"What if I Don't Know the Answer?" Fifth-Grade Students' Responses to Uncertainty in Test-Taking

Autor/inn/en	Childs, Ruth A.; Elgie, Susan; Brijmohan, Amanda; Yang, Jinli
Titel	"What if I Don't Know the Answer?" Fifth-Grade Students' Responses to Uncertainty in Test-Taking
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Education, 42 (2019) 4, S.905-930 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1918-5979
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Student Attitudes; Ambiguity (Context); Guessing (Tests); Multiple Choice Tests; Test Anxiety; Memory; Metacognition; Responses; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Schülerverhalten; Erraten; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Examination phobia; Testangst; Prüfungsangst; Gedächtnis; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Fifth-grade students watched a short video and then responded to multiple-choice items, including several without correct answers. Based on computer-supported stimulated recall and semi-structured interviews, we tested three common assumptions about what students are thinking when they respond to multiple-choice items in spite of being uncertain of the correct answer. We found that none of the assumptions applied to all students. For example, many of the students believed leaving items blank was unacceptable, in part because it might create the impression that they were not trying on a test. Furthermore, although most students recognized when they were uncertain, a few did not. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01