Group Differences in Test-Taking Behaviour: An Example from a High-Stakes Testing Program

Autor/inn/en	Stenlund, Tova; Eklöf, Hanna; Lyrén, Per-Erik
Titel	Group Differences in Test-Taking Behaviour: An Example from a High-Stakes Testing Program
Quelle	In: Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 24 (2017) 1, S.4-20 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-594X
DOI	10.1080/0969594X.2016.1142935
Schlagwörter	High Stakes Tests; High Achievement; Low Achievement; Gender Differences; Test Wiseness; Test Anxiety; Motivation; Guessing (Tests); Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; College Entrance Examinations; Likert Scales; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Examination phobia; Testangst; Prüfungsangst; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Erraten; Ausland; Aufnahmeprüfung; Likert-Skala; Schweden
Abstract	This study investigated whether different groups of test-takers vary in their reported test-taking behaviour in a high-stakes test situation. A between-group design (N = 1129) was used to examine whether high and low achievers, as well as females and males, differ in their use of test-taking strategies, and in level of reported test anxiety and motivation. The results showed differences between high and low achievers on a number of test-taking strategies, where high achievers reported using successful strategies to a higher extent. There were also gender differences: females, for example, reported using random guessing to a higher extent than males. Further, low achievers, especially females, reported significantly higher levels of test anxiety than high achievers, and high achievers reported slightly higher levels of motivation when compared to low achievers. To conclude, test-taking behaviour might bring additional variance to test scores, whether or not this is irrelevant variance is discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01