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Showing 1 to 20 of 147 for “"educational tests"”.
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The Impact of Local Item Dependence on Computer Adaptive Testing given Between and Within Testlet Adaptivity
In educational tests, a group of questions related to a shared stimulus is called a testlet (e.g., a reading passage with multiple related questions). Use of testlets is very common in educational tests. Additionally, computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is a mode of testing where the test forms are …
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Evaluating Equivalence Testing Methods for Measurement Invariance
… to using traditional chi square difference tests and GOFs. Results demonstrate that the EQ for nested models was the only procedure that maintains empirical error rates below the nominal level. Results also highlight that the EQ requires larger sample sizes or equivalence bounds based on …
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Technology Enabled Assessments: An Investigation of Scoring Models for Scaffolded Tasks
While significant progress has been made in recent years on technology enabled assessments (TEAs), including assessment systems that incorporate scaffolding into the assessment process, there is a dearth of research regarding psychometric scoring models that can be used to fully capture students' …
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A computer simulation of the effects of violations of the underlying assumptions of Cattell's coefficient of pattern similarity
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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The reliability and validity of the Courtis general development test
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Education, 1952
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Some effects of emphasizing the learning function of classroom achievement examinations
Thesis (D.A.G.)--Michigan State University. College of Education, 1969
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An analysis of classroom objectives derived from cognitive levels of learning as inferred from selected teacher-made tests
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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A Study of Test-Taking Skills and Achievement Scores upon Secondary Students
… and vocabulary test scores on standardized tests, whether the test-taking skills program influenced these students' test scores, and how a test-taking skills program could improve students' future standardized test scores. Procedure. The Nelson-Denny Reading Tests were used as the measuring …
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Developing and testing a "responsibility" questionnaire for 8th graders
… perceptions of attitude.;Internal consistency tests showed Cronbach's Alpha to be .834 for the entire questionnaire, .752 for the questions measuring behavior and .637 for the questions measuring attitude. Internal consistency tests should be repeated with additional pilot groups to obtain …
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Empirical Evaluation for Gender-Based DIF in an International Assessment: The Case of PIRLS
This study investigated gender differential item functioning (DIF) in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in the 2016 cycle. This is because there is no empirical review of gender DIF in this test. The DIF analyses were conducted within and across three countries which …
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An Item Response Theory Approach to Causal Inference in the Presence of a Pre-intervention Assessment
This research develops a form of causal inference based on Item Response Theory (IRT) to combat bias that occurs when existing causal inference methods are used under certain scenarios. When a pre-test is administered, prior to a treatment decision, bias can occur in causal inferences about the …
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Statistical Inference for Diagnostic Classification Models
… (DCM) are an important recent development in educational and psychological testing. Instead of an overall test score, a diagnostic test provides each subject with a profile detailing the concepts and skills (often called "attributes") that he/she has mastered. Central to many DCMs is the …
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Using hierarchical linear modeling to measure school effects on the Colorado Student Assessment Program
… statistical models to analyze high-stakes tests. Thus, secondary databases were analyzed using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to identify the most consistent and powerful predictors of student achievement on the CSAP fourth-grade reading test. A value-added analysis also was implemented …
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Designing a cultural needs questionnaire
This study describes the development of a cultural needs questionnaire intended to get a profile of foreign students' awareness of American culture. Specifically, the original questionnaire was designed to assess the level of awareness that English as a Second Language (ESL) students have of three …
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Investigating and Improving Student Understanding of Superposition in Introductory and Quantum Physics Courses
This dissertation presents results from research and curriculum development related to student understanding of the principle of superposition in introductory optics and upper-division quantum mechanics courses. The focus is on the extent to which students are able to relate the mathematical …
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A learning index for the Midget Wiggly Block Test for mechanical ability
1 PDF file (80 pages)
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An Analysis of a Testing Program in a Modern Elementary School
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