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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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Authoring Simulations for High Stakes Student Evaluation [PDF]

, 2013
Although simulation methods have primarily been used for teaching in nursing education, there is a growing interest in the use of simulation for student and program evaluation.
Burleson, Gail, Jeffries, Pamela, Palaganas, Janice, Willhaus, Janet   +3 more
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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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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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Rise of the machines? The evolving role of AI technologies in high-stakes assessment

London Review of Education, 2021
Our world has been transformed by technologies incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) within mass communication, employment, entertainment and many other aspects of our daily lives.
M. Richardson, R. Clesham
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Washback of the performance-based test of reading for EFL learners

Edulite: Journal of English Education, Literature, and Culture, 2020
The effect of tests on the teaching and learning, generally known as washback, has been recognized by scholars for a long time. However, studies on washback are usually addressed for high-stakes testing. This study investigates the washback effect of low-
Wiyaka Wiyaka
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Flexibility at the Price of Volatility: Concurrent Calibration in Multistage Tests in Practice Using a 2PL Model

Frontiers in Education, 2021
Multistage test (MST) designs promise efficient student ability estimates, an indispensable asset for individual diagnostics in high-stakes educational assessments.
Laura A. Helbling, Stéphanie Berger, Angela Verschoor   +2 more
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High School Exit Examinations: When Do Learning Effects Generalize? [PDF]

, 2005
This paper reviews international and domestic evidence on the effects of three types of high school exit exam systems: voluntary curriculum-based external exit exams, universal curriculum-based external exit exam systems and minimum competency tests that
Betts J., Bishop J.H., Bishop J.H., Bishop J.H., Bishop J.H., Bishop J.H., Carnoy M., Carnoy M., Center on Education Policy, Coleman J.S., Coleman J., Competitiveness Policy Council, Costrell R., Count me in, Dee T., Finn C.E., Fleming M., Fredericksen N., Gummere R., Hanushek E.A., Hanushek E.A., Hart Research Associates, Hess F., Jacobs B.A., Jencks C., Jurges H., Koretz D., Lee V.E., Linn R., Linn R.L., Loveless T., Mathews J., No small change., North Carolina Board of Education., North Carolina Board of Education., Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Powell A., Ravitch D., Resnick L., Rohwer W.D., Steinberg L., Takahira S., The teacher gap., Wossmann L., Wossmann L.   +44 more
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High Stake Tests

Journal of Educational Sciences Research, 2015
Egitim genel olarak bir ogrenme surecidir ve bu surecte bireylere bilgiyi yasamda kullanabilme becerisinin ogretilmesi amaclanmaktadir. Bilgiyi yasamda kullanabilen bireyler yetistirmenin onemini anlayan ulkeler egitim kademelerindeki niteligi arttirma cabasi icerisinde yer almaktadir. Orgun egitim kurumlarinda verilen egitimin niteligini belirlemek ve
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The Washback Effect of IELTS Examination on EFL Teachers’ Perceived Sense of Professional Identity: Does IELTS Related Experience Make a Difference? [PDF]

Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2019
A teacher’s self-perception and identity are shaped by the test accountability context where they teach. Although research on washback effect and teacher-related factors is not an uncharted territory, investigating the nexus of high-stakes tests and ...
Masoomeh Estaji, Farhad Ghiasvand
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