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Teaching in a P-12 private or public school: is there a difference in teacher motivation? Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Nancy L. Leech, Courtney Donovan, Dara Prais, Carolyn A. Haug, Ngoc Phan, Angela Rexwinkle
The purpose of this study was to compare motivations of teachers in P-12 private school settings with those in public school settings in a midwestern state in the United States. Through convenience...
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Comparison of statistical models for individual’s ability index and ranking Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Javed Iqbal, Tanweer Ul Islam
Economic efficiency demands accurate assessment of individual ability for selection purposes. This study investigates Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) for estimating true ...
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A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Jane Carter, Tessa Podpadec, Pravina Pillay, Selma Babayiğit, Khulekani Amegius Gazu
International comparative measures show that South Africa has extremely low standards in reading. A variety of programmes aimed at boosting reading have been developed, however, the effectiveness o...
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Does study counselling foster STEM intentions and reduce the STEM gender gap? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Janina Beckmann, Lukas Fervers
Low interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) among high school students in general and women in particular is a highly prevalent phenomenon in many industrialized countri...
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The influence of English language proficiency test scores on the academic success of ESL undergraduate students Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Rachael Ruegg, Ha Hoang, Natalia Petersen
This study considers language proficiency test scores achieved by ESL students who subsequently entered a New Zealand university at the undergraduate level. Scores from IELTS and the university’s i...
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Is replication possible in qualitative research? A response to Makel et al. (2022) Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Madeleine Pownall
There has been much debate in recent years about how open research practices, which have been promoted in efforts to improve research robustness, may (not) be appropriate for qualitative methodolog...
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Teachers’ attitudes toward physical appearance of middle school students and students’ academic achievement: the mediating role of student-teacher relationship Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Claudio Longobardi, Shanyan Lin, Francesca Giovanna Maria Gastaldi, Martina Berchiatti
The influence of a positive relationship with the teacher on students’ academic achievement is well established in the literature. However, little is known about how teachers’ sentiments regarding ...
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Facing the validity gap. Perspectives on the final degree project Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Birgitta Fröjdendahl, Ylva Sandberg
This study detected patterns in teacher educators’ and pre-service teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding the degree project. Requirements in policy documents were also considered. The analysis ...
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Addressing the “last mile” problem in educational research: educational researchers’ interest, knowledge, and use of implementation science constructs Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Larissa M. Gaias, Clayton R. Cook, Stephanie K. Brewer, Eric J. Bruns, Aaron R. Lyon
Although evidence-based practices can enhance educational outcomes, a persistent gap exists between research and practice. Advancing the understanding and use of implementation science among educat...
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The role identities of discipline-specific facilitators in a multi-tiered professional development program in higher education Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Youmen Chaaban, Hessa Al-Thani, Xiangyun Du
The study explored the emerging role identities of eleven faculty who served as discipline-specific facilitators in a multi-tiered PD program, as well as the affordances and constraints which contr...
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Teachers and leaders in vocational education and training Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Ade Hamka, Sardi Pranata
Published in Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice (Vol. 28, No. 7-8, 2023)
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Understanding Dutch students’ subject choices in secondary education using the Theory of Planned Behavior Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-12-11 M. A. Dijks, M. J. Warrens, H. Korpershoek, R. J. Bosker
Subject choices in secondary education are important decisions, since they critically determine the tertiary fields of study that pupils can pursue. Multiple variables may play a role in pupils’ de...
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Development and preliminary validation of the evaluation use scale for evaluation systems (EUS-ES) Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Roberto Brazileio Paixão, Michael C. Rodriguez
The usefulness of evaluation is critical. Evaluation use occurs when, from its results or process, decisions are made about the program, it changes people's mindsets, or persuasive or legitimation ...
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Determinants of the Spanish students’ performance in Mathematics in PISA: a multilevel analysis Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-11-14 David Molina-Muñoz, José Miguel Contreras-García, Ana María Lara-Porras, María del Mar Rueda-García
Results of the PISA 2018 tests show that the average score in mathematics of the Spanish students is below the European Union and the OECD averages. These differences may be caused by factors relat...
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Unpacking the nature of critical thinking for educational purposes Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Khagendra Raj Dhakal, Richard Watson Todd, Natjiree Jaturapitakkul
Although critical thinking has been widely accepted as an educational goal for decades, clear evidence for the development of students’ critical thinking is sparse. Critical thinking has been conce...
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HRM practices and academic research output: evidence from universities in Saudi Arabia Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Mohammad Alqahtani, Desmond Tutu Ayentimi, Kantha Dayaram
The Saudi Arabian higher education sector is unique because it depends on an international workforce comprising mostly non-Saudi academics. This study examined the relationship between HRM practice...
