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Psychological predictors of the propensity to omit short-response items on a high-stakes achievement test

, 2003
This article presents the findings of a study of the psychological variables that discriminate between high and low omitters on a high-stakes achievement test using a short-response format. Data were obtained from a questionnaire administered to a random
Matters, Gabrielle, Burnett, Paul C.
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Ancient Chinese Secret: Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) Tests and High Stakes Tests in China

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education, 2005
A comparison of the testing movements in China and Washington State reveals a strange irony. While education in Washington, under State and National imperatives, is becoming test driven, China is trying to move away from 14 centuries of test driven ...
Jane Liu, Rita Seedorf
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Preparing for High-Stakes Testing [PDF]

Theory Into Practice, 2003
The passage of the No Child Left Behind Act has spotlighted testing and accountability in U.S. public schools. This federal statute calls for a dramatic expansion of state-level high-stakes testing. Educators need to prepare students for these tests in ways that do not detract from real learning. In addition, school practitioners must become assessment
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Progressive Parkinsonism in PPP2R5D‐Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT PPP2R5D‐related neurodevelopmental disorder (Houge–Janssens syndrome type 1) is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by macrocephaly, intellectual disability, and epilepsy. Progressive parkinsonism is an emerging adult phenotype that neurologists should be aware of since timely genetic diagnosis opens the door to disease‐modifying
Katerina Bernardi, Enrique Gonzalez Saez‐Diez, Joshua Rong, Beril Ay, Shabbir Merchant, Kathryn Yang, Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari   +6 more
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“Lake Woebegone,” Twenty Years Later

Nonpartisan Education Review, 2006
Twenty years ago, John Cannell developed data on test scores that became known as the “Lake Woebegone effect.” This commentary describes that experience.
John Jacob Cannell, M.D.
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“Low‐Positive” MOG‐IgG Cases Among Adults With a First Event Suggestive of Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients with “low‐positive” (LP) MOG‐IgG (titres 1:160–1:320) among adults with a first demyelinating event (FDE) suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods From the Barcelona CIS inception cohort, we included adult patients with serum collected ≤ 6 months from the FDE.
Javier Villacieros‐Álvarez, Carmen Espejo, Georgina Arrambide, Mireia Castillo, Marta Rodriguez, Helena Ariño, Iker Elosua, Carmen Tur, Angela Vidal‐Jordana, Andreu Vilaseca, Joaquín Castilló, Ingrid Galán, Luciana Midaglia, Carlos Nos, Breogan Rodríguez‐Acevedo, Ana Zabalza, Luca Bollo, Agustín Pappolla, René Carvajal, Neus Mongay‐Ochoa, Jordi Rio, Jaume Sastre‐Garriga, Manuel Comabella, Gesualdina Busiello, Sofia Sceppacuercia, Àlex Rovira, Xavier Montalban, Mar Tintoré, Cristina Auger, Álvaro Cobo‐Calvo   +29 more
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A Multidimensional Analysis of a High-Stakes English Listening Test: A Corpus-Based Approach

Education Sciences
The Gaokao, also known as China’s national college entrance exam, is a high-stakes exam for nearly all Chinese students. English has been one of the three most important subjects for a long time, and listening plays an important role in the Gaokao ...
Xuelian Tao, Vahid Aryadoust
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Anti‐CD20 Discontinuation Versus Continuation in People Aged Over 50 With Non‐Active Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether discontinuing anti‐CD20 therapy in people with relapsing‐onset MS aged over 50 is associated with an increased risk of relapse, inflammatory activity, confirmed disability accrual, and serious infection compared with continuing therapy.
Alexia Moukhine, Fabien Rollot, Romain Casey, Nicolas Collongues, Sandra Vukusic, Guillaume Mathey, Anne Laure Dubessy, Jonathan Ciron, Jérôme De Seze, Aurélie Ruet, Pierre Labauge, Arnaud Kwiatkowski, Hélène Zephir, Caroline Papeix, Gilles Defer, Christine Lebrun‐Frenay, David Axel Laplaud, Eric Berger, Eric Thouvenot, Jean Pelletier, Abdullatif Al Khedr, Olivier Casez, Bertrand Bourre, Abir Wahab, Laurent Magy, Jean‐Philippe Camdessanché, Ines Doghri, Solène Moulin, Mariana Sarov Rivière, Karolina Hankiewicz, Amélie Dos Santos, Corinne Pottier, Eric Manchon, Jennifer Aboab, Maia Tchikviladze, Thomas David, Gilles Edan, Emmanuelle Le Page, Laure Michel, Anne Kerbrat, OFSEP Investigators   +40 more
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Evaluation of Dried Plasma Spot‐Based Quantification of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as a Disease‐Associated Biomarker in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measured in dried plasma spots versus conventional plasma‐ and serum‐GFAP testing for assessment of disease severity in aquaporin‐4 immunoglobulin G–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD).
Felix Wohlrab, Evelyn Alvarez, Roua Hamdi, Bingqing Zhang, Hayeun Ji, Niyati Jhaveri, Patrick Schindler, Pedro Sanchez, Pia S. Sperber, Tanja Schmitz‐Hübsch, Frederike C. Oertel, Nisa Vorasoot, Najib Kissani, Falko Böhringer, Jens Kuhle, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Xiao‐Jun Ma, Péter Körtvelyessy, Patrick Waters, Friedemann Paul   +19 more
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Safety and Efficacy of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in Adults With Epilepsy, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Managing obesity in patients with epilepsy is complicated by the weight‐gaining properties of essential antiseizure medications (ASMs) such as valproate and pregabalin. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of initiating glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) in this population.
Hyoshin Son, Inyoung Hwang, Sang Won Lee, Yun Kim   +3 more
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