Process-based measures in high-stakes testing: practical implications for construct validity within military aviation selection [PDF]
Cognitive ResearchThis paper looks at how process-based spatial ability and attention measures taken within a high-stakes battery used to select pilots in the US Navy compare to lab-based measures of the same constructs. Process-based measures typically function by having
Joseph T. Coyne +5 more
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A phenomenographic study on Chinese EFL teachers’ cognitions of positive and negative educational, social, and psychological consequences of high-stake tests [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study explores the multifaceted cognitions of Chinese English as a Foreign Language(EFL) teachers concerning the positive and negative consequences of high-stakes tests.
Qingyu Xin +2 more
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High-stakes psychomotor ability assessment: a military selection case study of practice effects in airplane tracking tasks [PDF]
Cognitive ResearchAviation selection tests are high-stakes assessments designed to identify candidates capable of succeeding in demanding flight environments. Most branches of the US military incorporate both content-based and process-based assessments to evaluate prior ...
Christopher Draheim +6 more
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Preservice teachers’ beliefs about high-stakes testing and their working environments
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2020 In this exploratory mixed methods survey study, we assess preservice teachers’ (n=379) experiences with and beliefs about their high-stakes testing experiences and analyze how they relate to their beliefs about the role and efficacy of high-stakes ...
Sharon L. Nichols, Shon Brewington
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The impact of high-stakes testing on the teaching and learning processes of mathematics [PDF]
Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2021 The impacts of high-stakes testing administered within the framework of accountability policies concern all the stakeholders in the field of education, particularly the policymakers.
Cennet Göloğlu Demir +1 more
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High stakes online assessments: A case study of National Benchmark Tests during COVID-19
Perspectives in Education, 2022 Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, paper-based delivery of the National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) was not possible during the 2020 testing cycle. The NBTs, being a large-scale national assessment project, did not have alternative options, other than to offer ...
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Market-oriented reforms and “high stakes” testing: Incentives and consequences
Cahiers de la Recherche sur l'Education et les Savoirs, 2005 This paper focuses on the use of “high stakes” tests and examinations, which by definition have serious consequences; high stakes tests are used in an attempt to raise standards and to evaluate school systems.
Anne West, Hazel Pennell
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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. However, within the domain of education, it seems that our ways of
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IELTS Washback Effect and Instructional Planning: The Role of IELTS-Related Experiences of Iranian EFL Teachers (Research Article) [PDF]
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2021 High-stakes tests exert impacts on teachers’ perceptions, methodology, practices, and materials used in the classroom. However, previous research studies have overlooked the role of teachers’ past experiences in the tests and their instructional planning
Masoomeh Estaji, Farhad Ghiasvand
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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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