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La valutazione e l’autovalutazione delle scuole italiane
2016
La comprensione del significato sociale della valutazione di tutte le scuole italiane, avviata con l’a. s. 2014-15 lungo un percorso triennale articolato in quattro fasi, migliora se si considerano le premesse e i preparativi dei venti anni precedenti. Sono scandite le tappe di avvicinamento alla prima valutazione sistematica della scuola italiana che, con tutti i suoi limiti, costituisce un’autentica inversione di rotta rispetto al livellamento verso il basso delle prestazioni, una deformazione del principio dell’uguaglianza, cui si tendeva per una serie di meccanismi economici, sindacali e partitici, che la governance istituzionale non riesce ancora a contrastare efficacemente. Sono indic…
Dal formato cartaceo al formato digitale: uno studio qualitativo di test di matematica
Linguistic, Contextual, and Experiential Equivalence Issues in the Adaptation of a Performance-Based Assessment of Generic Skills in Higher Education
2022
This qualitative study investigated the various linguistic, contextual, and experiential equivalence issues embedded in a performance-based instrument aimed at assessing generic skills in higher education. A rigorous translation and adaptation process (American English to Finnish) was conducted on one instrument, namely Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+) International. The data were obtained from cognitive laboratories (n = 13), with think-alouds and follow-up interviews conducted among Finnish undergraduate students. Content logs were created, and the data were analyzed thematically. The findings revealed that linguistic and contextual equivalence issues were more prominent than experie…
Assessing the conservation priority of freshwater lake sites based on taxonomic, functional and environmental uniqueness
2022
Aim We propose a novel approach that considers taxonomic uniqueness, functional uniqueness and environmental uniqueness and show how it can be used in guiding conservation planning. We illustrate the approach using data for lake biota and environment. Location Lake Puruvesi, Finland. Methods We sampled macrophytes and macroinvertebrates from the same 18 littoral sites. By adapting the original “ecological uniqueness” approach, we used distance-based methods to calculate measures of taxonomic (LCBD–t), functional (LCBD–f) and environmental (LCEH) uniqueness for each site. We also considered the numbers and locations of the sites needed to protect up to 70% of total variation in taxonomic, fu…
Helppoa vai vaikeaa arvioida? : Yleisten kielitutkintojen suomen kielen arvioijien käsityksiä vironkielisten arvioinnista
2016
Finnish raters’ beliefs about assessing Estonian speakers in a Finnish language test: easy or difficult? This paper aims to contribute to our understanding on rater beliefs and views and to promote transparency in rater’s work in the form of reflection. The paper focuses on professional Finnish raters’ beliefs and views of assessing L1 Estonian speakers in the criteria-referenced Finnish language test of the National Certifi- cates of Language Proficiency test system. Finnish raters (N = 27) were asked via email to shortly reflect on what they find easy and what difficult in rating Estonian speakers’ writing and speaking skills in the Finnish language test. The raters reflected on many issu…
Long-term strength and balance training prevents mobility decline among community-dwelling people aged 75 and older
2016
High functional capacity of muscle strength and balance in older persons promotes independent mobility and prevents functional decline below the disability threshold. This dissertation explored the effects of strength and balance training (SBT) as part of a multimodal geriatric intervention on physical functioning and health-related factors associated with training participation in a community-dwelling population aged 75 years and over. This study is a part of the Geriatric Multidisciplinary Strategy for the Good Care of the Elderly (GeMS) project conducted from 2004 to 2007 in Kuopio, Finland. Participants were randomized into an intervention (n=339) and control group (n=312). The individu…
Procedures for study of teaching practices. Literature Review
2012
Interest in studying teaching practices has increased, because of the need to evaluate teachers and dissatisfaction with the usual ways of doing it. Recent approaches with Value-Added Models, based on students’ results on achievement tests do not seem satisfactory. The article is based on a review of literature and classifies the approaches to practices in three groups: instruments based on information given by teachers; observation protocols; and approaches based on the analysis of products of the practices. Specific tools are described and advantages and disadvantages of the three approaches are discussed. El interés por las prácticas docentes ha aumentado, en parte por la necesidad de ev…
Vārdu krājumu novērtējums ar dažādu testēšanu paņēmienu izmantošanu
2016
Darbā tika pētītas vārdu krājuma testēšanas paņēmienu priekšrocības un trūkumi un visefektīvākais un drošākais paņēmiens vārdu krājuma pārbaudei mācību apstākļos. Pētījuma rezultāti spēj veicināt izvēli par labu konkrētam testēšanas paņēmienam, saskaņā ar novērtēšanas veidu un mērķi, tēmu, mērķauditoriju un vidi. Darba teorētiskā daļa ir balstīta uz Arthur Hughes (2003), Scott Thornbury (2002), John Read (2000) un Penny Ur (1999) teorijas. Gadījuma metodes ietvaros tika vadīta mācību nodarbība, pēc kuras studentu zināšanas tika novērtētas ar autores izstrādāto testa palīdzību. Kvantitatīva analīze tika pielietota testa rezultātu noteikšanā un uzticamības mērīšanā, turklāt kvalitatīva analīz…
Risk of threats in the Opolskie Voivodeship and the awareness of residents
2019
Województwo opolskie zostało dotknięte powodzią nazywaną również ,,powodzią tysiąclecia” w 1997 r., lecz wielu mieszkańców pamięta te dotkliwe zdarzenia. Z pewnością od tego czasu wyciągnięto wiele wniosków i dokonano zmian w procedurach, niemniej jednak nawet najlepsza organizacja wymaga współpracy ludności cywilnej w momencie wystąpienia zagrożenia. Bez wiedzy mieszkańców na temat sposobów reagowania na poszczególne zagrożenia, nie można mówić o dobrym przygotowaniu. Stąd też niniejszy artykuł jest próbą przedstawienia zagrożeń mogących pojawić się na terenie województwa opolskiego oraz jedynie wskazania odpowiedzialnych pod- miotów wiodących, jak np. Wojewoda Opolski w fazie zapobiegania…
INCIDENZA SULL’ANALISI DI RISCHIO DELLE MODALITÁ DI MISURA DEI SOIL GAS: IL CASO DI UN S.I.N. SICILIANO
2020
Il monitoraggio delle matrici aeriformi sta assumendo importanza crescente nell’ambito dei procedimenti di bonifica di siti contaminati, con riferimento sia all’esecuzione delle analisi di rischio, sia alla conseguente progettazione degli interventi di risanamento. L’utilizzo di misure dirette di campo si rivela di notevole interesse per la verifica di quelle indirette, ottenute con gli algoritmi implementati nei modelli matematici utilizzati per l’analisi di rischio. Obiettivo del lavoro presentato nella nota è stato quello di valutare l’influenza di misure dirette di soil gas e di flussi emissivi sull’analisi di rischio sanitaria. Come caso studio, si è considerato un S.I.N. nel territori…