This document provides guidelines for preferred practice for the Child Identification Process for Colorado children, birth through five years of age. The guidelines were developed to be flexible and adaptable in support of individual community needs and in recognition of the variable resources throughout the state; however, the basic underlying assumptions and principles are considered critical to quality early intervention. The guidelines focus on process versus product, recognizing the value...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Early Identification,...
Teachers' observations, students' experiences, and the review of related literature indicate that language anxiety is a significant factor adversely affecting the language learning process. Thus, this study aims to investigate the sources and levels of fear of negative evaluation as well as language anxiety among Turkish students as EFL learners, and to determine the correlation between the two. A foreign language anxiety scale and a scale for fear of negative evaluation were administered to a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Correlation, Measures...
This study examines whether the Problem Based Economics curriculum developed by the Buck Institute for Education improves grade 12 students' content knowledge as measured by the Test of Economic Literacy, a test refined by the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) over decades. Students' problem-solving skills in economics were also examined using a performance task assessment. In addition to the primary focus on student achievement outcomes, the study examined changes in teachers'...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Test Items, Intervention, Economics Education, Problem Based Learning, Teacher...
This study aims to develop Taiwan undergraduates' volunteer service motivation scale. To begin with, item pool was proposed on the basis of literature. After discussing with three Taiwan undergraduates, item pool, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (N = 150) was proceeded, where three tests were conducted EFA: 1. Item analysis: comparisons of extreme groups and correlation analysis were employed. The former's critical ratios are all more than 3, and reach significant standard, showing the 20...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Undergraduate Students, Student Volunteers,...
This study examines international students' study anxiety in a mid-sized university in Southeast Texas comparing their existing study anxiety along lines of nationality, gender, age, major, degree, and stage of education. It focuses on the students' perceptions and the dominant goal of this research was to investigate whether there is a relationship among the study anxiety of international students and all of the listed factors. The participants consisted of a convenience sample of college...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Students, Anxiety, Questionnaires, College Students, Student Characteristics,...
Although critical pedagogy has defined new roles for teachers through which they can step beyond classroom concerns, there seems to be little attention to these roles in the conceptualization and measures of teacher efficacy. This study was an attempt to review the available literature and measures of teacher efficacy to find out whether the principles of critical pedagogy have been incorporated into operational and theoretical aspects of teacher efficacy. The absence of these principles called...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Critical Theory, Teaching Methods, Construct Validity, Teacher Effectiveness,...
The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-II Edition 2005 (Vineland-II) is useful in assessing abilities in autism spectrum disorder, where an accurate assessment of intelligence using standardized tools is difficult both due to the unique social and communication difficulties that these children present with and the behavioral issues that occur as co-morbidity. We describe the scale and our experience in using the scale. Difficulties in administration of the scale to Indian children are...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adjustment (to Environment), Measures (Individuals), Autism, Foreign Countries,...
This report describes results from field-testing of POWERSOURCE[C] formative assessment alongside professional development and instructional resources. The researchers at the National Center for Research, on Evaluation, Standards, & Student Testing (CRESST) employed a randomized, controlled design to address the following question: Does the use of POWERSOURCE[C] strategies improve 6th-grade student performance on assessments of the key mathematical ideas relative to the performance of a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Mathematical Concepts, Middle School Students, Grade 6, Educational Strategies,...
This methodological report documents the design, development, and psychometric characteristics of the assessment instruments used in the third grade data collection of the ECLS-K. The instruments examined include those developed to measure cognitive and socioemotional development. In addition, issues in analyzing longitudinal measures are discussed. This report is organized into the following chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) Design and Development of the Assessment Instruments; (3) Analysis...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 3, Psychometrics, Kindergarten, Cognitive Development, Longitudinal Studies,...
The subject we research is, "Does the weekly lesson program affect the language learning?". Our aim is to indicate the importance of the weekly lesson program in learning. And the research we made is for understanding the importance of the curriculum on students' successes. We have chosen questionnaire method and prepared a questionnaire having ten questions that each of them includes five alternatives to be evaluated according to the percentage rates. We have applied these questions...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Measures (Individuals), Second Language Learning, Lesson Plans, Grade 9, High School...
