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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"Assessment instruments"”.
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An Evaluation of Language and Articulation Assessment Instruments
<p>Seventy-nine articulation and language assessment instruments were reviewed. The following areas were addressed: title, author, publisher, date of publication, price, ages, administration time, • general type, description, scoring, standardization, validity, reliability, and comments. …
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Test-Retest Reliability of Phonemic Awareness Assessment Instruments of Kindergarten Students
… will be able to read. With this in mind, many instruments exist that test for these phonemic awareness skills. The purpose of this research was to examine the test-retest reliability of four phonemic awareness instruments. Six elementary schools in the Bowling Green City School District …
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A validity study of three diagnostic screening and assessment instruments for autistic symptomatology.
… of three widely used diagnostic screening and assessment instruments for autistic symptomatology. The instruments under study included Rimland's Diagnostic Checklist (Form E-2), the Autism Behaviour Checklist (ABC) and the Childhood Autism Rating Scales (CARS). Sixteen subjects, nine females …
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Human and canine personality assessment instruments to predict successful adoptions with shelter dogs
<p>Animal shelters are often over-crowded with animals, and efforts to match potential adopters with shelter dogs, to improve the quality of adoptions, are increasing. However, a lack of evidence-based practices makes matching difficult. This research was conducted to investigate the role of dog …
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Investigating how participatory action research and the use of assessment instruments can support college science instructors science assessment literacy
… in participatory action research (PAR) and using assessment instruments can support a college science instructor's science teacher assessment literacy. This study also examined the benefits and challenges college science instructors face when engaging in PAR and using assessment instruments in the …
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The assessment of student learning outcomes in management and business-related adult accelerated degree completion programs in the Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities
… the current state of student learning outcomes assessment by administrators in adult accelerated degree completion programs (AADCPs) in management and business-related majors within the Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). The study was descriptive in nature; it described …
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Risk assessment for family violence aggressors in Aotearoa New Zealand
… Violence (FV) researchers have developed risk assessment instruments to enable practitioners to identify the people who are most likely to commit FV in the future, and the families who are most likely to experience ongoing harm. Indeed, risk assessments have become a standard procedure for FV …
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An Evaluation of the Effects of the American Dental Association's Dental Health Education Program on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Health Locus of Control of High School Students
… were two-fold: (1) To devise valid and reliable assessment instruments to facilitate classroom measurement of cognitive achievement, affective change, and health locus of control. (2) To determine the effects of the ADA Level IV program on the knowledge, attitudes, and health locus of control of …
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A critical performance evaluation of the South African Health Facilities Infrastructure Management Programme of 2011/12
… was conducted across four dimensions, with 12 assessment instruments and within 134 assessment parameters. Several of these instruments were developed as part of this study. Actual performance, per assessment parameter, was expressed in terms of a four level project management maturity scale. …
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Assessment Practices with English Language Learners for Entry Into Special Education Programs
… of this qualitative study is to examine local assessment practices for the assessment of English Language Learners for special education eligibility in the area of Specific Learning Disability. Resource specialists and psychologist from two districts in a San Francisco Bay area suburban county …
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The relationship between the Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting (ISTAR) and the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) for students with and without mild disabilities : implications for policymakers
… is meet the requiremcnts for technically sound assessment instruments as required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), this study investigates the construct validity of Indiana's alternate assessment, the Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting (ISTAR), a teacher rating …
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Risk and prediction of violent crime in forensic psychiatry
… were registered as well as ratings with the risk assessment instruments the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), Historical, Clinical, Risk Management (HCR-20), and Life History of Aggression (LHA). After a mean follow-up time of almost five years, data on violent recidivism was obtained from …
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Using HR-pQCT and finite element analysis to inform clinical assessment of distal radius fractures
… (HR-pQCT) allows for non-invasive in vivo assessment of bone density and stiffness throughout the fracture healing process, which may inform fracture healing progression and cast removal. Many fracture assessment instruments have been developed for clinical use, but a lack of validation and …
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Trauma resolution treatment as an adjunt to stand treatment for sexual offenders
… Data points include self-report, other-report, assessment instruments, session transcripts, research journals, and physiological measures. Systematic treatment research and development methods (Bischoff, McKeel, Moon, & Sprenkle, 1996) resulted in a proposed treatment protocol. Emergent themes …
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Do Objective Measures reduce the Disproportionate Rates of Minority Youth Placed in Detention: Validation of a Risk Assessment Instrument?
… disparities can contribute to DMC. Risk assessment instruments (RAI) are objective techniques used to make decisions about youth in the juvenile justice system. This study examined the effects of implementing an RAI designed to make detention decisions, in a predominantly rural parish in …
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Statistical Evaluation of the North American Mission Board's Church Planter Initial Assessment Instrument and the Implications for the Broader Church Planting Community
Church planter assessment instruments have been used to improve the selection and development of church planters for decades; however, the vast majority of church planter assessments in operation have never been statistically validated. Additionally, no evidence has been published that proves …
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