Classification accuracy of single exams is well studied in the educational measurement literature. However, when making important decisions, such as certification decisions, one usually uses several exams: an exam set. This chapter elaborates on classification accuracy of exam sets. This is influenced by the shape of the ability distribution, the height of the standards, and the possibility for...

1 Maura Borrego, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, [email protected] 2 Lynita Newswander, Graduate Research Assistant in Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, [email protected] 3 Lisa D. McNair, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, [email protected] Abstract Interdisciplinary research is becoming more widespread, and the ability to function on multidi...

The new developments in computer technology are changing the way training professionals look at computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Nursing educators and practitioners can plan on CAI capabilities that will be both possible and economical as well as within the reach of most organizations. Health care delivery may not be in a position to forego multimedia training as part of its repertoire. In ...

Internet technologies provide opportunities to improve teaching and learning of the principal competencies in a graduate-level, professional education. Epidemiology is a core area of public health education. We designed Epiville as a set of interactive web-based exercises employed as weekly homework assignments at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Its four key components, n...

The current study focuses on the effectiveness of interactive instruction CDs which was designed for preschool students. Sixty-seven second grade students who were taking “Computer Teaching in Pre-School Education” at Anadolu University, Education Faculty, and Department of Pre-school Education participated in the current study. The data were collected in the fall semester of 2006. The data col...

Interprofessional education is a pedagogical approach which allows health care practitioners to develop a clear understanding and appreciation of the roles, expertise, and unique contributions of their disciplines as well as those of the other participating health care providers. It also helps build effective team relationships which is essential for optimal health care delivery. Currently inte...

In this paper, we describe an innovative concept of threedimensional interactive educational games that combine the excitement and looks of popular computer games with the educational potential of electronic study materials and its realization by a system called S.M.I.L.E. – Smart Multipurpose Interactive Learning Environment. One of its key features is the consideration of various learners’ ab...

This paper presents a new interactive speech recognition education software designed for Microsoft Windows platforms. A set of education tools have been developed with the aim at presenting, visualizing and teaching the foundation knowledge of speech recognition. The new education software consists of 6 main modules: Speech Recorder/End Point Detector, LPC/LPC-Cep, MFCC, Vector Quantization, Dy...

Combining the interactive communication power of Web 2.0 and social-constructivist theory in education research, online collaborative learning (OCL) has now become an area of intensive research and has generated many favourable results. Yet, the term online collaborative learning, or any other related terms, are seldom seen in mathematics education journals. This paper will, after a brief overv...