Identifying low test-taking effort during low-stakes tests with the new Test-taking Effort Short Scale (TESS) – development and psychometrics [PDF]
BMC Medical Education, 2018 Background Low-stakes tests are becoming increasingly important in international assessments of educational progress, and the validity of these results is essential especially as these results are often used for benchmarking.
Katrin Schüttpelz-Brauns +5 more
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TEST-TAKING EFFORT AS A PREDICTOR OF PERFORMANCE IN LOW-STAKES TESTS; pp. 433–448 [PDF]
Trames, 2013 We studied how time measures can be used as predictors of test-taking performance in low-stakes tests. Our sample consisted of undergraduate students (N = 327) who took a computer-based cognitive abilities test.
Gerli Silm, Olev Must, Karin Täht
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Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2023 In low-stakes assessment settings, students’ performance is not only influenced by students’ ability level but also their test-taking engagement. In computerized adaptive tests (CATs), disengaged responses (e.g., rapid guesses) that fail to reflect ...
Guher Gorgun, Okan Bulut
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Reduced Test Anxiety Among Medical Students in an Extremely Low-Stakes Examination. [PDF]
Med Sci EducAbstract Introduction Test anxiety has a deleterious effect on the academic performance of medical students. Medical educators shifted the focus of students’ assessment from high-stakes examinations to low-stakes assessments to address the negative impacts of test anxiety on learning ...
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Do Applicant Reactions to Gamified Cognitive Ability Tests Differ Between High- Versus Low-Stakes Settings? [PDF]
Journal of IntelligenceAlthough cognitive ability tests are among the best predictors of job and training performance, their acceptance among applicants is limited. However, with the current talent shortage, applicant reactions to assessments have become increasingly important.
Marie L. Ohlms, Klaus G. Melchers
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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
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Testing personality in student selection: dispositional but not situational characteristics predict faking [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyThe use of personality tests in selection procedures is controversial because of their susceptibility to faking. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent and prediction of faking, including dispositional and situational characteristics in a ...
Barbara Weissenbacher +2 more
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A Search for Accountability in Low-stakes Tests: An Evidence-based Approach to Validation of a Local Writing Test [PDF]
International Journal of Practical and Pedagogical Issues in English EducationValidation has always been a significant part of assessment in educational settings. However, due to its complexities, most officials prefer to use ready-made tests to avoid validating their own tests.
Ali Ansari
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The "Testing Effect" in Undergraduate Endodontic Education: The Impact of Regular Low Stakes Testing on Learning Outcomes and Student Engagement. [PDF]
Int Endod JABSTRACTAimThis study investigates the impact of regular testing on learning outcomes in undergraduate endodontic education. Specifically, it examines whether students perform better at the end of the course on previously tested material compared to non‐tested material and explores the role of students' engagement and perceptions of testing in this ...
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WHO IS WILLING TO TAKE LOW-STAKES ASSIGNMENTS?; pp. 417–432 [PDF]
Trames, 2013 The main purpose of this study is to explore which students of Estonian higher education institutions are willing to take low-stakes tests which have no direct consequences for them. Altogether 603 first-year undergraduates from different institutions of
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