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The Development, Validation, And Standardization Of A New Tool: The Dyscalculia Test, Stella Eteng-Uket

Numeracy

This paper describes a study that focused on developing, validating and standardizing a dyscalculia test, henceforth called the Dyscalculia Test. Out of the 4,758,800 students in Nigeria's upper primary and junior secondary schools, l randomly drew a sample of 2340 students, using a multistage sampling procedure that applied various sampling techniques. For data collection, I used the Test of General Reasoning Ability and Paper 1 of the Mathematics Achievement Test section of the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination, as well as the Dyscalculia Test introduced in this paper, which was developed and standardized in stages. My analysis shows that the …

Social Studies And History Curriculum Assessment In Colleges Of Education In Ghana: Reflective Practices Of Teacher Educators, Bernice Oteng, Ronald Osei Mensah, Pearl Adiza Babah, Enock Swanzy-Impraim

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Assessment is a crucial and essential component of successful instruction and learning. As a result, teachers must examine their actions in the classroom through a process of reflective practices (self-observation and self-evaluation) and think about why they do it and if it works. This essay examines the reflective practices of Ghanaian teacher educators regarding the evaluation of social studies and history curricula. It made use of the sequential explanatory mixed method as a methodology drawn from questionnaires, interviews and document reviews. The findings disclosed that teacher educators in Ghana’s colleges of education have low efficacy and poor reflective practices when …

Developing Diagnostic Test Assessment To Measure Creative Thinking Skills Of Biology Preservice Teacher Students, Eliaumra Eliaumra, Dewi Purwasih Samaela, Nining Kasim Muhdin

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

The research aims to develop a diagnostic test assessment to measure the creative thinking skills of biology preservice teacher students. This research and development used Thiagarajan's 4D (Define, Design, Develop, and Dissemination) model. The diagnostic test assessment was developed in the form of an essay test with five numbers of scoring rubrics. This research was conducted at the Biology Education Study Program, University of Sintuwu Maroso. The results of the expert validation of the assessment instrument are high, and the reliability value is high. The results of the test found that all questions were valid and reliable. The student's creative …

The Impact Of Utah 4-H On Positive Youth Development, Lendel K. Narine, Kelsey Romney, David Francis, Craig Dart

Outcomes and Impact Quarterly

4-H is the largest youth development program in the United States. Utah 4-H conducts programs guided by the principles of positive youth development to help youth across the state lead a successful life. This article discusses the impact of Utah 4-H on the wellbeing of youth.

Development Of Evidence-Based Covid-19 Management Guidelines For Local Context: The Methodological Challenges, Sarah Nadeem, Salima Saleem Aamdani, Bushra Ayub, Nashia Ali Rizvi, Fatima Safi Arslan, Russell Seth Martins, Maria Khan, Syed Faisal Mahmood

Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented as a therapeutic challenge for clinicians worldwide due to its rapid spread along with evolving evidence and understanding of the disease. Internationally, recommendations to guide the management of COVID-19 have been created and updated continuously by the WHO and CDC, which have been locally adapted by different countries. Similarly, Pakistan's National Command Operation Center (NCOC), in its national COVID-19 management strategy, generated guidelines for national implementation. Keeping the guidelines updated has proved challenging globally and locally. Here, we present a summary of the process to assess the evidence, including a time-restricted …

An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Teacher Grit, Technology Self-Efficacy, And Technology Integration, Joshua Jeremiah Shiloh Marsh

Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences

The use of educational technology applications has grown tremendously in the last decade. Instructors are now equipped with hardware and software applications previously unavailable, such as mobile and interactive technologies. These tools can have tremendous impact on students’ learning and teacher practices. Teachers can improve their assessment capabilities through technology integration, provide better learning opportunities for students with learning disabilities, and promote deeper learning practices. Due to these benefits, budgets at the federal, state, and local levels of the United States now have specific allocations regarding technology-related purchases. Nevertheless, barriers remain regarding the effective integration of technologies in public schools. …

Theoretical Foundations Of Military Patriotic Education Of Secondary School Students, Akmal Foziljonovich Yokubov Phd

Central Asian Journal of Education

The article focuses on strengthening the student's sense of military patriotism, self-control as a person, responsibility, discipline, national identity, which are the foundations of the future in today's rapidly evolving society. The inculcation of qualities such as pride, honor and dignity will play an important role in strengthening the foundation of the future of a great state. After all, the patriotic education of the younger generation has always been one of the most important tasks. Patriotic education is the gradual formation of school students' respect for their homeland and a constant readiness to defend it. Since it is the youth …

Leader Development Of The Health Information Management (Him) Professional, Theresa Jones

Dissertations

This study contributes to the body of knowledge in leader development by examining how higher education programs in a female dominated profession assist learners in developing person-related characteristics that support leader development. A ten-part online survey was sent to directors of health information management (HIM) programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM). Results suggest an opportunity for improvement in the curriculum for development of person-related characteristics critical for leadership positions. In the interest of the progression of women these results should be taken into consideration.

