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Pan, Yi-Ching – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2016
There has been an increased level of attention devoted to the consequences of test use in recent years; however, the majority of washback studies focused on teaching. In fact, little research has addressed learners' perspectives to analyze possible determinants of test results. To address this issue, this study first compared the pre-and-post…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Tan, May; Turner, Carolyn E. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2015
In Quebec the high-stakes Secondary Five ESL exit writing exam developed by the Education Ministry (MELS) is administered and corrected by classroom teachers. In this distinctive situation, the MELS works toward aligning classroom-based assessment (CBA) and the writing exam by making ongoing teacher involvement part of its development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Stakes Tests, English (Second Language), Exit Examinations
Okhremtchouk, Irina S.; Newell, Patrick A.; Rosa, Rebecca – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
This study focuses on pre-service teachers' perspectives regarding how the process of completing the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) affected them academically, professionally, and personally. Two cohorts participated in this year-two study. Pre-service teachers' perspectives were acquired using a survey instrument comprised…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Performance Based Assessment, Student Attitudes, Teacher Education Programs
Castellano, Marisa; Sundell, Kirsten E.; Overman, Laura T.; Richardson, George B.; Stone, James R., III – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2014
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between participation in federally mandated college and career-preparatory programs--known as programs of study (POS)--and high school achievement outcomes. POS are an organized approach to college and career readiness that offer an aligned sequence of courses spanning secondary and…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Career Readiness, Programs, College Readiness
Bellflower, Julie V. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Any student seeking a high school diploma from the public school system in one U.S. state must pass the state's high school graduation test. In 2009, only 88% of students at one high school in the state met the basic proficiency requirements on the science portion of the test. Because improved science education has been identified as an explicit…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Science Achievement, Exit Examinations, Statistical Analysis