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The Threat of Living up to Expectations: Analyzing the Performance of Hispanic Students on Standardized Exams
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Rodríguez, Bryan A. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2014
The present study examines whether the recognition of stereotypes undermines the academic performance of Hispanic students, a phenomenon known as "stereotype threat." With regard to race, stereotype threat has been examined predominately between African American and White students, yet limited research has investigated how Hispanic…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Standardized Tests, Expectation, Academic Achievement
Boys' and Girls' Attribution of Performance in Learning English as a Foreign Language: The Case of Adama High Schools in Ethiopia
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Tulu, Geberew – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The main aim of the study was to examine students' attribution of performance in learning English as a foreign language at Adama town government high schools and see into its pedagogical implications. It aimed at investigating the perceived causes of success and failure of boys and girls. In order to meet the objectives of the study, data were…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Gender Differences, Attribution Theory
The Sensory Modality Used for Learning Affects Grades
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Ramirez, Beatriz U. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2011
Second-year undergraduate students from 2008, 2009, and 2010 cohorts were asked to respond a questionnaire to determine their learning style preferences, the VARK questionnaire (where V is visual, A is aural, R is reading-writing, and K is kinesthetic), which was translated into Spanish by the author. The translated questionnaire was tested for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Outcomes of Education, Questionnaires, Arithmetic
The Effect of Classroom Performance Assessment on EFL Students' Basic and Inferential Reading Skills
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El-Koumy, Abdel Salam Abdel Khalek – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of classroom performance assessment on the EFL students' basic and inferential reading skills. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was employed in the study. The subjects of the study consisted of 64 first-year secondary school students in Menouf Secondary School for Boys at Menoufya…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Check Lists
Problematic Responses to Reading Performance Assessment Tasks: Sources and Implications.
Goldberg, Gail Lynn; Kapinus, Barbara – 1992
The Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) is a relatively new, statewide performance assessment of students in grades 3, 5, and 8. When first administered in May of 1991, the MSPAP included a battery of performance assessment tasks designed to generate written or drawn responses to reading texts. This study evaluated selected…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluators
Performance Assessment: An International Experiment.
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Semple, Brian McLean – 1992
The second International Assessment of Educational Progress focused on the mathematics and science achievement of 13-year-olds. Performance assessments were used as part of the overall assessment in four countries (England, Scotland, Soviet Union, and Taiwan) and five Canadian provinces. The performance assessment approach drew heavily on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment