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Students Leaving the STEM Pipeline: An Investigation of Their Attitudes and the Influence of Significant Others on Their Study Choice
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Korpershoek, Hanke; Kuyper, Hans; Bosker, Roel; van der Werf, Greetje – Research Papers in Education, 2013
The main aim of the present study was to investigate why some students do not continue in science-oriented studies in higher education despite that their previous career in secondary education proved that they were interested and suitably qualified to do so. We introduced a new approach to deal with these students' attitudes towards science,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Influences, Attribution Theory
Educational Measurement Issues and Implications of High Stakes Decision Making in Final Examinations in Secondary Education in the Netherlands
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van Rijn, P. W.; Beguin, A. A.; Verstralen, H. H. F. M. – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2012
While measurement precision is relatively easy to establish for single tests and assessments, it is much more difficult to determine for decision making with multiple tests on different subjects. This latter is the situation in the system of final examinations for secondary education in the Netherlands and is used as an example in this paper. This…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Tests, Foreign Countries, Decision Making
Student Group Differences in Examination Results and Utilization for Policy and School Development
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Schildkamp, Kim; Rekers-Mombarg, Lyset T. M.; Harms, Truus J. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2012
At the end of secondary education in The Netherlands, students have to pass a final examination, consisting of an internal school-based assessment and an external national assessment. According to the Dutch inspectorate, to ensure the quality of final examinations, the discrepancy between both assessments must be less than 0.5 points (on a scale…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Achievement Gap
Value Added as an Indicator of Educational Effectiveness in Dutch Senior Secondary Vocational Education
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Timmermans, Anneke C.; Bosker, Roel J.; Doolaard, Simone; de Wolf, Inge – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2012
This study investigates the possibilities of estimating value added as a performance indicator in senior secondary vocational education. Value added is interesting in this context because it is considered as a reliable tool for comparing the effectiveness of educational institutions. Although value added indicators have been developed since the…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Educational Attainment, Vocational Education