although some piecemeal efforts have been made to investigate the validity and use of the iranian phd exam, no systematic project has been specifically carried out in this regard. the current study, hence, tried to attend to this void. as such, to ensure a balanced focus on test interpretation and test consequence, and to track evidence derived from a mixed–method study on the validity of irani...

This study aimed at examining the issues affecting the use of IRT models in investigating differential item functioning in high stakes testing. It specifically focused on the Iranian National University Entrance Exam (INUEE) Special English Subtest. A sample of 200,000 participants was randomly selected from the candidates taking part in the INUEE 2003 and 2004 respectively. The data collected ...

BACKGROUND Academic failure of medical and medical sciences students is one of the major problems of higher education centers in many countries. This study aims to collect and compare relevant researches in this field in Iran. METHODS The appropriate keywords were searched in the national and international databases, and the findings were categorized into related and non-related articles acco...

Washback refers to the effect of testing on teaching and learning. The university entrance exam for Iranian MA candidates of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (hereinafter TEFL MA UEE) is a nationwide high-stakes test administered every year, and significant decisions will be made based on the examinees’ performance on this exam; therefore, it is prone to bring about degrees of washback at...

Introduction: On account of the high student workload, expansive cognitive assignments, and being in a competitive space regarding their assignments and the university entrance exam, high school students might undergo stress, worry, anxiety, educational problems, and psychological damages. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and ...

In the last decade, Chinese government issued several policy documents to guarantee provision of reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities sitting in national College Entrance Exam. This study explores how new policies impact students visual impairment. It begins by highlighting recent changes China that provide optimism about attention being paid equal education opportunities By g...

_________________ The intent of the present study was to examine the strength of the relationship between language proficiency in English and the 9 types of intelligences. As such, the objectives of this study were three-folded. The primary objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between multiple intelligences and language proficiency among the Iranian Ph.D candidates who par...

Although some piecemeal efforts have been made to investigate the validity and use of the Iranian PhD exam, no systematic project has been specifically carried out in this regard. The current study, hence, tried to attend to this void. As such, to ensure a balanced focus on test interpretation and test consequence, and to track evidence derived from a mixed–method study on the validity of Irani...