Measurement Invariance and Differential Item Functioning Across Gender Within a Latent Class Analysis Framework: Evidence From a High-Stakes Test for University Admission in Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2020 Tsaousis I, Sideridis GD, AlGhamdi HM.
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Evaluating Teachers: The Important Role of Value-Added [PDF]
, 2010 Outlines issues for evaluating teachers based on value added -- their contribution to student learning -- and the use of value added information, implications of classifying teachers, and reliability compared with other fields and ...
Dan Goldhaber +5 more
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Do teachers matter? Measuring the variation in teacher effectiveness in England [PDF]
Using a unique primary dataset for the UK, we estimate the effect of individual teachers on student outcomes, and the variability in teacher quality.
Helen Slater, Neil Davies, Simon Burgess
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Are there any winners in high-stakes mathematics testing? A qualitative case study exploring student, parent and teacher attitudes towards NAPLAN numeracy tests in years 3 and 5 [PDF]
, 2016 Through the annual implementaion of National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), testing of mathematical standards across Australia invokes questions about the impact that high-stakes testing has for the teaching and learning of ...
Cranley, L, Hine, G
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The Dynamics of School Attainment of Englands Ethnic Minorities [PDF]
We exploit a universe dataset of state school students in England with linked test score records to document the evolution of attainment through school for different ethnic groups. The analysis yields a number of striking findings.
Adam Briggs +2 more
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The Evaluation of Rhode Island Public High School Teachers: The Impact on Students [PDF]
, 2016 In 2012, the state of Rhode Island began the full implementation of a high-stakes teacher evaluation system. Its purpose is to increase teacher accountability and to improve student performance.
Lamontagne, Stephen
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Selecting the Best? Spillover and Shadows in Elimination Tournaments [PDF]
We consider how past, current, and future competition within an elimination tournament affect the probability that the stronger player wins. We present a two-stage model that yields the following main results: (1) a shadow effect—the stronger the ...
Dylan B. Minor, Jennifer Brown
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English language examination reform: International trends and a framework for Nepal [PDF]
, 2018 This chapter is based on desk research on examinations and their reforms globally. Although the chapter is about English language examination reforms, it draws on the literature related to general education where relevant. The chapter begins by exploring
Shrestha, Prithvi
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Motivation, test scores and economic success [PDF]
This paper argues that low-stakes test scores, available in surveys, may be partially determined by test-taking motivation, which is associated with personality traits but not with cognitive ability.
Carmit Segal
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