Competent Office Staffing For Minority, Women-Owned, And Local Business Enterprise Contractors Via Workforce Development, Ralston C. O'Connor

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractConversations about workforce development in the construction industry are centered around improving the construction trade skills of displaced workers or other unskilled or untrained individuals. Rarely will that conversation focus on the administrative skills necessary for contractor success, particularly in public works construction where administrative oversight is a challenge for the minority, women-owned, and local business enterprise (MWLBE) community. Anecdotal data indicated that MWLBE contractors are skilled at their trades and have little or no problem accessing a skilled labor force. Where these contractors tend to fall short is in the administrative requirements of government contracts. The purpose of this …

A Comprehensive Audit Of Professional Development For K-12 School Leaders In The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Melissa Davis Hill, Melisa J. Naumann, Timothy M. Tillman, Major R. Warner Jr.

Doctor of Education Capstones

The intent of this paper is to provide a mixed-methods audit of professional development provided to K-12 school leadership in Virginia's diverse landscape to include identification of providers, funding, effectiveness, and expectations.

In the Commonwealth of Virginia, geographical, political, and socio-economical differences across 132 school divisions cause variability in leaders' experiences with professional development. A mixed-methods approach was used, including a review of current literature, an online survey, virtual interviews, and virtual focus group discussions. This data collection results in a comprehensive audit of professional development provided to school leaders in Virginia's diverse landscape. The study defines effective professional development …

The Importance Of Automaticity Development In Mathematics, Austin T. Baker, Josh Cuevas

Georgia Educational Researcher

This study examined whether students were reaching automaticity with single digit multiplication facts. A fourteen question interview was used to collect data. The first three questions asked the student basic information about themselves and their current math teacher. The next seven questions were math facts. The math facts chosen for the interview were a range of difficulty, starting with a simple problem like 1 x 9 and increasing in difficulty to 6 x 9. The last four questions were open-ended with the intent of gaining insight into whether the students were using strategies to complete the problems or if they …

Keeping The Learning Going: Using Mobile Technology To Enhance Learning Transfer, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Every year billions of dollars are spent on development aid and training around the world. Little attention is paid, however, to the sustainability of the various interventions. Some studies suggest that technology usage can serve as an effective post-learning intervention to enhance the transfer of learning. Currently, there is a limited body of research examining how best to follow up after an educational professional development program in Africa. This qualitative exploratory study sought to address the gap in education development policy by examining three schools in Ghana, West Africa. This study helps increase our understanding of how technology can promote …

The Importance Of Support Networks For At-Promise Students, Melissa Cheese, James Vines

Journal of Research Initiatives

At-promise students enter colleges and universities with various challenges including being academically underprepared and lacking those essential critical thinking skills to be successful. However, providing support mechanisms within a nurturing environment can help these students overcome academic obstacles as well as personal challenges in order to achieve academic success. This article explores the role of an educational opportunity program and its efforts to support student success.

A Concept Paper On Networks Of Excellence For Research And Education, Suresh V. Garimella, David B. Janes, Anne Slaughter Andrew

PPRI Digital Library

Research and education ecosystems, foundational components of knowledge-based economies, are relatively underdeveloped in Latin America. The entire ecosystem of a research university — including resources, corporate partnerships, and research — must capitalize on a symbiosis between the research, education and commercialization missions. A university cannot transform unilaterally nor can universities sustain the required transformation without government and industry participation. Initiatives to accelerate the development of research university ecosystems are critical for the realization of knowledge-based economies and resilient civil societies.

To accelerate the development of research and education ecosystems across the Americas, the authors propose to establish “Networks of Excellence” …

University Of The Future Colombia-Purdue Workshop Report, Suresh V. Garimella, David B. Janes, Liliana Gómez Díaz

PPRI Digital Library

The University of the Future Workshop, a joint Colombia-Purdue event, was held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, October 28-29, 2014. Participants included rectors and board members from six top universities in Colombia, along with executive directors of NGOs, government representatives from the U.S. and Colombia, and Purdue faculty and administrators. The workshop was focused on a dialog among participants on key programs and focuses that will allow universities to be responsive to the 21st century needs of the Americas.