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Challenges in language testing around the world: Insights for language test users Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Nurti Rahayu, Laily Amin Fajariyah, Umi Farisiyah, Bayu Andika Prasatyo
Published in Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice (Vol. 28, No. 4-6, 2023)
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Debating education: is there a role for markets? Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Dilan Kuyurtar
Published in Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice (Vol. 28, No. 1-3, 2023)
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Dire Straits – education reforms – ideology, vested interest and evidence Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Diana Aboulebde
Published in Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice (Vol. 28, No. 1-3, 2023)
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Editorial: Educational Research & Evaluation Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Lalli Gurpinder, Wei Zhang
Published in Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice (Vol. 28, No. 1-3, 2023)
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The relationship between regulation and charter school innovation Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Ian Kingsbury, Jay Greene, Corey DeAngelis
Charter schools were originally intended to improve the American public education system by introducing innovative practices that could be replicated elsewhere. Charter critics and proponents alike...
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Lifelong learning, young adults and the challenges of disadvantage in Europe Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Anna Gruszczyńska-Thompson
Published in Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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The Routledge handbook of language testing Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Luna Yang
Published in Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Examining the predictors of STEM career interest among upper secondary students in Finland Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2023-01-02 Satu Kaleva, Ismail Celik, Gloria Nogueiras, Jouni Pursiainen, Hanni Muukkonen
Declining interests in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) related careers are concerning at a time when the society is becoming more reliant on complex technologies and scienc...
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Infusing critical thinking into your course: A concrete practical approach Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Keji Fan
Published in Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice (Vol. 27, No. 5-8, 2022)
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Accommodations, modifications, and special education interventions: influence on teacher expectations Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-07-29 Caroline Sahli Lozano, Kathrin Brandenberg, Anne Sophie Ganz, Sergej Wüthrich
ABSTRACT Students with special educational needs (SEN) are at risk of lower teacher expectations due to disability-related negative labelling effects. In most educational systems, students with SEN receive measures such as accommodations (adjustments of the learning/assessment conditions), curriculum modifications (adjustments of the learning objectives), or additional support from special education
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The effects of linguistic immersion on cognitive competencies Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-05-15 Jorge Calero, Álvaro Choi
ABSTRACT There is strong controversy over the application and effects of the Linguistic Immersion Policy in Catalonia, a policy that established that the Catalan language should constitute the only vehicular language during the different levels of compulsory schooling. While some of the effects of this policy have been determined, the evidence on other effects is scarce or non-existent. Within this
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Internationalisation of higher education: new players in a changing scene Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-04-23 Yun Ge (Rochelle) (葛贇)
(2022). Internationalisation of higher education: new players in a changing scene. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 27, Internationalisation of Higher Education: New Players in a Changing Scene, pp. 229-238.
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Abnormal psychology in a changing world (10th ed.) Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-04-17 Ana-Maria Vioreanu
Published in Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice (Vol. 27, No. 5-8, 2022)
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Replication study in education Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Thomas Perry, Beng Huat See
(2022). Replication study in education. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 27, Special Issue: Replication Study in Education: Current Debates and Practice, pp. 1-7.
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Identity development in institutional change of international branch campuses in Malaysia: an empirical study Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-03-03 Tirong Yang
ABSTRACT While existing research has explored the development of international branch campuses (IBCs) in Malaysia from several dimensions, the discussion on the IBCs’ identity development within the dynamics of higher education internationalisation can benefit from further elucidation. Applying the framework of institutional change, this research inquired how Malaysian IBCs proceeded with identity
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Internationalising programmes in higher education: an educational development perspective Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Lingqin Zeng
(2022). Internationalising programmes in higher education: an educational development perspective. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 27, Internationalisation of Higher Education: New Players in a Changing Scene, pp. 364-367.
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Policy transfer, context sensitivity, and epistemic justice: commentary and overview Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Michael Crossley
(2022). Policy transfer, context sensitivity, and epistemic justice: commentary and overview. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 27, Internationalisation of Higher Education: New Players in a Changing Scene, pp. 357-363.
