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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"test development"”.
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The Aviation Illusion-Situational Judgment Test: Development and Evaluation
<p>Situational judgment tests (SJTs) are scenario-based assessments that evaluate an individual's capacity to make key judgments relating to specific contexts. While SJTs are traditionally used for personal selection (e.g., managers, customer service personnel, and police officers), SJTs also …
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Using ADL for regression test development in a distributed object environment
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1996.
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Adhesion Mechanisms of Bituminous Crack Sealant to Aggregate and Laboratory Test Development
While the direct adhesion test is proposed as part of newly-developed performance-based guidelines for the selection of hot-poured crack sealant, the blister test may be used to estimate the optimum annealing time, in addition to IFE determination.
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Test Development and Material Characterization of Hot Poured Crack Sealant at Low Temperature
In addition to the mechanical characterization of the sealant material, microstructure of the sealants were also investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), gel-permeation chromatography (GPC), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy …
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The Effectiveness of Test -Takers' Participation in Development of an Innovative Web -Based Speaking Test for International Teaching Assistants at American Colleges
… were aligned with the team's decisions on test design considerations reflected into the development. The results of the group dynamics and audit trail supported positive contributions of the test-takers to the test development by revealing their roles, interactions, and power relations. The …
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Transition from Time-Based Education to Competency-Based Education in Surgical Training: A Descriptive Case Study
… the SCORE content framework, the 12-step test development process, Miller’s pyramid of assessment, and Kern’s six-step curriculum design model. Importantly, the study demonstrates that the 12-step test development process was extended beyond individual test development to support the …
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An exploration of the LAL development of pre-service ESL teachers through the processes of item writing
… as an important component of language teacher development. Traditionally, TESOL programs have addressed the need of LAL for language teachers through language assessment courses and formal instruction. Such methods have proven valuable in helping teachers develop the theoretical knowledge of …
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Assessing University Students' Epistemological Beliefs About Foreign Language Learning
Concept mapping, criterion-referenced language test development, and web-based data collection were successfully used in this research design as methods of increasing the reliability and validity of the FLBS-E. Suggestions are given for future use of these and other combinations of …
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Modeling Conditional Heteroskedasticity in Time Series and Spatial Analysis
… I first derive a simple specification test for spatial autoregressive model using the information matrix (IM) test principle. As a byproduct of my test development, I obtain a general model that has similar features like autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH) in time …
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Assessing fundamental introductory computing concept knowledge in a language independent manner
… concepts in computer science. How can existing test development methods be applied and adapted to create a valid assessment instrument for CS1 conceptual knowledge? To what extent can pseudo-code be used as the mechanism for achieving programming language independence in an assessment …
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Student Misconceptions in Science: The Human Digestive System
… the correct information for the formal unit test, but will revert back to their previously held notions upon leaving the class. Each of the 85 high school biology students who participated in the study was given a test prior to and immediately following instruction. Test development was based …
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Needs assessment and formative evaluation in the development of a college level English second language placement test
Instructional design and test development models converged in the development of a valid placement test for college level students in English second language courses in Quebec. The realities of instructional design within the context of budget cuts and time constraints often result in the …
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A Procedure for the Development of A Content Valid Selection Examination for Parks and Recreation Directors in the State of Illinois
… job analysis. Next, a supervisory panel prepared test specifications and test development worksheets. An expert panel was then engaged in an item writing workshop and prepared test items appropriately sampling each job content domain. The test items were then submitted to three sequential review …
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Development of an implicit measure of dispositional forgiveness.
… forgiveness) using the Implicit Association Test (IAT). This Forgiveness IAT (FIAT) was administered in conjunction with well established self-report measures of forgiveness, as well as with some measures (including an IAT for each) of spirituality and self-esteem. Other ratings about the …
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Development And Validation Of The Beile Test Of Information Literacy For Education (b-tiled)
… of teacher candidates. The study describes the development and validation of the Beile Test of Information Literacy for Education (B-TILED). Funded in part by the Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the study is part of a …
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Development of an implicit measure of dispositional forgiveness.
… forgiveness) using the Implicit Association Test (IAT). This Forgiveness IAT (FIAT) was administered in conjunction with well established self-report measures of forgiveness, as well as with some measures (including an IAT for each) of spirituality and self-esteem. Other ratings about the …
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"Validation of an academic listening test: Effects of ""breakdown"" tests and test takers' cognitive awareness of listening processes"
… breakdown effect of a listening comprehension test, whether test takers are affected in comprehending lectures by impediments, and collected test takers’ cognitive awareness on test tasks which contain listening breakdown factors how they perceived these impediments. In this context of the …
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A Point-of-Care Immunoassay for Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Ebolavirus
… and nonspecific protein absorption (NSPA) on test substrates have historically hindered assay sensitivity and overall performance. While antibody development has witnessed a significant evolution over time, mostly driven by the interest in antibody-based drugs, major challenges still exist in …
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