ERIC Number: ED642087
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov-14
Pages: 26
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Are High School Students Accurate in Predicting Their AP Exam Scores?: Examining Inaccuracy and Overconfidence of Students' Predictions
Teresa M. Ober; Maxwell R. Hong; Matthew F. Carter; Alex S. Brodersen; Daniella Rebouças-Ju; Cheng Liu; Ying Cheng
Grantee Submission
We examined whether students were accurate in predicting their test performance two testing contexts (low-stakes and high-stakes). The sample comprised U.S. high school students enrolled in an advanced placement (AP) statistics course during the 2017-2018 academic year (N=209; M[subscript age]=16.6 years). We found that even two months before taking the AP exam, a high stakes summative assessment, students were moderately accurate in predicting their actual scores ([kappa][subscript weighted]=0.62). When the same variables were entered into models predicting inaccuracy and overconfidence bias, results did not provide evidence that age, gender, parental education, number of math classes previously taken, or course engagement accounted for variation in accuracy. Overconfidence bias differed between students enrolled at different schools. Results indicated that students' predictions of performance were positively associated with performance in both low- and high-stakes testing contexts. The findings shed light on ways to leverage students' self-assessment for learning.
Descriptors: High School Students, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Attitudes, High Stakes Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, Tests, Student Evaluation, Accuracy, Scores, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Mathematics Instruction, Correlation, Classroom Environment, Learner Engagement, Context Effect, Statistics, Institutional Characteristics, Prior Learning
Related Records: EJ1347992
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1350787