Comparing the Impact of a High School Exit Examination on Science Teachers' Instructional Practices

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth E. Vogler ◽  
G Nathan Carnes
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Exit Examination ◽  
High School Exit ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals A Widening Gap? A Gender-Based Analysis of Performance on the Colombian High School Exit Examination

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luz Karime Abadía ◽  
Gloria Bernal
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Exit Examination ◽  
High School Exit ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Analysis Of Performance

En este artículo proveemos información sobre el menor desempeño de las niñas comparado con niños de similares características en las pruebas de salida del bachillerato colombianas, que son requeridas para el acceso a la Universidad. Usando la técnica de regresión cuantílica se encuentra que hay una brecha significativa a favor de los niños, que se incrementa a lo largo de la distribución. La descomposición de Juhn-Murphy-Pierce, muestra que las características personales, familiares y escolares explican una porción pequeña de las brechas, mientras que diferencias en los retornos juegan un papel importante. Adicionalmente, semuestra que la brecha observada difiere significativamente de acuerdo con la región; sugiriendo que características específicas de cada región como por ejemplo diferencias en la cultura relacionadas con el rol de la mujer- pueden estar influenciando el desempeño de las niñas.

Exit Strategies: How Low-Performing High Schools Respond to High School Exit Examination Requirements

2013 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Holme
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Exit Examination ◽  
Teachers College ◽  
High School Exit ◽  
Curriculum Instruction ◽  
Study Sites

Background Over the past several decades, a significant number of states have either adopted or increased high school exit examination requirements. Although these policies are intended to generate improvement in schools, little is known about how high schools are responding to exit testing pressures. Purpose This study examined how five low-performing high-poverty high schools responded to the pressures of Texas’ exit testing policy. The goal of this study was to understand how schools responded to the pressures of Texas’ exit testing system (in terms of curriculum, instruction, and supports for low-achieving students) and how educators reconciled those pressures with other accountability pressures that they faced. Research Design This study employed qualitative case study design. Five low-performing high schools were sampled within the state of Texas, each of which served large concentrations of at-risk students. A total of 105 interviews were conducted across the five case study sites over the course of 2 years (2008–2009). Conclusions This study found that the Texas exit testing policy created a misalignment between educator and student-level accountability, which had particularly negative consequences for struggling students. The findings of this study suggest a need for policy makers to reconsider the assumptions on which exit tests are based and to more closely consider the goal of exit testing systems in the context of, and in relation to, the larger systems of accountability in which they are embedded. Acknowledgments The research reported herein was supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation. The author would like to thank the editors of Teachers College Record, as well as the anonymous reviewers, for their helpful feedback on the manuscript. The author would also like to thank Meredith Richards and Rebecca Cohen for their assistance with data collection for the project.

scholarly journals The Impact of High School Life Science Teachers’ Subject Matter Knowledge and Knowledge of Student Misconceptions on Students’ Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. ar9
Author(s):  
Chen Chen ◽  
Gerhard Sonnert ◽  
Philip M. Sadler ◽  
Susan Sunbury
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Life Science ◽  
Subject Matter Knowledge ◽  
School Life ◽  
Wrong Answer ◽  
Student Misconceptions ◽  
The Impact

One of the foundational assumptions in education is that greater teacher knowledge contributes to greater gains in student knowledge, but empirical evidence in support of this assumption is scarce. Using a U.S. sample of 79 biology teachers and their 2749 high school students, we investigate whether teachers’ subject matter knowledge (SMK) and knowledge of students’ misconceptions (KOSM) in high school life science are associated with students’ posttest performance on multiple-choice test items designed to reveal student misconceptions, after controlling for their pretest scores. We found that students were more likely to answer an item on the posttest correctly if their teachers could answer the question correctly, themselves (SMK). Teachers’ ability to predict students’ most common wrong answer (KOSM) for an item predicted even better student performance. Items for which a particular wrong answer rose above others in popularity saw an even greater benefit for teacher KOSM.

Modeling States' Enactment of High School Exit Examination Policies

Social Forces ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Warren ◽  
R. B. Kulick
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Exit Examination ◽  
High School Exit

scholarly journals Development of OrSAEv Model Learning: Preliminary Study of Students’ Prepareness Facing Volcanic Eruption Disaster

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Siti Nurvitasari ◽  
Madlazim ◽  
Wasis
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Model Learning ◽  
The Impact

Geologically, Indonesia is a country prone to disasters, particularly volcanic eruptions. One of the steps that can be taken to minimize the impact of volcanic eruptions is through the education sector as foundation the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of students. Therefore, this study aims to determine the preparedness of students in dealing with volcanic eruptions based on aspects of knowledge about volcanic eruptions, responsiveness in dealing with volcanic eruptions, and evacuation skills in dealing with volcanic eruptions. The subjects of the study were 26 students from 8th grade at Junior High School of 1 Ngancar. Research method in this study is by interviews and tests. Samples of respondents were taken randomly based on suggestions from science teachers at Junior High School of 1 Ngancar. The results of the research that have been carried out are as follows: Student preparedness is still in the poor category, seen from the aspect of knowledge and skills in evacuation, while the aspect of disaster response attitudes shows conflicting results, where based on the test of disaster response attitudes, 83.3% is in the good category. However, based on interviews with science teachers, it shows that the facilities, and there has never been any socialization related to disaster mitigation in the school environment. Therefore, it is necessary to do an application test to find out whether disaster response attitudes are truly embedded in students.

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