Cognitive diagnostic assessment is a growing area in psychological and educational measurement with the advantage of providing diagnostic profiles (mastery/non-mastery of measured attributes) for examinees, giving insights ...

This dissertation used a story-appreciation methodology, namely, a surprise discourse-structure paradigm, to investigate factors that determine the quality and the intensity of affect. Undergraduate subjects read stories ...

This study considered some critical problems in the social studies curriculum in the Egyptian preparatory school, i.e., the school serving students in grades seven to nine.

This study looks at the factors influencing teachers' satisfaction. A convenience sample of 13 teachers of Grades 3 through 8 kept journals from March 1 through April 30, 1991. Individual interview protocols were developed ...

The researcher contends that studying educational technology in various contexts of teacher education may illuminate the alternative meanings for both products and processes. In this vein, technology is not viewed simply ...

This is an interview study that develops in-depth qualitative understanding of the long term personal and professional growth of four teachers who have been involved in collaborative educational action research projects ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the general competencies needed by entry level workers in the printing industry and to determine if those competencies were being provided through printing training programs. ...

The theory and practice of evaluation in early childhood education has lagged behind the larger field of evaluation. Needed are ongoing, informed, and democratic discussions of values, with evaluators facilitating discussions ...