The generalizability aspect of Construct validity, as proposed by Messick (1989), requires that a test measures the same trait across different samples from the same population. Differential Item functioning (DIF) analysis is a key component in the fairness evaluation of educational tests. University entrance exam for the candidates who seek admission into master's English programs (MEUEE) at I...

DESCRIPTORS RESEARCH, *PREDICTIVE MEASUREMENT, *AGILITY IDENTIFICATION, *COLLEGE SOUND STUDENTS, *GRADE PREDICTION, PREDICTIVt ABILITY (TESTING), COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL PATTERNS, PROBABILITY THEORY, FACTOR ANALYSIS, FACTOR STRUCTURE, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, GUILFORD ZIMMERMAN APTITUDE SURVEY. AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUC. PSYCHOL. EXAM, COOPERATIVE ENGLISH ...

background: assessment of educational courses has a critical impact on quality improvement in all curricula. surveys aimed at alumni and graduating students may be useful for the evaluation of the program outcomes and revision. the aims of this study were to describe levels of competency of last year students of an iranian dental school in the major skills needed for a new dentist and to invest...

An educational outcome cohort has been established at Keimyung University School of Medicine to help make policy decisions and improve programs based on data. The purpose the is support for achieving graduation outcomes smoothly accomplish intended human resources development university through objective analyses regular monitoring, providing continuous feedback. data collected include student ...

It is well known that preparing for and taking high-stakes exams has a significant influence on the emotional and physiological wellbeing of exam-takers, but few studies have investigated the resulting cognitive changes. The current study examined the effect of examination-induced academic stress on anticipation in information processing. Anticipation was indexed using the contingent negative v...

The main purpose of this study is to examine the potential impact self-reported test anxiety on L2 academic achievement. sample consisted eighty-five students from ten different state secondary schools in. Majorca. Data were collected using Spanish version Cognitive Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS). results show that participants suffer moderate high levels, regardless actual English proficiency. find...

Bu araştırmada LGS Türkçe sorularının PISA okuma ölçütlerine göre değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. amaçla araştırma nitel yöntemlerinden doküman incelemesine yürütülmüştür. Son dört yıldır ortaöğretime geçiş sınavında uygulanan soruları araştırmanın dokümanlarını oluşturmuştur. Elde edilen dokümanlar betimsel analiz yöntemine çözümlenmiştir. Sorular; çerçevesinde bilişsel süreçleri ve yeterlik ...