to assess soft skills. Forty graduate students from nine MBA…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Leadership
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Zoghi, Masoud; Alivandivafa, Marziyeh – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
This study was designed to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the English as a Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Inventory (EFLRAI). A total of 939 non-English major students responded to the EFLRAI. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed using a principal component analysis and structural equation…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Psychometrics, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Arslan, Rumiye; Nalinci, Gülbin Zeren – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
The aim of this study is to develop a scale determining the visual literacy levels of university students. After reviewing the relevant literature a 75 item draft scale was prepared. The scale was applied to 3rd and 4th year students of Education Faculty of Amasya University. Non-functional items have been excluded from the scale as a result of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Visual Literacy, Test Construction, College Students
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Carmichael, Jessica A.; Fraccaro, Rebecca L.; Nordstokke, David W. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2014
Oral language skills are important to consider in school psychology practice, as they are directly tied to many areas of academic functioning. For example, research has demonstrated that oral language skills in early elementary school predict reading comprehension in later grades (Kendeou, van den Broek, White, & Lynch, 2009). With a…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Oral Language, Language Skills, School Psychology
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Gergen, Kenneth J.; Dixon-Román, Ezekiel J. – Teachers College Record, 2014
In the present offering we challenge the presumption that the educational testing of students provides objective information about such students. This presumption largely rests on an empiricist account of science. In light of mounting criticism, however, empiricist foundationalism has given way to a social epistemology. From this standpoint,…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Educational Testing, Test Validity, Evaluation Utilization
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Buzick, Heather; Stone, Elizabeth – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2014
Read aloud is a testing accommodation that has been studied by many researchers, and its use on K-12 assessments continues to be debated because of its potential to change the measured construct or unfairly increase test scores. This study is a summary of quantitative research on the read aloud accommodation. Previous studies contributed…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Reading Aloud to Others, Educational Research, Statistical Analysis
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Kirbulut, Zubeyde Demet; Geban, Omer – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
This study involves the development of a three-tier diagnostic test to measure high school students' understanding of states of matter concepts. The States of Matter Diagnostic Test (SMDT) is a 19-item three-tier diagnostic test consisting of three-tier items for assessing students' understanding of states of matter concepts. The SMDT was…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, High School Students, Grade 10, Diagnostic Tests
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Hsiao, Chien-Hua; Wu, Ying-Tien; Lin, Chung-Yen; Wong, Terrence William; Fu, Hsieh-Hai; Yeh, Ting-Kuang; Chang, Chung-Yen – Learning Environments Research, 2014
This study aimed to develop an instrument, named the inquiry-based laboratory classroom environment instrument (ILEI), for assessing senior high-school science students' preferred and perceived laboratory environment. A total of 262 second-year students, from a senior-high school in Taiwan, were recruited for this study. Four stages were included…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Science Laboratories, Inquiry, Science Instruction
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