This report is a summary of the workshop and is based on the contributions of all the participants. Key …

Connecting The Dots: Issues Of Organizational Identity Among Training And Development Professionals, Andrew Glen Taylor

Master's Theses (2009 -)

This study explored issues of identity, identification and the identification (attachment) process of training and development professionals employed in medium to large organizations. This research focused on determining what resources training and development professionals identified with, how these resources were expressed and acted on and finally what challenges or tensions are results of this identification process. The findings of this project illustrate unique identity related resources and challenges specific to the training and development industry; furthermore, this study analyzes these results and presents both theoretical and practical implications. Notable findings of this study suggest that training and development professionals primarily …

Development Of The Readiness To Teach Online Scale, Angel Chi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Despite the growing importance of online education, faculty acceptance has remained unchanged. Training programs developed for faculty to teach online have often focused on assessing their cognitive rather than affective and behavioral outcomes. The Readiness To Teach Online scale was developed as part of a multiphase mixed method research project to measure faculty perceptions and motivations toward teaching online. Items in the subcategory Teaching and Learning measured perceptions of technology and online teaching, and motivations regarding resources and other external factors. Items in the subcategories Social and Student Engagement, Faculty and Technology Support, Course Development and Instructional Design, and Evaluation …

Pengembangan Model Evaluasi Program Layanan Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini (Paud), I Wayan Gunartha, Badrun Kartowagiran, Siti Partini Suardiman

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan: (1) mengembangkan model evaluasi program layanan PAUD (TK kelompok B) dan (2) menilai keefektifan model yang dikembangkan. Penelitian ini merupakan research and development. Subjek coba adalah guru dan siswa TK kelompok B. Instrumen pengumpul data adalah kuesioner dan lembar observasi. Uji coba dilakukan 3 tahap dengan jumlah subjek meningkat setiap tahapnya. Analisis validitas kuesioner menggunakan exploratory factor analysis dan cofirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Estimasi reliabilitas kuesioner tingkat perkembangan anak dan life skills menggunakan CFA dengan menghitung composite reliability. Estimasi reliabilitas kuesioner kompetensi guru dan fasilitas menggunakan teknik Alpha. Estimasi reliabilitas lembar pengamatan dengan dua orang pengamat …

Pengembangan Instrumen Evaluasi Uji Kompetensi Keahlian (Ukk) Administrasi Perkantoran Di Smk, Suranto Suranto, Muhyadi Muhyadi, Djemari Mardapi

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan instrumen yang cocok untuk melakukan evaluasi penyelenggaraan kegiatan UKK administrasi perkantoran di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK). Penelitian pengembangan ini mencakup empat tahapan utama, yaitu tahap pendahuluan, tahap perencanaan dan pengembangan, tahap uji coba evaluasi dan revisi, serta tahap implementasi. Teknik pengumpulan data penelitian ini menggunakan teknik focus group discussion, angket/kuesioner, wawancara, observasi, dan studi dokumen. Analisis data dengan responden siswa menggunakan program Lisrel 8.51 dan data dengan responden guru dianalisis menggunakan SPSS 17.00 for Windows. Hasil penelitian ini sebagai berikut: (1) komponen penyelenggaraan UKK mencakup: (a) kolaborasi sekolah dengan asosiasi profesi dan …

Pengembangan Instrumen Evaluasi Cipp Pada Program Pembelajaran Tahfiz Al-Qur'an Di Pondok Pesantren, Muyasaroh Muyasaroh, Sutrisno Sutrisno

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Studi ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menghasilkan model pengembangan evaluasi program pembelajar'an tahfiẓ al-Quran diberi nama Coni P2, (2) menghasilkan teknik pelaksanaan evaluasi program pembelajaran tahfiẓ al-Qur'an, dan (3) menghasilkan struktur komponen dan indikator model evaluasi. Studi ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) dengan menggunakan sembilan langkah dari 10 langkah model Borg dan Gall. Jumlah subjek uji coba pertama 33 orang, uji coba kedua 49 orang, dan uji coba ketiga 224 orang. Komponen model evaluasi yang digunakan adalah model evaluasi Stufflebeam (CIPP). Langkah-langkah evaluasi yang digunakan adalah langkah Malcolm Provus. Teknik pengumpul data yang digunakan adalah Delphi, FGD, kuesioner, …

Pengembangan Model Evaluasi Pendidikan Kecakapan Hidup Pada Pendidikan Luar Sekolah, Sofyan Hadi, Yoyon Suryono

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan model evaluasi penyelenggaraan pendidikan life skills. Model pengembangan yang digunakan adalah research and development yang dikembangkan Borg dan Gall dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Prosedur pengembangan dipetakan menjadi tahap pra-pengembangan, pengembangan, dan penerapan model. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan (1) Model evaluasi life skills education (ELSEd) meliputi komponen input, proses, dan hasil pendidikan life skills, (2) Evaluasi model ELSEd memiliki kepekaan yang baik terhadap objek yang diteliti dan mengungkap data yang dihasilkan, (3) Tingkat koherensi instrument ELSEd sesuai dengan rancangan, (4) Karakteristik Model ELSEd berbeda dengan evaluasi model lain, (5) Reliabilitas butir ketiga komponen evaluasi …

Supporting The Development Of Core Skills For Work, Kate Perkins, Dara Ramalingam, Katrina Grant

Kate Perkins

No abstract provided.

