Reading fluency as a measure of educational level

ABSTRACT Education exerts a powerful influence on the performance on neuropsychological tests. Recently, the number of years that a person attends school has been the preferred method to operationalize educational level (EL). However, reading fluency (RF) has emerged as an alternative method that can define the quality of education. Objective: To compare the influence of the number of years of education with RF on the cognitive performance in a control sample. Methods: Fifty-six control participants with varying ages (17–87 years) and levels of education (3–19 years of formal schooling) were administered a neuropsychological scale along with an RF task. This scale measured attention, memory, language, executive functions, and constructional praxis. The RF task consisted of a short text. The score was the number of words read correctly per minute. Pearson’s r was used to compute correlations. Results: Results showed that RF had a higher correlation (0.53) than the years of schooling (0.38) with the scores of the neuropsychological scale. Conclusions: Reading fluency is a short, practical task that is easy to use in different languages and is a promising tool for EL assessment. It is also an adequate alternative to the reading of irregular words as a qualitative measure of EL.

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MENGURANGI GAP PERGURUAN TINGGI DENGAN DUNIA KERJA: UPAYA PENINGKATAN KUALITAS SUMBERDAYA MANUSIA

J-MPI (Jurnal Manajemen Pendidikan Islam) ◽

10.18860/jmpi.v1i1.3231 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Agus Zaenul Fitri

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Customer Satisfaction ◽

Human Resources ◽

Educational Level ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Modern Management ◽

Good Behaviour ◽

Education Field

The high capability for managing Higher Education (HE) is necessary which include adopting of modern management principles that focus on quality, continous improvement and customer satisfaction. Globalization era is competation era, so HE must based quality in any of its processed. The students of HE that still studying need a product of motivation and double communication that are; science, academic title, skill, experience, belief and good behaviour on the contex of balance. All of them need to work in workplace expected a better life in this world is systematic attempt to increase human resources quality. There are four points on education field, namely; average and opportunity of education, relevancy with development, quality and efficiency. Therefor HE needs to support a certain aim to increase their level lecturer qualification with next educational level or non-degree course in order to enhance a quality of human resources resulted automatically will support a quality of education at HE.Keywords: Gap, Pendidikan, Dunia Kerja, SDM

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Problems of Assessing the Quality of Education Using Test Certification Procedures

Psychological-Educational Studies ◽

10.17759/psyedu.2019110208 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 83-94

Author(s):

A.V. Fokina

Keyword(s):

Educational System ◽

Educational Level ◽

Educational Process ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

System Testing ◽

High Stakes ◽

The Real ◽

High Stakes Tests ◽

Final Exams

In the modern educational system testing has become one of the prevailing methods for assessing students' knowledge. The procedures for test certification of schoolchildren, especially the so-called “high-stakes tests,” which have a decisive influence on the trajectory of post-school education, are still debatable. In studies, the problem of misalignment of test indicators and the real educational level of the student is discussed, the presence of procedural and substantive shortcomings in the tests is stated. Article is devoted to the overview of the difficulties encountered by participants in the educational process in preparation for the exams. Such trends in final exams' critic as distrust to the exam procedure, procedural and content shortcomings, difficulties in preparing graduates for exams are discussed. It also describes the author's methodic of exam readiness diagnostic. It's based on the educational result’s esteem. The form of the methodic is given.

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Investigation Weakness of Educational Services Quality by Using Importance-Performance Approach

Iraqi Administrative Sciences Journal ◽

10.33013/iqasj.v1n2y2017.pp420-437 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 420-437

Author(s):

Elham Nemeh Kazem

Keyword(s):

Performance Analysis ◽

Educational Level ◽

Critical Power ◽

Services Quality ◽

Educational Process ◽

Education Sector ◽

Educational Services ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Critical Aspects

It occupies the minds of researchers, many of the problems facing the higher education sector private especially with regard to the quality of education and the promise critical aspects to the success of this vital sector. It has raised a lot of approaches and methods for measuring and improving education services, and modern and contemporary is approaches (important- performance analysis), which focuses on aspects of critical power and the possibility of improvement from the opinion of (student). Current research seeks to use this approach in the education sector Special, as selected sample of students in the College of Mustaqbal university number was (695) student, depending on the questionnaire designed form in accordance with the scale (Importance-Performance Analysis) has been analyzing the data and come up with a set of conclusions was the most important and there is a clear gap between students' expectations in the aspects of quality that constitute important to them and what the focus of the college departments in light of the educational process, worked on the study to draw the attention of the college so it's a set of recommendations and proposals on this to improve the educational level in college and improve the quality of educational services.

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Types and ways of modernization in a context of the international experience

Virtual Economics ◽

10.34021/ve.2019.02.01(5) ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 82-94

Author(s):

Nataliia Vodolazskaya

Keyword(s):

Educational Level ◽

Social System ◽

Political Stability ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Economic Systems ◽

Innovative Development ◽

Cultural Traditions ◽

Political Modernization

Results of the researches of productive and economic systems of a number of the countries are stated in this paper. Types and ways of modernization of these systems taking into account the choice of development model of society are presented. Process regularity of international modernization, including Russia is specified. The immediacy of the problem of modernization as sets of technological, economic, cultural, political changes is proved. The listed changes are directed to the improvement of social system, cultural and educational level of the population and to the increase in prestige of the country in general. Qualitative differences between the eastern ("Asian") and western ("European") ways of modernization are given. The objective reasons of differences in character, rates, efficiency of implementation of political modernization in post-socialist societies are the level of political stability in society, presence of the reformatory elite interested in political and innovative development strategies of society, and cultural traditions. Stages and prerequisites of production modernization are considered. The questions describing participants of the process, their competences and professional standard are shown. The quality of education of leading representatives was and remains the major indicator defining long-term development of society. Examples of implementation of the international educational projects are given.

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Parents’ Notions of Education Quality in Metropolis and Their Attitudes Towards Parental Control

Psychological Science and Education ◽

10.17759/pse.2019240302 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 19-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

I.V. Vachkov ◽

S.N. Vachkova ◽

M.V. Voropaev

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Extracurricular Activities ◽

Educational Level ◽

Significant Positive Correlation ◽

Parental Control ◽

Education Quality ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Moscow School

The paper presents outcomes of an empirical study aimed at exploring parents’ notions about the quality of education their children get in Moscow and their attitudes towards controlling the child’s learning process and life. Our hypothesis was that perceptions of the quality of Moscow school education in parents correlate with their control over the child’s education and life. In the study we used a specially developed survey. The sample included 434 subjects. Approximately one third of the respondents expressed their dissatisfaction with the quality of their child’s education. Notably, extracurricular activities received higher rates as compared to the regular curriculum. In the parents’ opinion, the study load is so large the children almost have no free time left. As for their children’s future, most parents still relate it with getting higher education. The majority of parents associate success with educational level and therefore place demands on the quality of education. Also, the study revealed a significant positive correlation between the parental evaluations of the education quality and the attitudes towards parental control over the child’s education at all stages of schooling.

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Strategi Penyelenggaraan Diklat Dan Ujian Sertifikasi Keahlian Pengadaan Barang/ Jasa Pemerintah Di Lingkungan Pemerintah Kabupaten Magelang

Kajian Bisnis STIE Widya Wiwaha ◽

10.32477/jkb.v24i1.219 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 87-106

Author(s):

Wiharyanto Wiharyanto

Keyword(s):

Education And Training ◽

Test System ◽

Civil Servants ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Alternative Formulation ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Certification Exams ◽

The Government ◽

And Training

The study aims to analyze about the low graduation and certification exam training participants of the procurement of goods / services of the government and its contributing factors, and formulate a strategy of education and training and skills certification exams procurement of goods / services of the government. Collecting data using the method of study documentation, interviews, and questionnaires. Is the official source of information on the structural and functional Regional Employment Board, as well as the participants of the training and skills certification exams procurement of goods / services of the government in Magelang regency government environment. Analysis using 4 quadrant SWOT analysis, to determine the issue or strategic factors in improving the quality of education and training and skills certification exams procurement of government goods / services within the Government of Magelang regency. The results show organizer position is in quadrant I, which is supporting the growth strategy, with 3 alternative formulation strategies that improve the quality of education and training and skills certification exams procurement of government goods / services, and conducts certification examination of the procurement of government goods / services with computer assisted test system (CAT). Based on the research recommendations formulated advice to the organizing committee, namely: of prospective participants of the training and skills certification exams procurement of goods / services the government should consider the motivation of civil servants, is examinees who have attended training in the same period of the year, the need for simulation procurement of goods / services significantly, an additional allocation of training time, giving sanction to civil servants who have not passed the exam, the provision of adequate classroom space with the number of participants of each class are proportional, as well as explore the evaluation of education and training and skills certification exams procurement of goods / services for Government of participants.

