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Direct linkLee, Minhye; Bong, Mimi – Educational Psychology, 2022
Student motivation varies quickly, particularly under the pressing context. However, extant literature tends to focus on the individual, rather than contextual, differences in motivational patterns. We examined Korean adolescents' time-varying pursuits of achievement goals and learning outcomes using the experience sampling method, which collects…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Test Preparation
Download full textNew York State Education Department, 2023
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the online delivery of the 2023 Elementary-Level (Grade 5) and Intermediate-Level (Grade 8) Science Computer-Based Field Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Middle School Students
Biber, Belma Türker – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2022
This study aims to determine self-regulated learning strategies used by students to prepare for mathematics lesson exams. The data were collected from high- and low-achievement students considering their general grade point averages and grade point averages in mathematics courses. The students were enrolled in the 7th grade of two different middle…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Strategies, Test Preparation, Mathematics Tests
New York State Education Department, 2022
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the online delivery of the 2022 Elementary-Level (Grade 5) and Intermediate-Level (Grade 8) Science Computer-Based Field Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Middle School Students
New York State Education Department, 2023
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed as written so that testing…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
New York State Education Department, 2024
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Grades 5 & 8 Science Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Language Arts, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests
New York State Education Department, 2020
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the development of the 2020 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2020…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, English
Conderman, Greg – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2019
As students advance to and through middle school, teachers expect them to meet higher academic expectations. Students' ability to meet these expectations depends, in part, on their use of effective study skills. Using notecards represents one study skill that students can use flexibly in many subjects to prepare for upcoming assessments. With some…
Descriptors: Notetaking, Study Skills, Thinking Skills, Skill Development
Michael Gilraine; Jeffrey Penney – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2021
An administrative rule allowed students who failed an exam to retake it shortly after, triggering strong `teach to the test' incentives to raise these students' test scores for the retake. We develop a model that accounts for truncation and find that these students score 0.14 standard deviations higher on the retest. Using a regression…
Descriptors: Tests, Models, Scores, Test Coaching
New York State Education Department, 2022
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Paper-Based Field Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed as written…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
Dasher, Holly; Pilgrim, Jodi – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2022
Schools around the nation are increasingly offering online testing options. House Bill (HB) 3906, passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019, resulted in the STAAR redesign, which will be administered in the 2022--2023 school year. The STAAR redesign includes several components including an online test administration for the STAAR. With the…
Descriptors: Test Format, Reading Tests, School Districts, Achievement Tests
New York State Education Department, 2022
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Field Tests, and the Elementary-level (Grade 5) and Intermediate-level (Grade 8) Science Field Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
New York State Education Department, 2021
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed as written so that testing…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
Anteneh, Mekonnen Melaku; Silesh, Besha Dejene – Educational Research and Reviews, 2019
This study had attempted to investigate assessment practices and factors for grade 8 students score disparity in Regional versus Teacher-made exams, from 2015 in Bench Maji Zone primary schools. In doing so, a descriptive survey method was employed. A sample of 185 stakeholders composed of 58 teachers, 101 students, 14 principals, 11 Woreda…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Student Evaluation
Elliott, Stephen N.; Kurz, Alexander; Yel, Nedim – Journal of Special Education, 2019
State accountability systems assume standards based instruction and test content are highly aligned and opportunities to learn the content exist equally for all students. This alignment between content taught and tested is important to understand achievement, yet it is rarely examined. Teachers from Grades 3 to 8 participated along with students…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, Test Preparation, Mathematics Tests, Students with Disabilities
