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Mixed Blessing: The Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Religion on Child Development among Third-Graders

open access: yesReligions, 2019
Previous research has linked parental religiosity to a number of positive developmental characteristics in young children. This study introduces the concept of selective sanctification as a refinement to existing theory and, in doing so, adds to a small ...
John P. Bartkowski   +2 more
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Testing standards for sporicides [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Infection, 2011
Sporicidal products are of considerable importance in healthcare environments due to the requirement for products that are capable of dealing with contamination with Clostridium difficile spores. Sporicidal testing standards to validate the claims of sporicidal activity are an important tool in the evaluation of commercial sporicides.
openaire   +2 more sources

Parental Occupation and the Gender Math Gap: Examining the Social Reproduction of Academic Advantage among Elementary and Middle School Students

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2017
Math proficiency is considered a critical subject for entry into most science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations. This study examines the relationship between parental occupation and gender differences in students’ math performance ...
Monica Bowden   +3 more
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Validation of a Standardized Home Visual Acuity Test for Teleophthalmology

open access: yesOphthalmology Science, 2021
Purpose: The recent exponential growth in teleophthalmology has been limited in part by the lack of a validated method to measure visual acuity (VA) remotely. We investigated the validity of a self-administered Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (
Jonathan Siktberg, BBA   +9 more
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The Integration of Dynamic Assessment in L2 Classroom: How Students Perceive it?

open access: yesVision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning, 2018
The present study focuses on the implementation of traditional diagnostic test for speaking skill in the form of an interview with no specific set of corrective procedure.
Widya Ratna Kusumaningrum   +1 more
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The orthographic competence in the INVALSI tests

open access: yesItaliano a scuola, 2021
This contribution examines the orthographic competence of Italian students, on the basis of their answers to questions related to orthography in the INVALSI tests of Italian.
Maria G. Lo Duca, Zuzana Toth
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The emphasis of student test scores in teacher appraisal systems

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2017
Over the past 30 years teachers have been held increasingly accountable for the quality of education in their classroom. During this transition, the line between teacher appraisals, traditionally an instrument for continuous formative teacher feedback ...
William C. Smith, Katarzyna Kubacka
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The influence of the time variable on Invalsi Tests of math

open access: yesFormare, 2018
The essay presents the results of a survey aimed at evaluating how the time variable influences the performance of Invalsi math tests in the Italian secondary school.
Stefania Pinnelli, Marina De Nunzio
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DIVERGENT THINKING IN A STANDARDIZED TEST

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2019
In dealing with standardized tests, including TOEFL test, there is a common propensity for test-takers to adopt convergent thinking which is a cognitive process in retrieving a pre-existing answers using concepts, knowledge, and understandings.
Nyak Mutia Ismail   +2 more
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Comparative Analysis of Knowledge Control and Evaluation Methods in Higher Education

open access: yesEducation Sciences
The article analyses knowledge control and evaluation methods in higher education, focusing on both standardized and non-standardized testing. It explores fundamental quality criteria and the perspectives of lecturers and students on the roles of these ...
Nitza Davidovitch   +2 more
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