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The Achievement Gap or the Engagement Gap? Investigating the Sensitivity of Gaps Estimates to Test Motivation
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Soland, James – Applied Measurement in Education, 2018
This study estimated male-female and Black-White achievement gaps without accounting for low test motivation, then compared those estimates to ones that used several approaches to addressing rapid guessing. Researchers investigated two issues: (1) The differences in rates of rapid guessing across subgroups and (2) How much achievement gap…
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Achievement Gap, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement