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Perdigones, Alicia; Garcia, Jose Luis; Valino, Vanesa; Raposo, Cecilia – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2009
This work compares the results of three assessment systems used in two Spanish universities (the "Universidad Politecnica de Madrid" and the "Universidad Catolica de Avila"): the traditional system based on final examinations, continuous assessment with periodic tests and a proposed system (specially designed for heterogeneous…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Skill Development, Job Skills, Student Motivation
Garcia Laborda, Jesus; Magal Royo, Teresa – Online Submission, 2008
The University entrance examination (PAU) is the most important high-stakes exam in the General educational system in Spain. It has 6 sections of which the Foreign Language one is very relevant to the final score. The English section has had almost not significant changes in the last 20 years despite all the research in language learning and…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Educational Testing, Language Tests, Test Validity