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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Literacy Assessment"”.
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Physical literacy assessment amongst young children
Physical literacy is defined as the motivation, confidence, physical competence and knowledge and understanding to value and engage in physical activity for life. The concept has increased in popularity in recent years, particularly within childhood. However, this popularity has preceded empirical …
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Perceptions of Media Literacy Assessment: A Mixed Methods Study
Media literacy scholars have to a great extent ignored the assessment of media literacy outcomes and associated challenges. Martens (2010) states that evaluating and explaining the effectiveness of media literacy education is one of the most overwhelming challenges for current research in the …
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An ethnography of performance-based literacy assessment and classroom instruction
… use of mandated performance- and classroom-based literacy assessment in a first-second grade classroom. By describing the district's literacy instruction and assessment policies, and by interviewing key district personnel, the researcher documented external influences upon the teacher's …
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A CASE STUDY USING LITERACY ASSESSMENT PORTFOLIOS WITH STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH DISABILITIES
… design, was to examine the process of using literacy assessment portfolios (LAPs) within a cross-categorical special education classroom to investigate whether or not using LAPs would provide distinct information about the literacy development of two students identified with specific learning …
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TOWARD A DATA LITERACY ASSESSMENT THAT IS FAIR FOR LANGUAGE MINORITY STUDENTS
Data literacy is crucial for adolescents to access and navigate data in today’s technology-driven world. Researchers emphasize the need for K-12 students to attain data literacy. However, few available instructions have incorporated validated assessments. Therefore, I developed and implemented the …
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Privilege and Disprivilege In Discourse In and Around Literacy Assessment In Second Grade
… study examined discourse in and around literacy assessment in one second grade classroom to better understand issues of power, privilege and equity. Situated in the southeastern region of the United States, the research site was located in an elementary school with a student population …
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How raciolinguistic ideologies shape literacy assessment among African immigrants: A reflection on WIDA-access
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-09-16 without embargo terms
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Translation of a Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument for Use in the Latino Population of Greater Kansas City
Introduction: An individual’s degree of nutrition literacy impacts their diet quality and overall health. Determining an individual’s or a population’s nutrition literacy can help registered dietitians and other nutrition experts tailor educational programs and materials to meet the educational …
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Assessing Visual Literacy: A Review and An Attempt
… substantiating the current state of visual literacy knowledge and skills of instructional design professionals and the continuing call for visual literacy assessment research. The project has contributed two manuscripts that examine the existing visual literacy assessment research and …
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Information and communication technology (ICT) literacy: Refining a construct for assessment
… an Information & Communication Technology (ICT) literacy assessment instrument designed for students entering college. This process began with the development of a working definition of the ICT literacy based on the literature and the input of a panel of experts regarding the proposed literacy …
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An analysis of psycho-educational profiles of elementary students referred for special education consideration due to literacy difficulties
… examined the results of a uniquely constructed literacy assessment technique, combining Dehn’s (2006) interpretation of psychological processing assessment and the Reading Rockets (Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc., 2005) interpretation of academic achievement. …
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Computer-Assisted Instruction in Literacy Skills for Kindergarten Students and Perceptions of Administrators and Teachers.
… of a computer-assisted instructional program in literacy skills were collected by a survey. The survey participants were kindergarten teachers and administrators from four elementary schools in the same, fast-growing, suburban school district in Texas. Literacy assessments were given to all …
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WRITING TO LEARN: DIALOGUE JOURNALS FOR MASTERY IN A READING ASSESSMENT COURSE
Teachers tend to use the word assessment interchangeably with testing. It is important that teacher educators share many forms of assessment with pre-service teachers so that they will be prepared to use them in their own classrooms. This study examines the use of the dialogue journal as both an …
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Health literacy in Toronto : applying the TOFHLA to identify the gap between physician and patient
… sampling method. The Test of Functional Health Literacy Assessment (TOFHLA) is used to assess a patient’s level of comprehension of health-related material. The TOFHLA was validated by researchers Baker and Parker et al. in two separate studies in 1995 and 1999. This study has proven that age, …
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CRITICAL PEDAGOGY IN URBAN SCHOOLING: A GUIDE FOR CLASSROOM PRAXIS
… thinking; providing ongoing and authentic assessment; and the imperatives of ethical values, ideology, and multiple perspectives in critical teaching praxis. Critical educational scholarship informs teaching and learning in schools to provide liberating opportunities to achieve critical and …
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Association between Health Literacy and 30-Day Unplanned Healthcare Use after Discharge in the Heart Failure Population
… costs Medicare over $17 billion per year. Health literacy is associated with increased healthcare use and cost while heart failure is the leading cause of 30-day readmission in the United States. Previous studies have assessed the association between health literacy and hospitalization or …
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An Assessment of Undergraduate Students’ Research Literacy
<p><em>Research literacy</em> refers to the knowledge and application of statistics and research methods knowledge. Research literacy is important because it enables individuals to become autonomous lifelong learners and informed research consumers. Compared to other types of literacies (e.g., …
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Genesurance Counseling: Patient Perspectives
… discussions and evaluate if health insurance literacy impacted these expectations. A 38-item survey, including a validated tool to assess health insurance literacy (HIL) was administered prior to patients receiving prenatal or cancer genetic counseling at three participating institutions. A …
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The relationship between functional health literacy of African American veterans and nonveterans and their ability to read and comprehend medical information for a chronic illness
… of the United States. The Short Test of Health Literacy Assessment (STOFHLA), a knowledge questionnaire, and a short demographic survey were used as the data collection tools. Four research questions were developed for the study. Each of these questions were addressed using inferential …
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What is counted becomes what counts: Measuring the correct learning outcomes in adult literacy.
… experiences of practitioners involved in adult literacy assessment. It began with reviewing existing Irish policy on assessment and extended for comparative purposes towards international policy. It queries the current quantitative method of collecting data on literacy skills attainment and asks …
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