In this technical report, we describe the development and piloting of a series of mathematics progress monitoring measures intended for use with students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade. These measures, available as part of easyCBM[TM], an online progress monitoring assessment system, were developed in 2007 and 2008 and administered to approximately 2,800 students per grade from schools across the United States in November and December of 2008 using a common item design to allow all...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 5, General Education, Response to Intervention, Access to Education, Special...
In this technical report, we describe the development and piloting of a series of mathematics progress monitoring measures intended for use with students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade. These measures, available as part of easyCBM[TM], an online progress monitoring assessment system, were developed in 2007 and 2008 and administered to approximately 2,800 students per grade from schools across the United States in November and December of 2008 using a common item design to allow all...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 6, General Education, Response to Intervention, Access to Education, Special...
The present study aims to find out the influence of personality traits on the choice and use of Memory English Language Learning Strategies (MELLSs) for learners of English as a foreign language, and the role of personality traits in the prediction of use of such Strategies. Four instruments were used, which were Adapted Inventory for Memory English Language Learning Strategies based on Memory category of Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) of Rebecca L. Oxfords (1990), A Background...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Personality Traits, Learning Strategies, Personality, Memory, Foreign Countries,...
This study explores the actual practices of preservice teachers of the faculty of education in learning and studying translation as well as the practices of university instructors in teaching and evaluating translation. Tools included two questionnaires and guided interviews with the instructors. Students/teachers of the faculty of Education were shown to lack most of the basic skills of translating and instructors seemed dissatisfied with the current practices of course design, teaching and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Measures (Individuals), Internet, Translation, Preservice Teachers, Preservice...
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to the University of Dayton (UD) on November 5-7, 2008, to conduct interviews with individuals who played significant roles in the university's teacher preparation program (see Appendix A). These interviews, along with additional materials provided by UD and identified by the AED research team, provided the basis for the case study. This case study is one of nine prepared by AED to document evidence of institutional change in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Measurement, Measures (Individuals), Cooperating Teachers, Field Experience Programs,...
The 2011 National Parent Satisfaction and Priorities Report presents the responses to the new Noel-Levitz Parent Satisfaction Inventory[TM] (PSI) which were gathered in the first two years of the instrument's availability. The report reflects data from 6,237 parents/guardians from nineteen four-year colleges and universities. Sixteen of the institutions are four-year private schools and three are four-year publics. The results were captured between November 2009 and May 2011. Since this is a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Attitudes, Parents, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Parent Attitudes,...
The Congressionally-mandated Head Start Impact Study is being conducted across 84 nationally representative grantee/delegate agencies. Approximately 5,000 newly entering 3- and 4-year-old children applying for Head Start were randomly assigned to either a Head Start group that had access to Head Start program services or to a non-Head Start group that could enroll in available community non-Head Start services, selected by their parents. Data collection began in fall 2002 and is scheduled to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Parenting Styles, Data Collection,...
The Annual Condition of Education Report provides a wide range of state-level data, including shifts in student populations and demographics, teacher salaries and characteristics, student achievement results, and school financial information. The report provides important metrics to the education community about the status of the education system. The data for this annual report are presented according to: (1) Enrollment; (2) Early Childhood Education; (3) Staff; (4) Program; (4) Student...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Enrollment...
In this study, a mobile learning adoption scale (MLAS) was developed on the basis of Rogers' (2003) Diffusion of Innovations Theory. The scale that was developed consists of four sections. These sections are as follows: Stages in the innovation-decision process, Types of m-learning decision, Innovativeness level and attributes of m-learning. There is one question at the level of classification regarding the investigated characteristics of the participants in the first three sections of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Electronic Learning, Measures (Individuals), Adoption (Ideas), Likert Scales,...
"Open Court Reading©" is a reading program for grades K-6 published by McGraw-Hill Education that is designed to teach decoding, comprehension, inquiry, and writing in a three-part logical progression. Part One of each unit, Preparing to Read, focuses on phonemic awareness, sounds and letters, phonics, fluency, and word knowledge. Part Two, Reading and Responding, emphasizes reading literature for understanding, comprehension, inquiry, and practical reading applications. Part Three,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Reading Programs, Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Phonemic...
The purpose of this study was to measure the self-perceptions of distance education learners in terms of learner readiness and to determine the predictors of satisfaction and success in distance education. Learner readiness consists of five sub-dimensions: (1) computer/internet self-efficacy, (2) self-directed learning, (3) learner control, (4) motivation for learning, and (5) online communication self-efficacy. The subjects of the study are 84 English Language and Literature Distance Education...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Online Courses, Self Efficacy, Distance Education, Correlation,...
This article presents findings from research on a field experience designed to help elementary preservice teachers learn the practice of teacher questioning during formal and informal interviews to analyze student mathematical thinking in K-2 classrooms. The practice of teacher questioning is framed as choosing a mathematical goal, analyzing student thinking about that goal, and then deciding on a question or prompt. Preservice teachers were specific and accurate in identifying a mathematical...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Questioning Techniques, Teaching...
The examination of Student Evaluation Instruments (SEI) has generated a considerable literature. Interestingly, this extensive literature provides no clear guidance on how to interpret SEI results in order to make comparative evaluations of instructors' performances. The research presented in this paper draws upon six semesters worth of SEI responses for all courses in our school of business- a database of nearly 30,000 responses. The paper examines how core measures of teaching...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, College Students, College Faculty,...
The dramatic expansion of the number of higher educational institutions in Taiwan has contributed a great deal to the growing unemployment rate of university graduates. Given the accumulated number of students who graduated in previous years and failed to find a job, the pressure of finding a job is growing each year. On the other hand, however, many employers lamented that they are struggling to find qualified job candidates. The major reason for this mismatch is that the traditional...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Graduates, Competence, Employment Potential, Labor Needs, Employers,...
This study examined the relationship between enrollment in online counseling courses and students' counseling selfefficacy beliefs. Results indicate that students enrolled in online courses report statistically significant higher selfefficacy beliefs than students in traditional FTF courses. Online instructional method may increase counselor selfefficacy, self-confidence, and personal motivation. Implications for research and counselor education are discussed.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Electronic Learning, Counselor Training, Self Efficacy, Correlation, Statistical...
We analyzed the impact of a self-assessment instrument on the self-efficacy of those deciding on majors in a university setting. Using a pre- and post-test methodology, we employed "Career Cruising" to measure career decision-making self-efficacy. Participants completed the "Career Decision Self-Efficacy-Short Form" (CDSE-SF) with dependent variables of academic advising and the levels of self-efficacy among the CDSE-SF five subscales: Accurate Self-Appraisal, Gathering...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Self Efficacy, College Students, Measures (Individuals), Majors (Students), Career...
Hierarchical linear modeling techniques were used to explored individual and contextual factors of emotion regulation in a sample of 2074 adolescents from grade 7 through grade 12 and 54 head teachers in China mainland. Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised (EATQ-R) were administered among students and Multi-Dimensional Emotional Empathy Scale (MDEES) among head teachers. Results showed that at the student level, Effortful Control and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Personality Traits, Self Control, Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals), Empathy,...
This study aimed to contribute to the growing literature on learning approaches and teacher self-efficacy beliefs by examining associations between prospective elementary school teachers' learning approaches in a social studies teaching methods course and their social studies teaching efficacy beliefs. One hundred ninety-two prospective elementary school teachers for grades 1-4 participated in this study at the school of education at a university in Turkey. Findings showed that the deep...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary School Teachers, Social Studies, Self Efficacy, Teaching Methods,...
Although Aboriginal students encounter educational challenges, few post-secondary mentorship programs that facilitate positive educational and mental health outcomes within this population are described in the literature. This study describes the development and evaluation of a mentorship program for Aboriginal university students. Program development was informed by a literature review and needs assessment. Using a mixed-methods design, 12 Aboriginal students completed pre- and post-program...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Learner Engagement, Resilience (Psychology),...
