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Pilcher, Nick; Smith, Karen; Riley, Jackie – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Although end of course exams remain a key mode of assessment in higher education, little research has focused on international students' experiences of exams. There seems to be a tacit assumption in most literature that exam preparation and strategies are universal, although differences in other areas of learning exist. As an exemplar, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Foreign Students, Tests
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Crisp, Victoria – Research Papers in Education, 2008
This research set out to compare the quality, length and nature of (1) exam responses in combined question and answer booklets, with (2) responses in separate answer booklets in order to inform choices about response format. Combined booklets are thought to support candidates by giving more information on what is expected of them. Anecdotal…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, High School Students, Test Format, Test Construction