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Direct linkKing, Rosemary; Blayney, Paul; Sweller, John – Accounting Education, 2021
This study offers evidence of the impact of language background on the performance of students enrolled in an accounting study unit. It aims to quantify the effects of language background on performance in essay questions, compared to calculation questions requiring an application of procedures. Marks were collected from 2850 students. The results…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Accounting, Native Language, Second Language Learning
Download full textHudson, Ross D. – Science Education International, 2012
This research inquires into the effectiveness of the two predominant forms of questions--multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions--used in the State University Entrance Examination for Chemistry including the relationship between performance and gender. It examines not only the style of question but also the content type examined…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Achievement, Gender Differences, College Entrance Examinations
Dreher, Carl; Reiners, Torsten; Dreher, Heinz – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2011
Automated assessment is an emerging innovation in educational praxis, however its pedagogical potential is not fully utilised in Australia, particularly regarding automated essay grading. The rationale for this research is that the usage of automated assessment currently lags behind the capacity that the technology provides, thus restricting the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment, Faculty Workload, Student Needs
Green, Wendy – Higher Education Research and Development, 2007
This paper investigates the approaches taken to essay writing by five Asian international students at an Australian university. Analysis of their in-depth interviews reveals links between their perceptions of learning, their perceptions of essay writing, their motivation for completing the task, and their awareness of the structural conventions of…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Discovery Processes
Peer reviewedMcCloskey, D. I.; Holland, R. A. B. – Medical Education, 1976
Three groups of students were tested on the same material in three different forms of examination. They performed better in multiple-choice and in cued essay questions than in uncued essay questions. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cues, Essay Tests
CULL, R.G.; AND OTHERS – 1967
CONTAINED ARE QUESTIONS AND TESTS TO EVALUATE ACHIEVEMENT IN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE THIRD LEVEL COURSE IN SCIENCE FOR THE HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. THE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE OFFICIAL SYLLABUS OF THE BOARD OF SENIOR SCHOOL STUDIES. THE QUESTIONS REFLECT THE LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING AS DEVELOPED BY…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science
Marsh, Herbert W.; Ireland, Robert – 1984
To test the applicability of multidimensional ratings of writing effectiveness that are amenable to normal classroom usage, all grade 7 students (N=139) from one suburban school (Sydney, Australia) wrote a brief essay. Master and student teachers evaluated all the essays according to overall effectiveness of written expression and according to…
Descriptors: Correlation, Essay Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 7
JALT Journal, 1997
The 1997 issues of "JALT Journal" include the following articles: "Influence of Learning Context on Learners' Use of Communication Strategies"; "The Eiken Test: An Investigation"; "Assessing EFL Student Progress in Critical Thinking with the Ennis-Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test"; "Contrastive…
Descriptors: Advertising, Code Switching (Language), Contrastive Linguistics, Critical Thinking
