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Assessing Test-Taking Strategies of IELTS Test-Takers: Development and Validation of an IELTS Test-Taking Strategy Questionnaire
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Estaji, Masoomeh; Banitalebi, Zahra – International Journal of Language Testing, 2022
The measurement of test-taking strategies and practices, mostly studied through qualitative methods, has been an important aspect of language testing and assessment research. The current study examines the test-taking strategies of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test-takers and reports the process of designing and validating…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Investigating Test-Taking Strategies in Listening Assessment: A Comparative Study of Eye-Tracking and Self-Report Questionnaires
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Low, Andralyn Rui Lin; Aryadoust, Vahid – International Journal of Listening, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the test-taking strategies needed for successful completion of a lecture-based listening test by employing self-reported test-taking strategy use, actual strategy use measured via eye-tracking, and test scores. In this study, participants' gaze behavior (measured by fixation and visit duration and frequency) were…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, Listening Comprehension Tests, Eye Movements, Questionnaires
Simulations: A Case Study of City & Guilds' Newest Assessment
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Stone, Andrew; Dearing, Mike – Education & Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of City & Guilds' development of simulation-based assessments for its ICT user qualification. These simulations are authentic scenario-based replicas of word processing and spreadsheet software, which present a series of tasks that the test-taker completes as if they were using…
Descriptors: Creativity, Familiarity, Computer Software, Measures (Individuals)
State Refinements to the ESEA Title I Evaluation and Reporting System: Utah 1979-80 Project. Final Report.
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White, Karl; And Others – 1981
To explain discrepancies in Utah's elementary school test results under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act's Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS), researchers investigated the adequacy and validity of TIERS evaluation models. Model A (norm-referenced testing) is used in most Utah school districts, in preference to Models B or C…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Norm Referenced Tests
The Study Skills Questionnaire (SSQUES): Preliminary Validation of a Measure for Assessing Students' Perceived Areas of Weakness.
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McCombs, Barbara L.; Dobrovolny, Jacqueline L. – 1980
The potential reliability and construct and predictive validity of a 30-item Study Skills Questionnaire (SSQUES) was evaluated for its ability to: (1) predict student performance in a self-paced, individualized, or computer-managed instructional environment, and (2) identify students needing some type of study skills remediation. The study was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Attention Control, Computer Managed Instruction
Test Scores and the Graduate Admission of Older Students.
Clark, Mary Jo – 1986
This paper examined test scores and information about test takers collected from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) national test administration files, GRE validity study data provided by institutional users, and survey questionnaires sent to test repeaters. Data were collected from 200,000 men and women who took the GRE General Test in June…
Descriptors: Adults, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Grade Prediction