Winter is Coming: Forecasting the Impact of edTPA on Black Teachers and Teachers of Color
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DOI: 10.1007/s11256-018-0453-1
Abstract: This article traces how high-stakes teacher exams have shaped the career entry opportunities for Black teachers and makes recommendations for the emerging era of high-stakes performances exams brought about by the edTPA. We begin our… read more here.
Keywords: black teachers; high stakes; winter coming; coming forecasting ... See more keywords
Predictors of mandatory 3rd grade retention from high-stakes test performance for low-income, ethnically diverse children
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.02.002
Abstract: Abstract As a result of No Child Left Behind, Florida began mandatory 3rd grade retention for children who fail the high-stakes reading Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test [FCAT]. We examined enforcement practices of this policy. We… read more here.
Keywords: grade; 3rd grade; mandatory 3rd; grade retention ... See more keywords
High-stakes examination policies and transformation of the Turkish education system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102263
Abstract: Abstract This article discusses the rapid changes that have taken place in high-stakes examination policy in Turkey by situating the policy change in the larger debate around the transformation of the education system. A large… read more here.
Keywords: policy; high stakes; education system; stakes examination ... See more keywords
The High Stakes of Outsourcing in Health Care.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.07.003
Abstract: Outsourcing in health care has become increasingly common as health system administrators seek to enhance profitability and efficiency while maintaining clinical excellence. When clinical services are outsourced, however, the outsourcing organization relinquishes control over its… read more here.
Keywords: health care; outsourcing health; stakes outsourcing; high stakes ... See more keywords
Relationships between learning motivations and practices as influenced by a high-stakes language test: The mechanism of washback on learning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2020.100967
Abstract: Abstract This study investigated the statistical relationships between four motivational variables (i.e., intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientations, self-efficacy and perceived task value) and three types of learning practices (test drilling, rote learning and normal learning… read more here.
Keywords: washback; washback learning; high stakes; learning activities ... See more keywords
Teachers use of fear appeals prior to a high-stakes examination: Is frequency linked to perceived student engagement and how do students respond?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2016.10.003
Abstract: Abstract Prior to high-stakes examinations teachers use messages that focus on the importance of avoiding failure (fear appeals). This study examined whether teacher use of fear appeals was related to their perceptions of student engagement,… read more here.
Keywords: student engagement; student; high stakes; fear appeals ... See more keywords
High-stakes decisions do not require narrative conviction but narrative flexibility
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x22002606
Abstract: Abstract We challenge Johnson et al.'s assumption that people reduce unclear situations to a single narrative explanation and that such reduction would be adaptive for decision-making under radical uncertainty. Instead, we argue that people imagine… read more here.
Keywords: high stakes; narrative conviction; flexibility; require narrative ... See more keywords
A phenomenographic study on Chinese EFL teachers’ cognitions of positive and negative educational, social, and psychological consequences of high-stake tests
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-03753-7
Abstract: This study explores the multifaceted cognitions of Chinese English as a Foreign Language(EFL) teachers concerning the positive and negative consequences of high-stakes tests. The prevalence of high-stakes testing in the Chinese educational system underscores the… read more here.
Keywords: positive negative; social psychological; consequences high; efl teachers ... See more keywords
‘Solidarity, Sisters! We’re All Crazy’: The Moral Madness of Opting Out of High-Stakes Testing
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DOI: 10.1080/00131946.2020.1757447
Abstract: Abstract This article explores how moral madness manifests in the Opt Out Florida Network, a group committed to ending high-stakes standardized testing. Using data culled from a critical online ethnography of the movement, we show… read more here.
Keywords: crazy moral; moral madness; sisters crazy; high stakes ... See more keywords
Entrustment versus performance scale in high-stakes OSCEs: Rater insights and psychometric properties.
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DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2023.2187683
Abstract: BACKGROUND Although entrustment scales are increasingly applied in workplace-based assessments, their role in OSCEs remains unclear. We investigated raters' perceptions using an entrustment scale and psychometric analyses. METHOD A mixed-methods design was used. OSCE raters'… read more here.
Keywords: high stakes; scale; performance scale; stakes osces ... See more keywords
ChatGPT as an item calibration tool: Psychometric insights in a high-stakes examination
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DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2024.2376205
Abstract: Abstract Introduction:ChatGPT has attracted a lot of interest worldwide for its versatility in a range of natural language tasks, including in the education and evaluation industry. It can automate time- and labor-intensive tasks with clear… read more here.
Keywords: difficulty; chatgpt; tool; item calibration ... See more keywords