School refusal behavior refers to child-motivated refusal to attend school and/or difficulty attending classes for an entire day (Kearney & Silverman, 1996). As such, the term represents an umbrella construct for many historical ones that have been used to describe youths with problematic absenteeism, including truancy, psychoneurotic truancy, school phobia, separation anxiety, and anxiety-based school refusal. School refusal behavior refers to a spectrum of problematic, illegitimate...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Resistance (Psychology), Attendance, School Phobia,...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a Creative Drama Based Perception of Self-sufficiency Skills Training Program on 2nd grade bachelor degree students' (who are attending a preschool teacher training program) perception of self-sufficiency. This is a quasi-experimental study. Totally 50 students were equally divided into two groups as they are experimental group and control group. Experimental group has attended to 24 sessions of a course as creative drama based training...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Creativity, Drama, Experimental Groups, Teacher Education Programs, Preschool...
Introduction: College graduates with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) often face challenges in securing competitive employment after graduation. Working with a mentor who is also visually impaired, and working in the same field, can provide important benefits to overcome these barriers. Methods: A nationwide longitudinal study, involving random assignment to an intervention group working with a mentor or a comparison group given traditional career resources,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Career Counseling, Mentors, Employment Potential, Blindness, Visual...
Purpose: the present study aimed to investigate the effect of perceived spiritual leadership on envy management of faculty members of Islamic Azad Universities of East Azerbaijan province through the role of professional development mediation and job satisfaction. Methodology: this study was a descriptive and correlational study that was conducted using structural equation modeling. The sample of this study consisted of all faculty members, with the rank of assistant professor or higher, in the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Spiritual Development, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Foreign Countries,...
The attrition rate for novice teachers can range between 20%-50% in the first five years. This problem has concerned researchers in school-based agricultural education because of the shortage of agriculture teachers and high demands of the job. Researchers narrowed down the reasons why teachers leave the profession including the role of self-efficacy. While self-efficacy of novice teachers in the classroom has been researched, general self-efficacy of novice teachers has not been examined. We...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Self Efficacy, Agricultural Education, Role, Novices, Culture Conflict, Well Being,...
It cannot be overstated the broad skill set managers must have to manage conflict in modern organizations (Lang, 2009; Ramani & Zhimin, 2010). Few studies have explored this topic in smaller organizational settings where leaders often assume a greater number of roles and responsibilities. For this reason, this study analyzed preferred conflict management behaviors for small-school principals. A sample of head school principals answered a series of questions on a modified Thomas-Kilmann...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Conflict Resolution, Gender Differences, Comparative Analysis, Instructional...
This study explores the usage of language learning strategies in private secondary Schools in Malaysia. Hypothesis was made that most of the students do not practice the language learning strategies completely and accurately. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between language learning strategies and practices of the students of private school. Survey Instruments included the dependent and independent variables of gender, age, form and level. About 60 students (n = 60)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Private Schools, Second Language...
According to Horwitz (1987) learners' belief about language learning are influenced by previous language learning experiences as well as cultural background. This study examined the English Language Learning Strategies between local and international Chinese students who share the same cultural background but have been exposed to different learning experiences. Given the significant number of local and international Chinese students enrolled in educational institutions, there is a need to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Learning Strategies, Foreign Students, Learning Experience, Foreign Countries,...
This study focuses on preservice teachers' metacognitive reading strategies, in particular their awareness of such strategies as a reader and future teacher in three different stages (initial, middle, and final stages) of the teacher education program. The study had two research questions: (1) Are there any significant differences between metacognitive awareness and preservice teachers' academic stages? and (2) What are preservice teachers' perceptions of metacognitive awareness at the three...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Scores, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes,...
The study of violence and bullying in schools is a line of scientific research that has contributed significantly to knowledge on human aggressiveness, especially in children and adolescents. This article shows that there are two patterns of aggressive behavior: proactive and reactive. Both are present in bullying, as are other psychological aspects pertaining to the individuals involved, such as basic personality traits, self-esteem and values. This study links both proactive and reactive...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Aggression, Bullying, Role, Personality Traits, Self Esteem, Violence, Correlation,...
Previous research has suggested that high levels of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) have a negative effect on foreign language learning (Horwitz, 2001; Lu & Liu, 2011) while moderate levels of Second Language Tolerance of Ambiguity (SLTA) are believed to boost foreign language learning (Ely, 1995). There is prima facie evidence that both dimensions are inversely related as Foreign Language Learning contexts are full of ambiguities which may contribute to anxiety. However, the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, English (Second Language), Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Anxiety,...
