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Lindsey, Alexander J.; Barker, David J. – Natural Sciences Education, 2023
In spring 2016, a course at Ohio State University (OSU) was introduced to teach advanced agronomic concepts and included the option to prepare students for the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) exams offered by the American Society of Agronomy. From 2019 to 2021, revisions in instructional methods were implemented that introduced the use of pretests…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Agronomy, Certification, Exit Examinations
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Carter, Andy – History of Education, 2022
'School league tables' summarising the performance of secondary schools in England have been published annually since 1992. Although now a firmly established feature of the educational landscape, they have attracted criticism from those who point to their unintended negative consequences. These include 'teaching to the test', entering pupils for…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational History, Political Attitudes, Conflict
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AlMekkawi, Mohamed; Qatouni, Firas; Alhalalmeh, Sura; Maalouf, Imad; Daradkeh, Fares; Fattah, Hadya Abdel – International Journal of Higher Education, 2020
The challenges encountered by nursing graduates to pass the licensing exam entail considerable emotional and financial implications due to delayed employment and loss of employers' investment in graduates' preparation during orientation programs. The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the remediation program by comparing students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing Education, Remedial Programs, Test Preparation
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Solanki, Vibhakumari; Evans, Brian R. – Curriculum and Teaching, 2020
The United States and the United Kingdom have used standardized high-stakes testing as a measurement of students' cognitive level to determine success in the 21st century. Standardized tests have given teachers guidance to help them determine what to teach students and how to teach to the test. With such increased emphasis on high-stakes…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement
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Furaidah; Saukah, Ali; Widiati, Utami – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2015
This study examines how teachers teach English to prepare students for high-stakes English national examination in the Indonesian context. Data were collected from two high-achieving and three low-achieving schools with eleven teachers as the subjects of in-depth interviews and non-participatory classroom observations. The findings reveal that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Preparation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Misco, Thomas – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2010
Now administered in 27 states and affecting 65 percent of all students, high school exit exams are gaining influence on teaching and learning because they constitute tests with extraordinarily high stakes. But what happens when students fail a high school exit exam? Few studies address the best way to remediate students in these situations.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Standardized Tests, Exit Examinations, Graduation Requirements
O'Shea, Mary B. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Although much is known about how students perform on standardized tests, little research exists concerning how students think and process while taking such tests. This mixed methods action research study was designed to investigate if a constructivist approach to test preparation could yield improved results for 37 English language arts freshmen…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Test Items, Statistical Analysis, Grade 9