Abstract Though the emergence of standardized testing promoted classical approaches such as summative achievement tests, it brought about serious criticisms regarding stakes these tests and their consequences on different dimensions education. Exploring attracted researchers’ attention in A mass studies are conducted, but due to dynamic intricate nature consequences, they suffer from some sever...

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...

Context. The theme of the 2003 annual meeting is "accountability for educational quality". The emphasis on accountability reflects the increasing need for educators, students and politicians to demonstrate the effectiveness of educational systems. As part of the growing emphasis on accountability, high stakes achievement tests have become increasingly important and a student's performance on su...

The present study was an attempt to investigate the validity of the English section of Iranian Universities PhD Entrance Exam in TEFL. To this end, 15 EFL learners from university of Isfahan who were in their last semester of that MA education were invited to contribute to the study. A group of 5 university lecturers were also asked to support the study as expert judges. A TOEFL reading paper w...

The present study was an attempt to investigate the validity of the English section of Iranian Universities PhD Entrance Exam in TEFL. To this end, 15 EFL learners from university of Isfahan who were in their last semester of that MA education were invited to contribute to the study. A group of 5 university lecturers were also asked to support the study as expert judges. A TOEFL reading paper w...