It is remarkable that there are only a few studies that measures to what extent metacognitive and self-regulation skills affect students' academic achievements in the English lesson. This study is important for identifying the personal variables that have an impact on metacognitive and self-regulation skill and determining the relationship between these skills and the academic achievement in the English lesson. The purpose of the study is to see if there is a relationship between preparatory...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Correlation, Metacognition, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning,...
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between learners' cognitive styles and their preferences for different types and frequencies of written corrective feedback and for different types of errors to be corrected. Data were collected from 60 English as a foreign language learners at intermediate and upper-intermediate levels. The instruments included the Ehrman and Leaver Learning Styles Questionnaire, and a questionnaire constructed by Amrhein and Nassaji (2010). The results...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cognitive Style, Error Correction, Correlation, Questionnaires, Preferences, Feedback...
Research shows college readiness can be predicted using a variety of measures, including test scores, grades, course-taking patterns, noncognitive instruments, and surveys of how well students understand the college admissions process. However, few studies provide guidance on how educators can prioritize predictors of college readiness across instruments, constructs, and frameworks to optimally identify students not on track for college. Using a nationally representative dataset with thousands...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Readiness, Predictor Variables, Data Analysis, Measures (Individuals),...
This exploratory-descriptive research focuses on whether children can connect school-based experiences to future jobs that interest them. A cross-national sample of 497 South African and 365 Australian upper primary school children participated in the study. The data from one item of the Revised Career Awareness Survey were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Differences between nation and gender were examined. The results revealed that the majority of children were able to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary...
This article examines Active Engagement, Active Communication, and Peer Engagement learning practices among various student groups. It examines which tools are most important for increasing student satisfaction with web-based and web-enhanced instruction. Second, it looks at how different tools lead to greater satisfaction among different types of students (undergraduate, master's level, and doctoral level). Data were collected from 491 participants who answered an identical learning styles...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Satisfaction, Web Based Instruction, Cognitive Style, Measures (Individuals),...
The Human Development Index Literacy (HDIL) theory was developed in 2011 to eliminate or minimise the negative impact of issues underlying the failure of previous literacy programmes in promoting socio-economic development. This theory was tested for the first time between July 2013 and February 2014 in two rural communities of Botswana. A seven-item self-report inventory was developed for the purpose of recording the perceptions of 80 participants in regards to development issues, before and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Literacy, Community Education, Pretests Posttests, Measures (Individuals), Social...
Montessori classrooms vary in the degree to which they adhere to Maria Montessori's model, including in the provision of materials. Specifically, some classrooms use only Montessori materials, whereas others supplement the Montessori materials with commercially available materials like puzzles and games. A prior study suggested such supplementation might explain observed differences across studies and classrooms (Lillard, 2012), but an experimental study is the best test of this possibility....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Montessori Method, Instructional Materials, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests,...
Teacher wellbeing and performance is affected by their ability to cope with the demands of the profession. This pilot nonrandomized, waitlist-controlled study investigated the impact of a mindfulness intervention (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) on teachers' wellbeing, self-regulation ability and classroom performance applying a mixed-method design. The sample was comprised of 32 German school teachers (93% female) which were distributed to a control and intervention group. Compared to the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Metacognition, Teacher Effectiveness, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Teacher...
The prosodic features in reading aloud assignment has been associated with the students' decoding skill. The goal of the present study is to determine the reliability of prosody for assessing reading fluency of adult ESL students in Indonesia context. The participants were all Indonesian natives, undergraduate students, adult females and males who have learned English in school (at the very least twice a week) for more than 12 years. Text reading prosody was assessed by reading aloud task and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Suprasegmentals, Reading Fluency, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Adult...
In the last 20 years, substantial investments have been made in educational technology. Not surprisingly, in today's zeitgeist of educational accountability there have been increasing calls for empirical, research-based evidence that these investments are affecting the lives of teachers and students. This paper examines the ways in which teachers use technology, with a specific emphasis on the measurement of teachers' technology use. Specifically, the survey responses of approximately 3,000...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accountability, Educational Technology, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School...
