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High-stakes high school.

, 2005
High-stakes high ...
James. O'Brien (7978535)
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Graz Reading Comprehension Test

, 2023
Der GraLeV ist ein Verfahren zur Messung des Leseverständnisses (auf Wort-, Satz- und Textebene) von Kindern der dritten und vierten Schulstufe. Er besteht aus 4 Subtests mit insgesamt 38 Itemsets. Der GraLeV weist eine interne Konsistenz von Cronbachs α
Riedl, S., Wohlhart, D., Paleczek, L., Seifert, S., Franz, A.   +4 more
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Investigating Test Purpose Pluralism and Test Retrofitting in High-Stakes Language Proficiency Testing

Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 2021
There is a lack of clarity in current language testing practices regarding test retrofitting and repurposing. While Newton (2017) advocates for the inclusion of multiple perspectives in new test design, many existing tests are used in cases that extend ...
Melissa McLeod
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Construct-Oriented or Goal-Motivated? Interpreting Test Preparation of a High-Stakes Writing Test From the Perspective of Expectancy-Value Theory

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Of the many possible individual factors bearing on test preparation, one is how individuals’ motivational and cognitive perceptions affect test-driven preparation practices.
Shasha Xu
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Evaluating a high-stakes EFL speaking test: Teachers’ practices and views

Moderna Språk, 2019
In the present paper, teachers’ implementation practices and views of practicality regarding a paired speaking test, part of a high-stakes national test of English as a foreign language (EFL) in the Swedish upper secondary school, were investigated ...
Linda Borger
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Performance Funding: Exam Results, Stakes, and Washback in Danish Schools

SAGE Open, 2022
High-stakes testing is meant to create a positive washback effect on student learning. Performance funding can raise stakes. However, it is not often used, and its washback is uncertain.
Per Nikolaj Bukh, Karina Skovvang Christensen, Morten Lund Poulsen   +2 more
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The Legacy Continues: “The Test” and Denying Access to a Challenging Mathematics Education for Historically Marginalized Students

Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2016
Research is needed to understand the impact of high-stakes testing on teachers’ practices and consequently on their students, particularly at schools that serve large numbers of low-income students and students of color.
Richard Kitchen, Sarah Anderson Ridder, Joseph Bolz   +2 more
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, 2023
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Predictability of IELTS in a high-stakes context: a mixed methods study of Chinese students’ perspectives on test preparation

Language Testing in Asia, 2022
High-stakes language tests are used around the world as a gatekeeping tool under the internationalization of higher education. However, the predictable aspect of the high-stakes language tests is seldom discussed, especially from students’ perspectives ...
Hui Ma, Sin Wang Chong
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Use of Linguistic Complexity in Writing Among Chinese EFL Learners in High-Stakes Tests: Insights From a Corpus of TOEFL iBT

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
In studies on second language writing, linguistic complexity exhibited by learners has long been regarded as being indicative of writing proficiency.
Leyi Qian, Yan Cheng, Yali Zhao
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