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UPAYA PENINGKATAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN DI PONDOK PESANTREN HJ. HANIAH MAROS SULAWESI SELATAN

EDUKASI Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Agama dan Keagamaan ◽

10.32729/edukasi.v10i2.162 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Abdul Muin

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Method ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Boarding School ◽

Education Quality ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

The People ◽

Interest And Motivation

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to reveal how the quality of education in this Islamic boarding school is, particularly related to education facilities, curriculum and strategies of education quality improvements. This study used the qualitative method. Findings of this study are: first, education infrastructure and facilities are relatively complete and adequate, which are supported by the atmosphere of the Islamic boarding school that is full of simplicity and modesty by habituation in implementing clean and healthy lifestyle. Second, the tafaqquh fi-al din (understanding of religion)-based curriculum compiled by the Islamic boarding school occupies the same degree (equal) to the curriculum prepared by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, so that both tafaqquh fi-al din (understanding of religion) studies and general studies have high electability, which is able to increase the quality of education and also generates interest and motivation of the people (parents) to put their children to the Islamic boarding school. Third, education in the Islamic boarding school has a strong independency because it is supported by substantial financial resources.AbstrakTujuan tulisan ini untuk mengungkapkan bagaimana mutu pendidikan di pondok pesantren ini, khususnya berkaitan dengan sarana pendidikan, kurikulum dan sterategi peningkatan mutu pendidikan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Hasil temuan studi ini adalah: Pertama, sarana dan fasilitas pendidikan relatif lengkap dan memadai, ini didukung oleh suasana kehidupan pondok pesantren yang penuh kesederhanaan dan kebersahajaan dengan pembiasaan menerapkan pola hidup bersih dan sehat. Kedua, kurikulum yang berbasis tafaqquh fi-al din yang disusun oleh pondok pesantren ini menempati derajat yang sama (equal) dengan kurikulum yang disusun Kementerian Agama, sehinga baik kajian tafaqquh fi al-din maupun pelajaran umum memiliki electabilitas yang tinggi, hal ini mampu meningkatkan mutu pendidikan dan sekaligus membangkitkan animo dan motivasi masyarakat (orangtua) untuk memasukkan anaknya ke pesantren ini. Ketiga, penyelenggaraan pendidikan di pondok pesantren ini memiliki kemandirian yang kuat, karena didukung oleh sumber dana yang besar.

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KINERJA KOMITE SEKOLAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS PENDIDIKAN DI SMP AL-KHAIRAAT KALUMPANG KOTA TERNATE

EDUKASI ◽

10.33387/j.edu.v13i1.26 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anwar Ismail

Keyword(s):

Education Quality ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Committee Meeting ◽

Student Parents ◽

Teacher Student ◽

School Committee ◽

School Programs

The purpose are (1) to know the school committee to improve the quality of education at SMP Al-Khairaat Kalumpang Ternate; ( 2 ) to know the work achievement of school committee to improve the education quality at SMP Al-Khairaat Kalumpang Ternate.The approaches used in this research is a qualitative approach.Research result indicates that ( 1 ) a school committee at SMP Al-Khairaat Kalumpang Ternate has formed by 2012 in accordance with the decree no. 325 / B-III / SMP.BP. Alkh / 11 / 2010 and has the school committee structure, namely; chief; secretaries, and the treasury; ( 2 ) the school committee meeting periodically, that is four times in a year. Involved in the talks is the principal, the teacher, student parents, Al-Khairaat foundation and the school committee. Things had been spoken in the meeting are; the school fee, standards graduation, the school programs plan ; ( 3 ) the school committee does not make a written report yet orally. This is a form of violations Kepmendiknas number 044 / u / 2002 about the school committee.( 4 ) the school committee ' s active, this could influence the development of education at SMP Al-Khairaat Kalumpang Tenate.It is a part breach Kepmendiknas number 044 / u / 2002 about the school committee. The keywords: performance, the quality, the school committee

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