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International connectivity and employability in Cambodian higher education: a case study of developing employability skills in English language education Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-02-27 Sathya Chea, William Yat Wai Lo
ABSTRACT Building employability skills in Cambodia is emphasised in the development of higher education within the globalisation context. Given that English proficiency has increasingly become an important credential in the more internationalised Cambodian labour market, this paper examines the development and revision of an English language education programme at a renowned university in Phnom Penh
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Internationalisation of higher education beyond the West: challenges and opportunities – the research evidence Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-02-22 Malcolm Tight
ABSTRACT The internationalisation of higher education has typically been seen as a contemporary trend driven by Western developed nations, whereby particular elite models of provision, most frequently delivered in the English language, influence practice globally. This has involved either the recruitment of international students and staff, notably to the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom
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Is my opinion important in evaluating lecturers? Students’ perceptions of student evaluations of teaching (SET) and their relationship to SET scores Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-02-08 Noemí Suárez Monzón, Vanessa Gómez Suárez, Diego Gudberto Lara Paredes
ABSTRACT Previous studies have identified a positive relationship between students’ perceptions of student evaluations of teaching (SET) and the grades that students provide in SET, controlling for other bias factors. The research by Spooren and Christiaens in 2017 at the University of Antwerp supported this finding. In this study, the methodology used by Spooren and Christiaens was replicated at the
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Effects of early mathematics intervention for low-SES pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students: a replication study Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-02-07 Prentice Starkey, Alice Klein, Ben Clarke, Scott Baker, Jaime Thomas
ABSTRACT A socioeconomic status (SES)-related achievement gap in mathematics emerges prior to school entry, and increases in elementary school. This gap makes implementation of demanding mathematics standards (e.g., the Common Core State Standards) an ongoing challenge. Early educational intervention is a strategy for addressing this challenge. A randomised controlled trial was conducted in public
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The development and validation of the Feedback in Learning Scale (FLS): a replication study Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-02-01 Dennis Foung, Lucas Kohnke
ABSTRACT Replication studies are uncommon in education, and replications of validation studies are rarer. This study aimed to replicate, reproduce, and expand the study by Jellicoe and Forsythe published in 2019 that validated the Feedback in Learning Scale. We followed the original procedures, conducting a full validation process. We found only an 87% agreement between our model parameters and those
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Replication research in education: is the tide turning? Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Rashida Banerjee
(2022). Replication research in education: is the tide turning? Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 27, Special Issue: Replication Study in Education: Current Debates and Practice, pp. 220-224.
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Promoting conceptual replications in educational research Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Jinfa Cai
(2022). Promoting conceptual replications in educational research. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 27, Special Issue: Replication Study in Education: Current Debates and Practice, pp. 8-11.
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Conceptual replications, research, and the “what works” agenda in education Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Keith Morrison
ABSTRACT Conceptual replications have received increased coverage in the educational research agenda. This article argues for clarity in, and justification of, the definition, scope, and boundaries of a conceptual replication and what it can and cannot do. It argues for clear justifications when changing components from those of the original study. The article raises issues concerning internal validity
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The role of analytical variability in secondary data replications: a replication of Kim et al. (2014) Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Christian Bokhove
ABSTRACT An article by Kim et al. from 2014 examined individual- and school-level variables affecting the information and communication technology (ICT) literacy level of Korean elementary school students, finding differential gender effects. In this secondary data replication, we used data from the 2018 International Computer and Information Literacy Study, focusing on data from Korea as main replication
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A conceptual replication study of a self-affirmation intervention to improve the academic achievement of low-income pupils in England Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Beng Huat See, Rebecca Morris, Stephen Gorard, Nadia Siddiqui, Matthew J. Easterbrook, Marlon Nieuwenhuis, Kerry Fox, Peter R. Harris, Robin Banerjee
ABSTRACT This paper describes an independently evaluated randomised controlled trial of a self-affirmation intervention, replicating earlier studies, mostly conducted in the US with ethnic minority students. Self-affirmation theory suggests that some stigmatised groups, such as those from ethnic minority or poor families, face stereotype threats which undermine their academic performance. Engaging
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A decade of replication study in education? A mapping review (2011–2020) Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Thomas Perry, Rebecca Morris, Rosanna Lea
ABSTRACT Replication studies in education are relatively rare. Of the few which are conducted, many are conceptual rather than direct replications. With so few replication studies, and many of those that are attempted producing null results, the scientific status of the evidence base for educational policy and practice is in question. Replicating Makel and Plucker’s review of the education replication
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Replication research in education: a guide to designing, conducting, and analysing studies Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Avery M. D. Davis, Matthew C. Makel
(2022). Replication research in education: a guide to designing, conducting, and analysing studies. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 27, Special Issue: Replication Study in Education: Current Debates and Practice, pp. 225-227.
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Replication is relevant to qualitative research Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Matthew C. Makel, Melanie S. Meyer, Mary A. Simonsen, Anne M. Roberts, Jonathan A. Plucker
(2022). Replication is relevant to qualitative research. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 27, Special Issue: Replication Study in Education: Current Debates and Practice, pp. 215-219.
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How should educational research respond to the replication “crisis” in the social sciences? Reflections on the papers in the Special Issue Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Dylan Wiliam
(2022). How should educational research respond to the replication “crisis” in the social sciences? Reflections on the papers in the Special Issue. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 27, Special Issue: Replication Study in Education: Current Debates and Practice, pp. 208-214.
