It is commonly perceived that increasing incentives improves performance. However, the reaction to increased incentives might differ between men and women, leading to gender differences in performance. In a natural experiment, we study the gender difference in performance resulting from changes in stakes. We use detailed information on the performance of high-school students and exploit the var...

INTRODUCTION This study examines how the changes in weight status across the spectrum of a senior high school study are associated with academic performance measured by the university entrance exam scores. MATERIALS AND METHODS A unique dataset which compiles a national health examination profile and the General Scholastic Ability Test data bank in Taiwan was constructed. The final sample com...

• Examine gender differences in student performance response to different stakes. Male students outperform their female counterparts when under high pressure. The gap reverses favour of as the stakes decrease. Students with highest grades are impacted more strongly by at hand. Student university is a strong determinant individual decisions and future outcomes, most notably labour opportunities....

Critical Language Assessment (CLA) argues that language testing is a form of social practice and an agent of cultural, social, educational as well as ideological agendas. As such this article scrutinized the power that different groups of people including, teachers, students and their parents own at the levels of developing, administrating and interpreting Iranian University Entrance Examinatio...

The transition from secondary to tertiary education varies country country. In many countries, school is concluded with high-stakes, national exams, or high-stakes entry tests are used for admissions education. other secondary-school grade point average (GPA) the determining factor. Netherlands, both play a role. With administrative data of close 180,000 students, we investigated whether exam s...

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...

the present study was an attempt to investigate the washback effect of the tefl ma university entrance exam on the teaching and learning behaviors of students and professors. the tefl ma uee consists of three sub-components that deal with particular aspects of applied linguistics; each of these parts measures the participants’ knowledge in linguistics, language testing, and teaching methodology...

critical language assessment (cla) argues that language testing is a form of social practice and an agent of cultural, social, educational as well as ideological agendas. as such this article scrutinized the power that different groups of people including, teachers, students and their parents own at the levels of developing, administrating and interpreting iranian university entrance examinatio...