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Direct linkKönig, Sabrina; Stang-Rabrig, Justine; Hannover, Bettina; Zander, Lysann; McElvany, Nele – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2023
Stereotype threat (ST) is a potential explanation for inequalities in language competencies observed between students from different language backgrounds. Language competencies are an important prerequisite for educational success, wherefore the significance for investigation arises. While ST effects on achievement are empirically well documented,…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Vocabulary Development, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Ludewig, Ulrich; Schwerter, Jakob; McElvany, Nele – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
A better understanding of how distractor features influence the plausibility of distractors is essential for an efficient multiple-choice (MC) item construction in educational assessment. The plausibility of distractors has a major influence on the psychometric characteristics of MC items. Our analysis utilizes the nominal categories model to…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Language Tests, German, Grade 4
El-Khechen, Wahiba; Ferdinand, Hanna D.; Steinmayr, Ricarda; McElvany, Nele – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
Background: Although various studies on general language performance have investigated determinants of students' reading comprehension (e.g., reading amount), they have paid insufficient attention to how students perceive parental values influence their language-related values and behaviour--and, as a consequence, their performance. This is…
Descriptors: Reading, Reading Comprehension, Grade 4, Foreign Countries
