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Davis, Robert O.; Park, Taejung; Vincent, Joseph – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
Over the past decade, meta-analyses have been conducted to evaluate the impact of embodied pedagogical agents on learning outcomes. Most review studies have evaluated learning outcomes from the perspective of testing labels such as transfer, retention, recognition, free recall, and various other classifications. This is problematic, because…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Test Format, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education
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Nsor-Ambala, Randolph – Accounting Education, 2020
The study explored the application of closed-book, open-book and cheat-sheet exams in an undergraduate cost and management accounting course at a university in Ghana. 198 students participated in an exploratory study examining how the different exam types impact on exam scores, pre-exam anxiety and knowledge retention. The study improves on the…
Descriptors: Accounting, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Management Development
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Koizumi, Rie; Agawa, Toshie; Asano, Keiko; In'nami, Yo – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Background: Variations in the skill profiles of learners have become an important research area in recent years. However, there is a lack of empirical research on this topic in Japan. We conducted three studies to address this gap. Methods: Study 1 investigated the characteristics of the flat and uneven skill profiles of Japanese learners of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Olinghouse, Natalie G.; Colwell, Ryan P. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2013
This article provides recommendations for teachers to better prepare 3rd through 12th grade students with learning disabilities for large-scale writing assessments. The variation across large-scale writing assessments and the multiple needs of struggling writers indicate the need for test preparation to be embedded within a comprehensive,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Writing Evaluation, Test Wiseness
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Glenda C. Rakes – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2008
One continuing concern associated with online courses is assessment of student performance. One option for online assessment is the use of open book tests. This study investigated the impact of training in open book test-taking strategies on student test performance in online, timed, unproctored, open book tests. When the tutorial was required…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Test Format, Test Wiseness
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Lange, Bob – Journal of Reading, 1981
Reviews materials in the ERIC data base that can be used to teach students test-wiseness skills such as cue- using strategies, time using, error avoidance, guessing, deductive reasoning, answering analogies, and answering multiple choice questions. (MKM)
Descriptors: Achievement, Guessing (Tests), Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods
McNamara, Thomas C. – 1990
An attempt was made to develop self-directedness in students through teaching them how to write questions in multiple-choice format, and by making students aware that phrasing things in multiple-choice format is a way of asking questions that is conducive to developing thinking, writing, and test-taking skills. The study, a form of reflective…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 2