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Volungeviciene, Airina; Brown, Mark; Greenspon, Rasa; Gaebel, Michael; Morrisroe, Alison – European University Association, 2021
Digitally enhanced learning and teaching is widely used across the European Higher Education Area, with general acceptance growing over the years and institutions widely acknowledging the benefits it brings to the student experience. The strategic focus being placed on digitally enhanced learning and teaching has increased, undoubtedly accelerated…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Program Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Groups)
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Weideman, Albert – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2022
This paper will deal, firstly, with the South African context, that cries out for attention to responsible language assessment. The renewed interest in language testing in South Africa is well illustrated in assessments of language ability for educational purposes generally, and more specifically in the assessment of academic literacy. Secondly,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Testing, Academic Language
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Fan, Jason; Jin, Yan – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2020
Despite the increasing discussions on quality and professionalism in the field of language assessment, limited empirical research is currently available on whether language testing practice conforms to the best practice model prescribed in professional standards. Situated in the context of Chinese higher education, this study examined how English…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Student Placement
Garcia Laborda, Jesus – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2008
In recent years, the Educational Testing System organisation has developed two models of the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). However, the computerization of the test has shown a number of problems according to the testees' origin. This paper suggests some of these problems after conducting short interviews with four…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, High Stakes Tests, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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Stallings, William M.; And Others – Journal of Higher Education, 1972
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, Higher Education, Placement, Test Interpretation
Rippere, Victoria L. – Universities Quarterly, 1974
Discusses two papers on university test validity and presents rational standards for researchers working on test validity. (PG)
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Allington, Richard; Erwin, Paul – Improving Human Performance Quarterly, 1976
A comparison of instructor evaluation of videotaped microteaching performance and student achievement on a multiple choice test showed no correlation between the two forms of assessment. (JY)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Microteaching, Multiple Choice Tests, Teacher Education
Winkle, Davy L. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1971
Student administered oral examination compared to the conventional written, objective examination. (IR)
Descriptors: Grading, Higher Education, Speech Communication, Student Developed Materials
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Robbins, Rosemary A. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1991
Tested Bugen's Coping with Death Scale. Individuals who had written wills, planned estates and funerals, and signed organ donor cards scored higher on the Coping with Death Scale. Because Coping with Death scores were more consistently different in those who prepared for death, this scale may help in efforts to predict those who will engage in…
Descriptors: College Students, Coping, Death, Higher Education
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Weldhen, Margaret – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1981
Despite the amount of work done in evaluation in the humanities, there has not been enough clarification of the kind of knowledge or experience that the humanities can yield. More of this clarification must be done before developing even more new evaluation techniques. (MSE)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Creativity, Higher Education, Humanities Instruction
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Harper, Frank B. W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average
Mercado, Aurea Adrias – 1968
The purpose of this study was to ascertain if the American College Test (ACT) that is widely used for student assessment in American colleges and universities can be used as a screening instrument at the University of the Philippines. The design utilized correlational and discriminatory techniques for data involving academic factors, and computer…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Freshmen, Educational Research, Higher Education
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Egerton, John – Change, 1973
In this interview, Leon Kamin, a prominent psychologist, rejects the theory that intelligence is transmitted by heredity. He deplores the practice of finding scientific data to support political policies, and he challenges that standardized tests-as they are now used-create social harm. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intelligence Tests, Measurement Techniques, Student Evaluation
Ebel, Robert L. – Sch Rev, 1970
Many college teachers are opposed to true-false tests because they feel that such tests do not reflect the extent and depth of a student's knowledge and understanding of his subject. However, true-false tests, properly constructed, can be extremely valuable instruments in measuring academic achievement. (CK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
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Modu, Christopher C.; Wimmers, Eric – College English, 1981
Reports on a study validating the new (1980) Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Examination. Shows that the study demonstrates the rigor of the new exam. (RL)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, College English, Educational Research
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