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Hudson, Ross D. – Science Education International, 2012
This research inquires into the effectiveness of the two predominant forms of questions--multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions--used in the State University Entrance Examination for Chemistry including the relationship between performance and gender. It examines not only the style of question but also the content type examined…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Achievement, Gender Differences, College Entrance Examinations
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Mulder, Raoul; Baik, Chi; Naylor, Ryan; Pearce, Jon – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
Involving students in peer review has many pedagogical benefits, but few studies have explicitly investigated relationships between the content of peer reviews, student perceptions and assessment outcomes. We conducted a case study of peer review within a third-year undergraduate subject at a research-intensive Australian university, in which we…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Peer Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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McCurry, Doug – English in Australia, 2010
This paper outlines the analysis of subject English in a report written for the Commonwealth government entitled "Year 12 Curriculum Content and Achievement Standards" (CCAS). This report could not find "a core of common content (either topics or skills) in senior English (including Literature)". In the light of the diversity…
Descriptors: Tests, Foreign Countries, English Instruction, Questioning Techniques
Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
The information and assessment materials in these resources have been designed to assist teachers to gauge their own students' proficiency in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) literacy. By examining modules from the National Year 6 and Year 10 ICT Literacy Assessment teachers may be able to design similar tasks and to judge their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Programs, Testing Programs, National Competency Tests
Walsh, Lynne – 1992
The development of the student destination survey instrument was a response to an identified need for a tool to measure the effectiveness of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) programs in Australia. The requirement was for a tool that was flexible in accommodating changing course structures and consistent across state and territory boundaries.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Graduate Surveys, Postsecondary Education
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2005
In 2005, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in ICT literacy. The 2005 ICT literacy assessment instrument consisted of seven discrete thematic modules. One module, the General Skills Test, included…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Literacy, Technological Literacy, National Competency Tests