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Direct linkJieun Kim – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
High-stakes reading tests significantly influence one's future success, leading many second language learners to engage in intensive test preparation. This study examines nine TOEFL reading preparation lectures from two popular cram schools, or [foreign characters omitted] "hagwons," in Korea, with a total duration of five hours and…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Reading Tests, Teaching Methods, Test Preparation
Download full textLinn, Marcia C.; Chiu, Jennifer – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2011
High-stakes tests take time away from valuable learning activities, narrow the focus of instruction, and imply that science involves memorizing details rather than understanding the natural world. Current tests lead precollege instructors to postpone science inquiry activities until after the last standardized test is completed--often during the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Lecture Method, Student Evaluation, Concept Mapping
