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Patterson, Margaret Becker; Higgins, Jennifer; Bozman, Martha; Katz, Michael – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2011
We conducted a pilot study to see how the GED Mathematics Test could be administered on computer with embedded accessibility tools. We examined test scores and test-taker experience. Nineteen GED test centers across five states and 216 randomly assigned GED Tests candidates participated in the project. GED candidates completed two GED mathematics…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Mathematics Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Test Wiseness
Salend, Spencer J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2011
Research suggests that between 25% to 40% of students experience test anxiety, with students with disabilities and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds having higher prevalence rates. Since test anxiety impacts student well-being and the validity of the important educational decisions based on testing data, this article…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Test Wiseness, Student Evaluation, Disabilities
Evans, Ginger; Ramsey, Gary; Driscoll, Richard – Online Submission, 2010
Nursing programs can be highly stressful, and nursing students have been found to be more test-anxious than other students. The present investigation examines a practical program to reduce test-anxiety impairment and improve academic performance for a significant number of highly anxious nursing students. Incoming nursing students were screened…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Exit Examinations, Program Effectiveness
Conderman, Greg; Pedersen, Theresa – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2010
Recent legislation such as No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 has made significant changes in how all students are assessed. Because scores on state and district tests have important implications for students, parents, and school personnel, teachers and students should approach testing with…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mild Disabilities, School Personnel, Test Wiseness
Chen, Li-Ju; Ho, Rong-Guey; Yen, Yung-Chin – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
This study aimed to explore the effects of marking and metacognition-evaluated feedback (MEF) in computer-based testing (CBT) on student performance and review behavior. Marking is a strategy, in which students place a question mark next to a test item to indicate an uncertain answer. The MEF provided students with feedback on test results…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Test Results, Test Items, Testing
Reeve, Charlie L.; Lam, Holly – Intelligence, 2007
Several different analyses were used to test the hypothesis that test-taking motivation, perceived test fairness, and actual test performance are correlated only because they share a common antecedent. First, hierarchical regressions reveal that initial test performance has a unique influence on non-ability factors even after controlling for…
Descriptors: Motivation, Cognitive Ability, Test Wiseness, Correlation
Pope, Loren – Journal of College Admission, 2012
The four college years is the last important developmental period of a young person's life, and what happens then can and often does have substantial consequences. He can be awakened and fired up to develop himself and his talents, he can plod through largely untouched or unenlightened, he can be frustrated and turned off, he can transfer, or he…
Descriptors: College Choice, Misconceptions, Outcomes of Education, School Catalogs
Vannest, Kimberly J.; Parker, Richard I.; Davis, John L.; Soares, Denise A.; Smith, Stacey L. – Behavioral Disorders, 2012
More and more, schools are considering the use of progress monitoring data for high-stakes decisions such as special education eligibility, program changes to more restrictive environments, and major changes in educational goals. Those high-stakes types of data-based decisions will need methodological defensibility. Current practice for…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Regression (Statistics), Field Tests
Allen, Michelle O. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) was developed to ensure that graduating students can demonstrate competency in reading, math, and writing. The high failure rates have created concern among stakeholders. The study was to identify factors that contributed to student success on passing the CAHSEE for students enrolled in SIATech in…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Statistical Analysis, Academic Achievement, Stakeholders
Szeberenyi, Jozsef – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2009
Terms to be familiar with before you start to solve the test: protein synthesis, ribosomes, amino acids, peptides, peptide bond, polypeptide chain, N- and C-terminus, hemoglobin, [alpha]- and [beta]-globin chains, radioactive labeling, [[to the third power]H] and [[to the fourteenth power]C]leucine, cytosol, differential centrifugation, density…
Descriptors: Genetics, Chemistry, Problem Based Learning, Biology
Coniam, David – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2009
This paper examines the quality of tests that Hong Kong teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) produce for their own EFL students. The paper examines the effects on graduate teachers of a language testing programme where participants produced objective tests, proceeding through the stages of test specification, moderation, and item…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Objective Tests, Test Reliability, Item Analysis
Nolin, Joshua Brock – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study sought to determine if there is possible a relationship between agricultural education class credits obtained by students and their subsequent outcome on the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE). Also, the perceptions of Alabama agricultural educators regarding 1) student test taking preparation 2) academic standard integration…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Credits, High School Graduates, Exit Examinations
Teemant, Annela – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2010
ESL students struggle to represent accurately on tests what they know. Understanding what constitutes equitable testing practices in university settings for ESL students poses a significant challenge to educators. This study reports on the content analysis of semi-structured interview data obtained from 13 university-level ESL students on their…
Descriptors: Testing, Interviews, Test Anxiety, English (Second Language)
Reeve, Charlie L.; Lam, Holly – International Journal of Testing, 2007
Prior research regarding practice effects on ability tests has focused primarily on the differences in average score gains across different types of preparation (e.g., test retaking vs. focused item practice vs. coaching). In contrast, there has been little concerted effort towards understanding the significant variance in score gains across…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Test Wiseness, Tests, Testing
Hegwood, Jenita Carroll – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the types of preparation that students used to prepare for the Texas Examination for Educators Standards (TExES) Examination. Specifically, this study was concerned with the different types of preparation methods that impact test scores based on gender, ethnicity, age and specialization. The…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Test Wiseness, Teacher Competency Testing, Teacher Certification