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Title: DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING A NEW INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THE SELF-EFFICACY OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
Author: McGee, Jennifer
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Educational psychology, Educational tests and measurements
Description: The purpose of this study was the development and validation of an instrument to measure the self-efficacy of elementary mathematics teachers. Self-efficacy, as defined by Bandura, was the theoretical framework for the development of the instrumen...

Title: Providing Equal Access to English Learners in Educational Settings
Author: Gezer, Tuba
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Educational tests and measurements
Description: This three-article format dissertation examined fairness in testing English Learners (EL) in K-12 schools in the United States (US). In the first article, a meta-analysis was conducted to summarize EL computer-based testing (CBT) accommodations re...

Title: SCHOOLING CONTEXTS AND ACHIEVEMENT: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL COMPOSITION AND NORTH CAROLINA END OF GRADE READING TEST SCORES OF HISPANIC THIRD GRADERS
Author: Bowden, Kendra
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Reading, Educational tests and measurements
Description: Nationally, Hispanic achievement lags behind non-Hispanic peers in reading proficiency scores. The gap in achievement persists through subsequent grade levels for Black, Hispanic, and poor students of all races. Current school environments present...

Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPARATIVE APPRAISAL OF PERCEIVED RESOURCES AND DEMANDS FOR PRINCIPALS
Author: Maerz, Drew
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Educational tests and measurements, School management and organization
Description: The purpose of this study was to develop the Comparative Appraisal of perceived Resources and Demands for Principals (CARD-P), which is used for appraising perceived stress in the elementary school principalship. An appraisal-based definition of s...

Title: The Development and Validation of an Intercultural Competencies Assessment Instrument for K-12 Educators
Author: Lynn, David
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Educational tests and measurements, Education, School management and organization
Description: As schools adapt curriculum and learning environments to better prepare students for entry into an increasingly globalized society, cultivating intercultural competencies in K-12 in-service educators is of heightened importance. The purpose of thi...