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Using Assessment and Feedback to Enhance Learning: Examining the Relationship Between Teachers’ Reported Use of Assessment and Feedback and Student Performance in AP Biology

Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2009
This paper analyzes a national sample of teachers’ self-reported use of assessment and feedback in Advanced Placement® (AP) biology classrooms. Descriptive statistics of what teachers reported doing in these two areas are discussed, followed by the ...
Eva Ponte, Pamela Paek, Henry Braun, Catherine Trapani, Don Powers   +4 more
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Quality and Usefulness of Data: Investigating the Discrepancies in Pakistani Public School Data and Implications for the Way Forward

Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2020
The quality school data contributes to reliable decision making in the school education system. The data provided by different organizations should be consistent, valid and complement each other to establish its quality and usefulness.
Syed Abdul Waheed
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Modified Robust Z method for equating and detecting item parameter drift

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education), 2015
This study is aimed at: (1) revising the criterion used in Robust Z Method for detecting Item Parameter Drift (IPD), (2) identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the modified Robust Z Method, and (3) investigating the effect of IPD on examinees ...
Rahmawati Rahmawati, Djemari Mardapi
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Taking Language out of the Equation: The Assessment of Basic Math Competence Without Language

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
While numerical skills are fundamental in modern societies, some estimated 5–7% of children suffer from mathematical learning difficulties (MLD) that need to be assessed early to ensure successful remediation.
Max Greisen, Caroline Hornung, Tanja G. Baudson, Claire Muller, Romain Martin, Christine Schiltz   +5 more
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Rational Use of Herbal Products in Pediatric Patients Treated With Anticancer Drugs in the European Union

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The use of herbal medical preparation (HMP) is rising among pediatric oncology patients, often to manage treatment‐related symptoms. Their effectiveness remains uncertain, and the risk of herb–drug interactions is underestimated.
Orianne Mahot, Mathieu Corvaisier, Laurence Spiesser‐Robelet, Mylène Duplan, Isabelle Pellier, Delphine Bourneau‐Martin, Séverine Derbré   +6 more
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Investigating student teachers' perceptions of authentic assessment: The influence of gender, field of study, and institutional context

Acta Psychologica
This study explored Ethiopian student teachers' perceptions of authentic assessment and its association with demographic (gender) and institutional (field and college of study) factors through an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design.
Wondimagegn Tesfaye, Adamu Assefa Mihirka, Deribe Workineh, Mengistu Dinato   +3 more
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Effects of New Hampshire’s innovative assessment and accountability system on student achievement outcomes after three years

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2019
New Hampshire’s Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) pilot received a waiver from federal statutory requirements related to state annual achievement testing starting in the 2014-15 school year.
Carla M. Evans
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bayesian historical borrowing with longitudinal large-scale assessments

Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to extend and evaluate methods of Bayesian historical borrowing applied to longitudinal data with a focus on parameter recovery and predictive performance.
David Kaplan, Jianshen Chen, Weicong Lyu, Sinan Yavuz   +3 more
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The impact of computer game-making on the creativity of elementary students [PDF]

Fanāvarī-i āmūzish, 2020
Background and Objectives: Today Computer games are one of the most effective media among various educational media. However, playing games can be used as a training method in education process. But in the opinion of many researchers, the making the game
M. Roshanian Ramin, K. Aliabadi, A. Delavar   +2 more
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