麻瓜们飞向哈利·波特主题公园

在被派遣去查看奥兰多环球影城的全新哈利·波特主题公园前．我做足了功课。我知道我会喝点黄油啤酒．知道油画会和我交谈．知道我的头脑会受到一场高科技浪潮的冲击。然而，没有料想到的是，我差点儿被患“后波特抑郁症”的一群人活活踩死。     

The Contestant Perspective on Taking Tests: Emanations From the Statue Within

Views on testing—its purpose and uses and how its data are analyzed—are related to one's perspective on test takers. Test takers can be viewed as learners, examinees, or contestants. I briefly discuss the perspective of test takers as learners. I maintain that much of psychometrics views test takers as examinees. I discuss test takers as a contestant in some detail. Test takers who are contestants in high‐stakes settings want reliable outcomes obtained via acceptable scoring of tests administered under clear rules. In addition, it is essential to empirically verify interpretations attached to scores. At the very least, item and test scores should exhibit certain invariance properties. I note that the “do no harm” dictum borrowed from the field of medicine is particularly relevant to the perspective of test takers as contestants.     

Problems and Prospects of Implementing a Holistic Planning Framework in Vocational Education: Applications of the Organizational Elements Model

This study examines types of indicators which can be used to determine societal impact and how these indicators can be applied by an agency to provide useful information to its program planners. Using the Organizational Elements Model as a framework for the study, this project sought to define what data should be collected by the Florida Division of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education to indicate the societal impact of vocational programs.     

Evolution of game-play in the Australian Football League from 2001 to 2015

This study investigated the evolution of game-play manifested via team performance indicator characteristics in the Australian Football League (AFL) from the 2001 to 2015 seasons. The mean values for 18 performance indicators were collated for every AFL team over 15-seasons. A multivariate analysis was used to uncover temporal trends in the dataset. Compared to the 2004 season, the 2005 to 2010 seasons were characterised by large growth in the counts of handballs (d = 0.83; 90% CI = 0.22–1.43), disposals (d = 1.24; 90% CI = 0.59–1.87), uncontested possessions (d = 1.37; 90% CI = 0.71–2.01), clangers (d = 2.14; 90% CI = 1.39–2.86) and marks (d = 1.43; 90% CI = 0.76–2.07). Contrastingly, the effective disposal percentage declined rapidly during the same period. The number of inside 50 m counts remained stable throughout the 15-season period. The ordination plot of league-wide performance indicator characteristics illustrated a distinct cluster from the 2001 to 2004 seasons, an abrupt shift from the 2005 to 2009 seasons, and an emergent (re)stabilisation from the 2010 to 2015 seasons. The results demonstrate the synchronous league-wide evolution of game-play in the AFL from the 2001 to 2015 seasons. Amongst other constituents, this evolution likely reflects the introduction of modernised coaching strategies, rule changes and changing perceptions of rule interpretations.