Formative Assessment: A Meta‐Analysis and a Call for Research     

Neal Kingston  Brooke Nash 《Educational Measurement》2011,30(4):28-37

An effect size of about .70 (or .40–.70) is often claimed for the efficacy of formative assessment, but is not supported by the existing research base. More than 300 studies that appeared to address the efficacy of formative assessment in grades K‐12 were reviewed. Many of the studies had severely flawed research designs yielding uninterpretable results. Only 13 of the studies provided sufficient information to calculate relevant effect sizes. A total of 42 independent effect sizes were available. The median observed effect size was .25. Using a random effects model, a weighted mean effect size of .20 was calculated. Moderator analyses suggested that formative assessment might be more effective in English language arts (ELA) than in mathematics or science, with estimated effect sizes of .32, .17, and .09, respectively. Two types of implementation of formative assessment, one based on professional development and the other on the use of computer‐based formative systems, appeared to be more effective than other approaches, yielding mean effect size of .30 and .28, respectively. Given the wide use and potential efficacy of good formative assessment practices, the paucity of the current research base is problematic. A call for more high‐quality studies is issued.  相似文献   

欧洲田野诞生美国假日传统     

西贝 《海外英语》2006,(7):42-43

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Implementing Cooperative Learning with Mildly Handicapped Students in Regular Classrooms     

Howard Margolis  Lisa A. Freund 《International Journal of Disability, Development & Education》1991,38(2):117-133

THE LITERATURE on cooperative learning suggests it can benefit mildly handicapped and nonhandicapped students academically, socially, and emotionally. This article emphasizes the cooperative learning approaches of Johnson and Johnson, Slavin, and other closely related practitioners. It discusses salient research on cooperative learning, shows how it can help meet student needs in heterogeneous classes, addresses how to overcome potential problems, and offers implementation guidelines. It also provides a framework for initiating cooperative learning in ways that reduce or eliminate resistance.  相似文献   

    

Neal K. Bachman 《TechTrends》2004,48(2):4

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The approximate frequency response of semi-active systems requiring no computer     

Donald L. Margolis 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》1983,316(3):261-271

Semi-active systems are those in which a passive, dissipative element (damper, friction clutch, fluid orifice) is modulated, via low power inputs, to enhance the performance of its associated dynamic system. This type of control is inherently nonlinear, thus forcing the closed-loop response of the total system to be determined numerically using a digital computer. Although, strictly speaking, the frequency response for nonlinear systems does not exist, it is typical to simulate semi-active systems with sinusoidal input and present results as frequency transmissibilities. This paper uses energy dissipation per cycle to determine an approximate frequency response of semi-active systems requiring only a calculator for numerical analysis.  相似文献   

Infant joint attention, temperament, and social competence in preschool children   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Vaughan Van Hecke A  Mundy PC  Acra CF  Block JJ  Delgado CE  Parlade MV  Meyer JA  Neal AR  Pomares YB 《Child development》2007,78(1):53-69

Infant joint attention has been observed to be related to social-emotional outcomes in at-risk children. To address whether this relation is also evident in typically developing children, 52 children were tested at 12, 15, 24, and 30 months to examine associations between infant joint attention and social outcomes. Twelve-month initiating and responding to joint attention were related to 30-month social competence and externalizing behavior, even when accounting for 15-month temperament ratings, 24-month cognition and language, and demographic variables. These results suggest that, in addition to associations with language and cognition, infant joint attention reflects robust aspects of development that are related to individual differences in the emergence of social and behavioral competence in childhood.  相似文献   

The silicon valley chapter     

Neal Margolis 《Performance Improvement》1986,25(2):3-3

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Culture,Class and Politics in Modern Appalachia: Essays in Honor of Ronald L. Lewis by Jennifer Egolf,Ken Frones‐Wolf,and Louis C. Martin,Editors and Governor William E. Glasscock and Progressive Politics in West Virginia by Gary Jackson Tucker     

Arthur G. Neal 《Journal of American culture (Malden, Mass. : 2003)》2009,32(3):274-274

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Recent progress in the plastic methods of structural analysis     

P.S. Symonds  B.G. Neal 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》1951,252(6):469-492

The techniques described in Part I of this paper for the calculation of plastic failure loads under proportional loading are further exemplified by indicating solutions for a rectangular building frame, a Vierendeel girder, and a shed-type portal frame. A method for estimating deflections of a frame just as the collapse load is attained is then described, with some indications as to its reliability. More general conditions of loading than proportional loading are next discussed, and generalized load and failure concepts are defined. The theorems and techniques for determining critical shakedown loads under variable, repeated loading are then described and illustrated. The relation of the elastic-plastic shakedown analysis to the much simpler analysis for failure under single load applications is discussed.  相似文献   

Conceptual impulsivity as a consideration in test interpretation     

Howard Margolis  Gary G. Brannigan 《Psychology in the schools》1976,13(4):484-486

A discussion of the influences of impulsivity on test performance is presented, along with suggested procedures for ascertaining more accurately the cognitive abilities of impulsive children.  相似文献