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Peer reviewedCankoy, Osman; Tut, Mehmet Ali – Journal of Educational Research, 2005
The authors attempted to determine the effects of a high-stakes standardized testing-driven instructional approach on mathematical performance. The authors developed a multiple-choice mathematics performance test for 1,006 Grade 4 students in 28 North Cyprus schools. Analysis revealed that students who spent more time on test-taking skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Test Results, Standardized Tests
Popham, W. James – School Administrator, 2000
Certain that students' average standardized test scores did not reflect their faculty's teaching effectiveness, Department of Defense dependent schools in Wuerzburg, Germany, mounted a districtwide experiment involving performance tests and rubrics in writing and science. Teachers documented gains in students' high-level writing and science skill…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Dependents Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedTymms, P. B.; Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. – Oxford Review of Education, 1991
Compares grades awarded by 5 examination boards for 11 subjects at A levels. Uses data from the A Level Information System (ALIS) project for 1989. Finds discrepancies among boards not statistically significant. Fails to identify grading as consistently severe or lenient. (NL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Testing
