Technology: Servant or Master of the Online Teacher?

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Some Images Of A Primary Screening Device

Rescaled image analysis was applied to the item scores of a primary screening instrument. Auditory, motor, language, and visual subscales were readily retrieved and identified. Strong correlations were found among several components, however. Implications for the use of primary screening devices were discussed

Sampling Adequacy and the Semantic Differential

Version Two of the Kaiser Measures of Sampling Adequacy was derived for a typical six-concept Semantic Differential. The over-all indices indicated that both concept and total correlation matrices would lead to comparable decisions regarding the psychometric quality of the sample data sets. The individual measures, however, showed considerable variability for some scales, placing several in a range which would make them suspect psycho-metrically. It was recommended that the concept of psychometric adequacy be used in determining the efficacy of one\u27s Semantic Differential data for factor analytic procedures

An Assessment Of 2 Domains For Predicting Achievement

Achievement and developmental domain test scores of 226 pupils in Grade 3 were used to predict scholastic performance. The developmental scores added significantly to predictability afforded by the achievement tests alone. Consideration for the use of both domains was urged

The Use Of Personality Components In The Interpretation Of Career Indecision

Administered the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory and the Strong Campbell Interest Inventory to 175 community college students seeking career counseling to examine the relationship between personality patterns and vocational interests. Results indicate that impossible agendas may be the basis for career indecision among some students. Three personality types—uncommitted proprietor, nonstop driver, and retreater—were identified as characteristic of indecisive students

Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Volume 2

Blended learning, which combines the strength of face-to-face and technology-enhanced learning, is increasingly being seen as one of the most important vehicles for education reform today. Blended learning allows both teacher and learner access to radically increased possibilities for understanding how we transmit and receive information, how we interact with others in educational settings, how we build knowledge, and how we assess what we have taught or learned. Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Volume 2 provides readers with the most current, in-depth collection of research perspectives on this vital subject, addressing institutional issues, design and adoption issues, and learning issues, as well as an informed meditation on future trends and research in the field. As governments, foundations, schools, and colleges move forward with plans and investments for vast increases in blended learning environments, a new examination of the existing research on the topic is essential reading for all those involved in this educational transformation