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Stenlund, Tova; Eklöf, Hanna; Lyrén, Per-Erik – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2017
This study investigated whether different groups of test-takers vary in their reported test-taking behaviour in a high-stakes test situation. A between-group design (N = 1129) was used to examine whether high and low achievers, as well as females and males, differ in their use of test-taking strategies, and in level of reported test anxiety and…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, High Achievement, Low Achievement, Gender Differences
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Knekta, Eva – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study investigated changes in reported test-taking motivation from a low-stakes to a high-stakes test and if there are differences in reported test-taking motivation between school classes. A questionnaire including scales assessing reported effort, expectancies, perceived importance, interest, and test anxiety was administered to a sample of…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Test Wiseness, Grade 9, Tests
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Eklof, Hanna – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2010
An achievement test score can be viewed as a joint function of skill and will, of knowledge and motivation. However, when interpreting and using test scores, the "will" part is not always acknowledged and scores are mostly interpreted and used as pure measures of student knowledge. This paper argues that students' motivation to do their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Scores, Test Wiseness
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Eklof, Hanna – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
Using the expectancy-value model of achievement motivation as a basis, this study's purpose is to develop, apply, and validate scores from a self-report instrument measuring student test-taking motivation. Sampled evidence of construct validity for the present sample indicates that a number of the items in the instrument could be used as an…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Validity, Construct Validity, Achievement Need
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Irandoust, Manuchehr; Karlsson, Niklas – Education Economics, 2002
Examines determinates of student academic success in a Swedish university using estimates of a proportional-odds model. Finds that students studying previously given examinations, engaging in physical activity up to 6 hours per week, and taking courses in natural and technical sciences in high school play an important role in determining academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics, Foreign Countries, High Schools
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Hellekant, Jan – System, 1994
Gender differences in English proficiency as a function of testing method were examined by comparing the scores of a representative sample of Swedish secondary school students who took the national English test. It found that boys performed better than girls on the multiple-choice part, whereas girls did better on the free-response part that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency