The Influence of Test-Wiseness on Performance of High School Seniors on School Leaving Examinations.

Rogers, W. Todd; Bateson, David J.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ429442

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0895-7347

EISSN: N/A

The Influence of Test-Wiseness on Performance of High School Seniors on School Leaving Examinations.

Rogers, W. Todd; Bateson, David J.

Applied Measurement in Education, v4 n2 p159-83 1991

The influence of test wiseness on the performance of 736 high school seniors in British Columbia on provincial school leaving examinations in English, algebra, geography, history, biology, and chemistry was studied. The performance of many students on the multiple-choice sections was spuriously enhanced by test wiseness. (TJH)

Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements, High School Seniors, Multiple Choice Tests, Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Student Motivation, Study Habits, Test Anxiety, Test Results, Test Wiseness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Identifiers - Location: Canada

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test Anxiety Inventory

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A