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Measuring Young People’S Understanding Of Civics And Citizenship In A Cross-National Study., Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, John Ainley
Measuring Young People’S Understanding Of Civics And Citizenship In A Cross-National Study., Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, John Ainley
Julian Fraillon
The development of knowledge and understanding is widely reported as a key aim of civic and citizenship education and as an important aspect of being equipped for active citizenship. Measuring knowledge and understanding of this domain has grown as a focus of educational research both as an outcome in its own right and to underpin the systematic investigation of factors associated with the development of effective active citizenship. Given that civics and citizenship is often seen as a set of cross-curricular capabilities rather than an established discipline, it is crucial to articulate clearly what is being measured and to be …
National Assessment Program : Information Communication And Technology Literacy : Year 6 And Year 10 : Technical Report 2005, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, Chris Freeman, Martin Murphy
National Assessment Program : Information Communication And Technology Literacy : Year 6 And Year 10 : Technical Report 2005, John Ainley, Julian Fraillon, Chris Freeman, Martin Murphy
Julian Fraillon
This report describes the technical aspects of the National ITC Literacy Sample Assessment and summarises the main activities involved in the data collection, the data collection instruments and the analysis and reporting of the data. Chapter 2 summarises the development of the assessment domain and describes the process of item development and construction of the instruments. Chapter 3 reviews the sample design and describes the sampling process. Chapter 3 also describes the process of weighting to derive population estimates. Chapter 4 summarises the field administration and data management procedures, including quality control and the cleaning and coding of the data. …