Supporting The Development Of Core Skills For Work, Kate Perkins, Dara Ramalingam, Katrina Grant

Dr Dara Ramalingam

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Pengembangan Model Penelitian Perspektif Gender, Nuril Huda, Aliyah A. Rasyid, Pujiati Suyata, Sumarno Sumarno

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1. menggambarkan dan merancang prosedur pengembangan model penelitian berperspektif gender, 2. mengembangkan dan menghasilkan model pe-nelitian berperspektif gender, dan 3. menghasilkan karakteristik model penelitian berperspektif gender. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan mengadaptasi model penelitian pe-ngembangan dari Borg dan Gall. Prosedur pengembangan dilakukan melalui sepuluh tahapan, yaitu: 1. studi pendahuluan, 2. perencanaan model, 3. pengembangan model awal, 4.uji coba model awal, 5. revisi model awal, 6.uji coba scope terbatas, 7. revisi uji coba scope terbatas, 8. pengujian model akhir, 9. revisi model akhir, 10. diseminasi dan implementasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara …

Pengembangan Alat Ukur Kecemasan Olahraga, Nyak Amir

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengembangkan alat ukur yang memiliki validitas dan reliabilitas yang baik dan dapat diterapkan sesuai kondisi di Indonesia. Subjek penelitian (N=406) adalah seluruh atlet sepakbola pemula Kota Banda Aceh. Metode pengembangan alat ukur ini dilakukan dengan dua kegiatan, yaitu: adaptasi instrumen, dan pengumpulan butir baru melalui item pool dan screening of item pool (Q-sort). Selanjutnya alat ukur ini diujicobakan melalui dua tahap, yakni uji coba tahap pertama dilakukan pada 406 atlet klub sepakbola pemula, dan uji coba tahap kedua dilakukan pada 1000 atlet klub sepakbola Provinsi Aceh. Data dianalisis melalui pem-buktian validitas dan estimasi reliabilitas. Hasil penelitian …

Assessing University-Based Research: Advocating Best Practice, Ellen Hazelkorn

Other resources

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Development Of Functional Indices Of Facility Occurrence Towards The Distribution Of Social Services In Lagos Island Nigeria., Augustus O. Atubi

Confluence Journal Environmental Studies (CJES), Kogi State University, Nigeria

Proper coordination of transport and public facilities provision is vital to any balanced regional development strategy. The central aim of this study, therefore, is to find out what the relationship is between access to the transport network and the provision of functional indices of facility occurrence towards the distribution of social services in Lagos Island, Nigeria. In particular it seeks to find out areas that have below or above average level of facility occurrences relative to the level of accessibility. However, a pair wise correlation matrix of the eleven (11) variables employed in the index construction was carried out. The …

Activity Systems Within Blended Problem-Based Learning In Academic Professional Development, Roisin Donnelly

Articles

Blending face-to-face and online problem-based learning environments presents opportunities for both learners and lecturers to take part in collaborative knowledge construction. Activity theory is a suitable framework to investigate such environments and the learning processes that both sets of participants experience when engaging in these complementary environments. This paper attempts to map out the potential for activity systems using a blended problem-based learning approach through the exploration of an accredited academic staff development programme in Ireland. Firstly, an analysis of tool use and the discourse that participants and tutors engage in is presented. Secondly, tutor reflections about the evolution of …

Fashioning Global Scholarship As An Emerging Context, Roisin Donnelly, Ciara O'Farrell

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Rescate Sin Recursos: La Enseñaza Aymara En Codpa Y Putre, Amy Johnson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Throughout Chile over the past fifteen years there has been a communal and legal movement to reclaim the heritage of native groups and to emphasize the importance of an intercultural society. In the past seven years, a variety of educational programs prompted by the Ley Indígena of 1993 have begun to take shape with the main goal of educating youth of indigenous origins about their ancestral societies. However, in the rural towns of Putre and Codpa in the region of Arica y Parinacota, the results of the first few years of these programs have been marginal, due to the lack …