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Jimenez, Laura; Modaffari, Jamil – Center for American Progress, 2021
Assessments are a way for stakeholders in education to understand what students know and can do. They can take many forms, including but not limited to paper and pencil or computer-adaptive formats. However, assessments do not have to be tests in the traditional sense at all; rather, they can be carried out through teacher observations of students…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Computer Assisted Testing
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Morano, Stephanie – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2019
Retrieval practice may be a good fit for the needs of students with learning disability (LD) because it improves academic performance by strengthening memory (Roediger & Butler, 2011). Memory deficits are a central characteristic of LD and are linked to performance in both academic and cognitive areas (Toffalini, Giofrè, & Cornoldi, 2017).…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Transfer of Training, Students with Disabilities
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Öz, Hüseyin; Özturan, Tuba – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
This article reports the findings of a study that sought to investigate whether computer-based vs. paper-based test-delivery mode has an impact on the reliability and validity of an achievement test for a pedagogical content knowledge course in an English teacher education program. A total of 97 university students enrolled in the English as a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Testing, Test Format, Teaching Methods
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Hossain, Md. Mahroof; Ahmed, Md. Kawser – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
Test is procedures for measuring ability, knowledge or performance. Testing can be defined as a method of assessment and improvement of the students. Language testing in any point is an extremely multifarious task that ought to be based on method as well as exercise. The results of assessments are used for one or more purposes. So they have an…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Testing, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Hanshaw, Larry G. – College Student Journal, 2012
This study sought to determine how students would describe their group-only cooperative testing experiences in terms of key elements of cooperative learning often cited in the literature. Written comments of 159 graduate students were analyzed and 26 related categories of comments were derived from 495 statements of students enrolled in two…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Graduate Students
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Neumann, Jacob – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background/Context: The nature of the impact of state-mandated accountability testing on teachers' classroom practices remains contested. While many researchers argue that teachers change their teaching in response to mandated testing, others contend that the nature and degree of the impact of testing on teaching remains unclear. The research on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Testing, Social Studies, History Instruction
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Taherbhai, Husein; Seo, Daeryong; Bowman, Trinell – British Educational Research Journal, 2012
Literature in the United States provides many examples of no difference in student achievement when measured against the mode of test administration i.e., paper-pencil and online versions of the test. However, most of these researches centre on "regular" students who do not require differential teaching methods or different evaluation…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Statistical Analysis, Teaching Methods, Test Format
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Wininger, Steven R.; Kuhlenschmidt, Sally – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2009
The literature on college examination practices is relatively sparse, which is surprising given their importance for student learning and motivation. The authors investigated the examination practices of 215 faculty at a comprehensive university in order to identify which practices are normative and to examine relationships among key variables.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Testing, Student Evaluation, Teacher Characteristics
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Berschback, Rick – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
College professors often regard their time in the classroom fulfilling and rewarding; the chance to affect the academic and professional development of their students is most likely a key reason why they chose to be professional educators. Unfortunately, with college courses come college credits, which necessitate a course grade for each student,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cheating, Adjunct Faculty, Teaching Methods
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Hawkins, Katherine W. – Communication Education, 1987
Provides a brief, nontechnical overview of latent trait models and argues for the preferability of these models (particularly the Rasch logistic model) over classical test models. Offers an example application of the Rasch model and discusses implications for the use of latent trait models for communication educators. (AEW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Journalism Education, Latent Trait Theory, Teaching Methods
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Halpin, Glennelle; Halpin, Gerald – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
The effects of a test in contrast with no test on learning and retention were investigated. Also focused upon were the students' feelings when they did or did not have to study and take a test. Results indicate that testing is valuable in the learning process but not popular with students. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Processes, Retention (Psychology), Scores
Wood, Karen; Algozzine, Bob – Diagnostique, 1990
A format is suggested for testing using free association techniques. In this system, students are given key words or phrases and asked to relate as much relevant information as they can. Scoring techniques, strengths, and weaknesses of such open-ended approaches are discussed, along with possible suggestions for implementation. (PB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems, Response Style (Tests), Teaching Methods
Tsagari, Dina – Online Submission, 2007
The review presented and discussed in this paper explores the theoretical underpinnings and research findings of the washback of high-stakes tests in the field of language teaching and testing as well general education and suggests areas and ways of researching the phenomenon in the future. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Testing, Influences, Language Tests, High Stakes Tests
Dwyer, Francis M.; De Melo, Hermes – Journal of Visual/Verbal Languaging, 1984
This investigation evaluated performance of university students on visual and nonvisual versions of an achievement test. Two experimental designs assessed the effects and interactions between visual and nonvisual instructional modes, order of drawing test (before or after verbal/visual achievement test), and mode of drawing test (verbal cued or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation Methods, Graphs, Higher Education