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Geschlechterunterschiede im Zentralabitur? Fairness von High-Stakes-Tests für Jungen und Mädchen im Fach Englisch in Nordrhein-Westfalen im Kontext der Educational Governance [PDF]

, 2016
The shift from decentralized to centralized A-level examinations (Abitur) was implemented in the German school system as a measure of Educational Governance in the last decade.
Lorenz, Ramona
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High-Stakes Testing & Student Learning

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2002
A brief history of high-stakes testing is followed by an analysis of eighteen states with severe consequences attached to their testing programs. These 18 states were examined to see if their high-stakes testing programs were affecting student learning ...
Audrey L. Amrein, David C. Berliner
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LEXTALE_CH: A quick, character-based proficiency test for Mandarin Chinese [PDF]

, 2018
Research in second language acquisition suggests that objective performance-based assessments may provide more reliable and valid measures of second language proficiency than subjective self-ratings. To measure proficiency in English as a second language,
Chan, I. Lei, Chang, Charles B.
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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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The Impact of Gaokao High-Stakes Testing on Student Mental Health in China: An Analysis of Stress Levels and Coping Mechanisms Among Senior High School Students

Research and Advances in Education
The Gaokao, China’s National College Entrance Examination, is a high-stakes test that significantly impacts students’ academic futures and career opportunities.
Yu Fu
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Rise to the Challenge or Not Give a Damn: Differential Performance in High vs. Low Stakes Tests [PDF]

This paper studies how different demographic groups respond to incentives by comparing performance in the GRE examination in "high" and "low" stakes situations.
Attali, Yigal, Neeman, Zvika, Schlosser, Analia   +2 more
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Do Accountability and Voucher Threats Improve Low-Performing Schools? [PDF]

In this paper we study the effects of the threat of school vouchers and school stigma in Florida on the performance of "low-performing" schools using student-level data from a subset of districts.
Cecilia Rouse, David N. Figlio
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Teaching under High-Stakes Testing [PDF]

Journal of Teacher Education, 2004
In this article, the author reports on the curricular changes and testing focus that have occurred in her teaching since PRAXIS II: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) tests were mandated in Ohio, where she teaches at an urban, open admissions, commuter university.
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Primary Sources in K–12 Education: Opportunities for Archives [PDF]

, 2007
Recent developments in the field of K–12 (kindergarten through twelfth grade) education have made archival resources essential tools for many teachers. Inquiry-based learning, document-based questions, and high stakes standardized testing have converged ...
Hendry, Julia
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Re-analysis of NAEP Math and Reading Scores in States with and without High-stakes Tests: Response to Rosenshine

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2003
Here we address the criticism of our NAEP analyses by Rosenshine (2003). On the basis of his thoughtful critique we redid some of the analyses on which he focused. Our findings contradict his.
Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, David C. Berliner   +1 more
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