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Replication studies: an essay in praise of ground-up conceptual replications in the science of learning Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-01-31 John F. Brown
ABSTRACT This paper discusses adapting Churches’ approach to large-scale teacher/researcher conceptual replications of major “science of learning” findings, to increase teachers’ engagement with empirical research on, and building research networks for, gathering data on the science of learning. The project here demonstrated the feasibility of teacher-led randomised controlled trials for conceptually
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Methods, understandings, and expressions of causality in educational research Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-11-12 Keith Morrison, Greetje van der Werf
(2020). Methods, understandings, and expressions of causality in educational research. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 26, No. 7-8, pp. 339-343.
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The impact of students’ test-taking effort on growth estimates in low-stakes educational assessments Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-10-02 Seyma Nur Yildirim-Erbasli, Okan Bulut
ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of students’ test-taking effort on their growth estimates in reading. The sample consisted of 7,602 students (Grades 1 to 4) in the United States who participated in the fall and spring administrations of a computer-based reading assessment. First, a new response dataset was created by flagging both rapid-guessing and slow-responding behaviours and recoding
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Gender differences in higher education in Germany: are women under- or overrepresented at university, and why? Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-10-26 Wilfred Uunk, Magdalena Pratter
ABSTRACT We study gender differences in the selection of traditional universities versus universities of applied sciences in Germany. Do women, due to life and job goals, less often enrol than men in traditional universities and more often enrol at the more practice- and profession-oriented universities of applied sciences? Or are women overrepresented at traditional universities due to prior educational
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Profiles of teachers’ concerns about heterogeneity in classrooms Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-10-02 Laura Dörrenbächer-Ulrich, Lisa Stark, Franziska Perels
ABSTRACT Although recent research has focused on teachers’ attitudes concerning inclusive education, studies on teachers’ concerns about heterogeneity in inclusive education and on the implementation of inclusive teaching into their educational practice are sparse. Based on the concerns-based adoption model, the present study investigated whether there are different teacher profiles with regard to
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Understanding and using challenging educational theories Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-09-05 Yiyi Tan
(2020). Understanding and using challenging educational theories. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 26, No. 7-8, pp. 460-462.
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How learning happens: seminal works in educational psychology and what they mean in practice Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-09-05 Priya Harindranathan
(2020). How learning happens: seminal works in educational psychology and what they mean in practice. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 26, No. 7-8, pp. 462-465.
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Cross-cultural study of test effort in PISA Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-10-09 Gavin T. L. Brown, Kane Meissel
(2020). Cross-cultural study of test effort in PISA. Educational Research and Evaluation: Vol. 26, CROSS-CULTURAL EXAMINATIONS OF TEST-TAKING EFFORT IN PISA, pp. 217-220.
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Manipulating the consequences of tests: how Shanghai teens react to different consequences Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Anran Zhao, Gavin T. L. Brown, Kane Meissel
ABSTRACT Students’ test-taking motivation has been found to be a predictor of performance. This study tests whether Shanghai students’ conceptions of tests and test-taking motivation differ when the consequence of tests have different foci (i.e., none, country, or personal). A between-subjects experiment with vignette instructions systematically assigned 1,003 Shanghai senior secondary school students
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How does the number of actions on constructed-response items relate to test-taking effort and performance? Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Militsa Ivanova, Michalis Michaelides, Hanna Eklöf
ABSTRACT Collecting process data in computer-based assessments provides opportunities to describe examinee behaviour during a test-taking session. The number of actions taken by students while interacting with an item is in this context a variable that has been gaining attention. The present study aims to investigate how the number of actions performed on constructed-response items relates to self-reported
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Within-item response processes as indicators of test-taking effort and motivation Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Erik Lundgren, Hanna Eklöf
ABSTRACT The present study used process data from a computer-based problem-solving task as indications of behavioural level of test-taking effort, and explored how behavioural item-level effort related to overall test performance and self-reported effort. Variables were extracted from raw process data and clustered. Four distinct clusters were obtained and characterised as high effort, medium effort
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Differential rapid responding across language and cultural groups Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Hongwen Guo, Kadriye Ercikan
ABSTRACT Rapid response behaviour, a type of test disengagement, cannot be interpreted as a true indicator of the targeted constructs and may compromise score accuracy as well as score validity for interpretation. Rapid responding may be due to multiple factors for diverse populations. In this study, using Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 Science data, we examined the comparability
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Six insights regarding test-taking disengagement Educational Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Steven L. Wise
ABSTRACT There has been increasing concern about the presence of disengaged test taking in international assessment programmes and its implications for the validity of inferences made regarding a country’s level of educational attainment. This issue has received a growing research interest over the past 20 years, with notable advances in both the measurement of disengagement as well as our understanding