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Caves, Katherine; Balestra, Simone – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The authors examined the short- and long-term effects of high school exit exams (HSEEs) on graduation rates and achievement using an interrupted time series approach. There is a positive overall effect of HSEE introduction for graduation rate trends, which is heterogeneous over time. HSEEs have a negative impact on graduation rates in the year of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Exit Examinations, Academic Achievement, Graduation Rate
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Rozell, Timothy G.; Johnson, Jessica; Sexten, Andrea; Rhodes, Ashley E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2017
Students in a junior- and senior-level Anatomy and Physiology course have the opportunity to correct missed exam questions ("regrade") and earn up to half of the original points missed. The three objectives of this study were to determine if: (a) performance on the regrade assignment was correlated with scores on subsequent exams, (b)…
Descriptors: Physiology, Scores, Grades (Scholastic), Exit Examinations
Vo, Thanh Duy; Samoilova, Valerria; Wilang, Jeffrey Dawala – Online Submission, 2017
Inconsistencies of results of foreign language anxiety's effect on advanced learners' language performances have persisted over the years. And little has been known on the relationship between foreign language anxiety and engineering graduate students' language performances. To fill the gap, this study employed a self-report anxiety scale called…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Engineering Education, Language Proficiency, Graduate Students
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Rodriguez, Jessica M.; Arellano, Lucy – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2016
This study explores the influence high-stakes testing has on Latina/o student aspirations and subsequent college enrollment. It quantitatively examines the critical juncture of high school exit and college entry at a school district serving a predominately Latino population. Findings confirm a strong correlation between the math and English…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Exit Examinations, Hispanic American Students, School Districts
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Sellah, Lusweti; Jacinta, Kwena; Helen, Mondoh – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Cognitive styles are persistent patterns of behavior that determine how an individual acquires and processes information. In the classroom the cognitive styles of the teacher interact with those of the learner resulting in differential understanding. This study which is informed by cognitive styles theories is a descriptive study that examined the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Interaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Academic Achievement
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Rambo-Hernandez, Karen E.; Atadero, Rebecca A.; Balgopal, Meena – Educational Psychology, 2017
This study examined the impact of incorporating group design projects into a second-year engineering class on achievement goal orientations and two academic outcomes: concept inventory and final exam scores. In this study, two sections were taught using lecture format, but one section also completed three group design projects as part of their…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Group Activities, Student Projects, Goal Orientation
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Usman, Yunusa Dangara – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study examined the Impact of Instructional Supervision on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Nasarawa State with reference to Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). Five research questions were used to guide the study to a rational conclusion. Descriptive Survey method was adopted in which Instructional Supervision…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Exit Examinations, Achievement Tests
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Alade, O. M.; Kuku, O. O.; Osoba, A. – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2017
The study investigated influence of some factors on the performance of selected West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates. It also examined the relationship between these factors and candidates' performance. Factors investigated include socio-economic background of the candidates (SEB), study hours (SH), attitude…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Mathematics Achievement, English Curriculum, English (Second Language)
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Spellerberg, Stine Marie – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2016
This study focuses on metalinguistic awareness (MLA) and its relation to academic achievement for mono-, bi- and multilingual adolescents in Denmark. While MLA is one of several cognitive measures positively related to bilingualism and bilingualism is associated with academic advantages, Danish bi-/multilingual pupils appear not to benefit from…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Monolingualism
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Stern, Jonathan M. B. – Journal of School Choice, 2015
This study uses a comprehensive dataset on secondary school students in Brazil to examine the impact of private school enrollment on educational attainment in São Paulo. The results show that private school students (across all levels of tuition) perform better than their public school counterparts on Brazil's high school exit exam, even after…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
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Martínez, Anabella; Borjas, Mónica; Herrera, Mariela; Valencia, Jorge – Higher Education Research and Development, 2015
Undergraduate student attrition is a major concern in higher education. It is usually explained by the impact of student attributes; however, recent developments in student success literature point to the need of exploring institutional practices that may impact a student's decision to abandon their studies. The current weight of academic quality…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Foreign Countries
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Eshetu, Amogne Asfaw – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
Gender is among the determinant factors affecting students' academic achievement. This paper tried to investigate the impact of gender on academic performance of preparatory secondary school students based on 2014 EHEECE result. Ex post facto research design was used. To that end, data were collected from 3243 students from eight purposively…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Gender Differences, Case Studies, Secondary School Students
Gillespie, Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Low pass rates on the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses have directed nursing faculty to examine how to predict the readiness of the nursing student. Exit exam testing that predicts readiness has become one way to assess the nursing student's readiness. Nursing students at the research site's school of nursing are…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Student Behavior, Self Control, Scores
Latko, Cheryl Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the Exit Exam of Writing Proficiency (EEWP) and the variables that may impact the probability of a student passing the EEWP. The EEWP is one of the graduation requirements for all undergraduate students at a mid-sized four-year university in the mid-Atlantic region. The purpose of the EEWP is to ensure that…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Writing Tests, Predictor Variables, Undergraduate Students
Byers, Tracy Shea – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was an effect on student performance on the Georgia High School Graduation Test Subtest-Social Studies (GHSGT-SS) depending on the type of instructional scheduling students received. There were no specific studies that observed any differences, but literature reviews concerning the traditional…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Exit Examinations, High School Students, Block Scheduling
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